This study was executed to evaluate the immune activity, nitrite scavenging activity and ABTS radical scavenging activity against extracts of various concentration of ethanol solvent from Codonopsis lanceolata cultured at 6 local regions. The immune responses from both human T and B cell line was significantly enhanced in the cell growth compared to control while the cell growth was influenced at a certain period of culture. The results revealed that the cell growth of both human T and B cell was altered in a time dependent manner. The nitrite scavenging activity of ethanol extracts from various solvent concentration of C. lanceolata were affected by pH. At a pH of 1.2, the nitrite scavenging effect of all of the extracts tested observed higher than that of the other two pH ranges. There was no distinct detection of nitrite scavenging effects of the pH range 6.0. The ABTS radical scavenging activity was progressively increased in a dose-dependent manner, and the activity was the highest in 100% ethanol extract. The result from this investigation suggests that the extract of Codonopsis lanceolata could be an addition to basic medicine for immune modulation and natural food additives.

• Hee-Ock Boo(WELLPHYTO Co. Ltd., BI Center, GIST) Corresponding author
• Jeong-Hun Park(WELLPHYTO Co. Ltd., BI Center, GIST)
• Hong-Gi Kim(Biological Control Center, Jeonnam Provincial College)
• Hag-Hyun Kim(Faculty of Food Nutrition and Cookery, Woosong Information College)
• Soo-Jeong Kwon(Faculty of Food Nutrition and Cookery, Woosong Information College)
• Dong-Yeon Seo(Department of Hotel and Restaurant Culinary Art, Kunjang University)
• Moon-Soon Lee(Department of Industrial Plant Science & Technology, Chungbuk National University)