RGE—an extract from dried root of ginseng of 6 years and more than 60% of dried ginseng content, 13.2 mg marker ginsenosides (GRb1 + GRg1 + GRg3), and 34.7 mg total ginsenosides per gram extract—was purchased from the Punggi Ginseng Cooperative Association (Youngjoo, Kyungpook, Korea) [29 (link),30 (link),31 (link),32 (link)]. Amlodipine besylate, hydrochlorothiazide, and berberine hydrochloride (IS) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Chemical Co. (St. Louis, MO, USA). Fimasartan potassium trihydrate (fimasartan) and the oxidized desulfurized metabolite of fimasartan (fimasartan-amide) were obtained from Boryung Pharm. Co. Ltd. (Seoul, Korea). All other chemicals and solvents were of reagent or analytical grade.
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