충청도 지방에서 유래하는 인삼박을 첨가한 약주의 특성 및 개발 가능성을 검토한 결과, pH는 A, B, C 모두 2단 담금 직후 감소하였다가 서서히 증가하는 경향이었고, 산도는 발효중 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며 누룩과 조효소제 및 분말효모를 사용한 A에서 발효 4일째 pH 7.05, 산도 0.84로 가장 높았다. 알콜함량은 발효 4일째에 배양효모를 이용한 B(21.0%) 와 C(20.4%)가 분말효모를 이용한 A(19.0%)보다 높았다. 또한

In order to study the natural preservation of food, sixteen kinds of medicinal plants were extracted by 80% methanol and then antimicrobial activity of the extracts was investigated against various kinds of microorganisms. The extracts of medicinal plants showed good effects of antimicrobial activity against bacteria except Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli O-157. Especially, the extracts of Artemisia annua, Aster scaber, Solidago virganrea shower good inhibitory effects on the growth of bacteria to the cooling preservation foods, and Artemisia annua was decreased of the TMA(Trimethylamine) test. the result thus indicate that Artemisia annua, Aster scaber, Solidago fischeri extract inhibitory effects on cooling preservation foods, so that it may be potential as a natural preservatives.