The Polyherbal Functional Ingredient Containing Ginger, Chinese Date, and Wood Ear Mushroom Protects against Dementia following Metabolic Syndrome

Table 1

Group division of the experimental animals in the study.

Group	Name	Description
I	ND+vehicle	Rats were served food with normal diet and administered with vehicle.
II	HCHF+sham+vehicle	Rats were induced MetS, received sham surgery, and administered with vehicle.
III	HCHF+MCAO+vehicle	Rats were induced MetS, received MCAO surgically, and administered with vehicle.
IV	HCHF+MCAO+vitamin C	Rats were induced MetS, received MCAO surgically, and administered with vitamin C at the dose of 250 mg kg^-1 BW.
V	HCHF+MCAO+donepezil	Rats were induced MetS, received MCAO surgically, and administered with donepezil at the dose of 3 mg kg^-1 BW.
VI	HCHF+MCAO+GCJ100	Rats were induced MetS, received MCAO surgically, and administered with GCJ at the dose of 100 mg kg^-1 BW.
VII	HCHF+MCAO+GCJ200	Rats were induced MetS, received MCAO surgically, and administered with GCJ at the dose of 200 mg kg^-1 BW.
VIII	HCHF+MCAO+GCJ300	Rats were induced MetS, received MCAO surgically, and administered with GCJ at the dose of 300 mg kg^-1 BW.

HCHF: high-carbohydrate high-fat diet; MCAO; reperfusion injury (I/R) at the right middle cerebral artery.