본 연구에서는 편백나무(Chamaecyparis obtusa) 잎 아임계 수 추출물의 항염, 항균 및 항산화 효능을 열수 추출물과 비교 분석하였다. 아임계 수 추출물 중 165℃ 이상의 조건으로 추출한 아임계 수 추 출물의 수율이 39.4～48.5%로 열수 추출물(31.5%) 보다 높게 나타났다. Lipopolysaccaride (LPS)로 자극 된 RAW 264.7 대식세포를 이용한 nitric oxide (NO) 생성 억제 활성 실험 결과, 아임계 수 추출물이 세포 독성 없이 농도 의존적으로 NO의 생성을 저해시키는 효과가 우수함을 확인하였다. 또한 Cutibacterium acnes 및 Staphylococcus epidermidis를 이용한 항균 활성 실험 결과, 아임계 수 추출물이 열수 추출물보다 효능이 우수하게 나타났다. DPPH 및 ABTS 양이온 라디칼 소거 활성 실험 결과, 아임계 수 추출물의 라디 칼 소거능이 열수 추출물과 유사하게 나타났으며, 아임계 수 추출물(165℃, 80 bar)은 과산화수소(H2O2)로 유도된 세포 손상에 대한 세포보호 효과를 보였다. 이상의 연구 결과를 바탕으로 편백나무 잎 아임계 수 추출물은 항염, 항균 및 항산화 효과를 갖는 천연 화장품 소재로써 활용 가능할 것이라 사료된다.

Consumers prefer high-quality organic agricultural products, but most organic farmers use conventional seeds. Therefore, it is necessary to establish an organic seed production technology for organic vegetable cultivation which will meet international organic standards. In this study, the effects of low temperature treatment and seedling size on flower bud differentiation and planting were investigated for the production of indigenous organic root vegetables seeds, radish, turnip, and beet. Radishes were bolted in large seedlings which were cold treated for 4 weeks after 16 days of transplantation. Turnips were bolted in small seedlings which were cold treated for 2 or 4 weeks after 28 days of transplantation. Beets were bolted in small seedlings which were cold treated for 4 weeks, 23 days after planting. It was found that small size radish seedlings were not affected by the 4 weeks low-temperature treatment, but for turnips and beets, smaller seedlings rapidly bolted as compared to larger seedlings which were treated for 2 or 4 weeks. Based on these results, it could be inferred that it is possible to increase the seed production yield of radish, turnip, and beet as well as predicting the planting time. These findings could be used as basic data to determine the appropriate seedling size and cold-treatment time.

Various eco-friendly seed disinfection technologies have been developed due to the increase in the global demand for organic food. In order to produce sustainable and eco-friendly agricultural products in Korea, seed disinfection technologies for the production of wholesome seedlings have been researched in diverse ways compared to how they were examined in advanced countries. Both domestically and internationally, the eco-friendly seed disinfection technologies to secure the horticultural crops have been treated by biological or physical methods, such as hot water treatment with ultrasonic disinfection technology, or applying organic agricultural materials like organic acids in plant extracts. However, from a practical perspective, various applied technologies can be implemented in farm fields to disinfect significant agricultural crops, such as lettuce, Chinese cabbage, radish, watermelon, cucumber, paprika, red pepper, ginger, ginseng, and sesame seeds.

The development of drugs from natural plant sources is at growing interest due to the limitations of chemical drugs in terms of side effects and cost-effective factors of natural medicines. Among the various components contained in natural plant materials, flavonoids are of increasing interest because of their extended biological benefits. Flavonoids are classified into various types according to their structure and possess different activities depending on the structure. In this study, the flavonoids contained in Artemisia, native to Korea were examined and reviewed. HPLC chromatograms of three Artemisia species (Artemisia annua L., Artemisia iwayomogi and Artemisia argyi H.) were examined from published sources and their component analysis by MS data were summarized. The various flavonoids of Artemisia were classified into 12 types according to the main structure, and 10 flavonoids based on various activities were examined. The 10 flavonoids were identified as quercetin, kaempferol, rhamnetin, diosmetin, luteolin, methoxyflavone, catechin, apigenin, malvidin and genkwanin with extensive reported studies till date. The ten flavonoids examined have been reported to be effective in preventing and treating various diseases and exhibit activities such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, anti-obesity, anti-diabetic and anti-Alzheimer. The collective results from the reported studies suggest that the three types of Korean native Artemisia, contains various flavonoids with beneficial activities and may have therapeutic effects against diseases.