Background : Recently, there has been an increase in the use of herbal drugs for healthcare. The reference standards of herbal medicine is used to quality control for herbal medicines. It have been produced and re-evaluated by Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, starting from 2002. In this study, we re-tested the quality of a variety of Herbal Reference Standards (HRS). We analyze the HRSs with identification test by High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC). All test is based on experimental method of the Korean Pharmacopoeia, the Korea Herbal Pharmacopoeia. Methods and Results : To check the stability of reference standards of herbal medicine, we annually performe real-time monitoring under storage condition (4℃). The aim of this study is to perform a stability testing for 200 national reference standards to ensure the reliability of standards. For example, there are reference standards of Osterici Radix, Polygoni Multiflori Radix, Lithospermi Radix etc. It was achieved by comparing the colors and Rf values of the bands in TLC with those of the marker compounds using High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC). Tests for each item are based on experimental methods of the official compendium or the previous study on establishment of HRSs. Through re-test system, we confirm stability and reliability of HRSs condition. Also, based on the results, these HRSs will be continuously supplied as Herbal Reference Standards of MFDS. Conclusion : As the result, the HPTLC results showed the same TLC patterns as compared with previous reports. Based on the all results that we will update the each certificate of analysis. We want to contribute for quality control of herbal medicines.

Background : The reference standards of herbal medicine is used to quality control for herbal medicines. It is important that National Reference Standards maintain high stability of herbal medicines during all periods from the manufacture to the storage. In order to control quality of herbal medicines, the control reference standards (CRSs) have been produced by Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, starting from 2002. The designated CRSs are essential tests and assays to be carried out in accordance with the official compendium such as the Korean Pharmacopoeia and the Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia. Methods and Results : The aim of this study is to perform a stability testing for 80 national reference standards to ensure the reliability of standards. For example, there are reference standards of Sweroside, Liquiritin, Wogonin etc. First of all, We randomly select three samples of CRSs and weight them and mobile phase is made suitable for the experimental conditions. We analyzed the purity value of each CRSs in calculating absolute peak area percent, using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) based on the method in the official compendium. And the result showed that 80 evaluted CRSs were revealed more than 95% purity value. The stability of the CRSs under storage condition (4℃) were tested annually for 3 randomly selected samples. Conclusion : There are no significant difference among observed contents. The results of stability assessment represent suitable for quantitative analysis: less than 5% uncertainty of measurement. Even though this statistical analysis identified that stability was maintained for most of the products, some of them still need to be continuously monitored.

유기성 폐기물 중 하나인 하수슬러지는 하수처리시설 중 1차 침전지와 생물학적 처리 단계에서 대량 발생한다. 이러한 하수슬러지는 재활용, 소각, 매립, 그리고 해양투기 방식으로 처리되어 왔으며, 국내에서는 발생량의 절반이상이 해양투기에 의해 처리되어왔다. 하지만 2012년 런던협약에 의해 해양투기가 금지됨에 따라 하수슬러지 처리에 관한 문제가 급부상 하였고, 최근에는 고형연료로의 재활용에 대한 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 하지만 고형연료의 요구함수율을 충족시키기 위하여 탈수슬러지의 추가적인 건조과정이 필요하다. 하지만 높은 수분을 함유하고 있어 건조과정이 길어지고 고형연료로써 가치가 떨어져 경제적으로 어려움이 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 하수슬러지의 건조방법 중 하나인 Bio-drying공법을 사용하였으며, 무분별하게 폐기되는 한약재 부산물을 혼합하여 적용하였다. Bio-drying은 생분해성 폐기물이 퇴비의 초기 단계를 통해 빠르게 가열되어 폐기물 흐름에서 수분을 제거하여 전체 중량을 감소시키는 과정이다. Bio-drying 공정에서 강제통풍뿐만 아니라 생물학적 열에 의해 건조 속도가 증가한다. 유기물의 호기성 분해를 통해 자연적으로 이용 가능한 생물학적 열의 주요 부분은 혼합 된 슬러지와 관련된 표면 및 결합수를 증발 시키는데 이용된다. 이 열 발생은 보충화석 연료가 필요 없고 최소한의 전력 소비로 Biomass의 수분 함량을 감소시킨다. 이에 본 연구에서는 Bio-drying을 통하여 하수슬러지와 한약재 부산물을 비율에 따라 혼합하여 Bio-drying의 20일 동안의 건조효율을 살펴보았다. 또한, 혼합물의 특성분석을 통하여 고형연료로써의 이용가능성을 평가해보았다.

본 연구에서는 효과적이고 안전한 화장품 성분 탐색을 위해 항산화 활성 가이드라인에 따라 다양한 식물 추출물을 대상으로 효능을 확인하였으며 이 중 가장 효능이 좋은 식물을 발굴하고 이를 최적의 비율로 혼합하여 Charmzone Extract (CZE)로 명명하였다. CZE는 하엽(Nelumbo nucifera leaves), 삼백초(Saururus chinensis) 및 와송(Orostachys japonica)으로 구성된 식물복합추출물로, 본 연구에서는 CZE의 항노화 화장품 원료로서의 개발 가능성을 확인해 보고자 하였다. CZE는 자유 라디칼 소거 활성을 가지고 있었으며, 인간 각질 형성세포주인 HaCaT 및 인간 섬유아세포 NHDF에서 활성산소종의 생성을 억제하고 총항산화능을 증가시켰다. 그리고 NHDF에서 제1형 프로콜라겐의 분비를 촉진하였고, B16F10 세포에서 멜라닌의 생성을 감소시켰으며, RAW264.7 세포에서 lipopolysaccharide 자극에 의한 산화질소의 생성을 농도 의존적으로 저해하였다. 또한, CZE는 HaCaT의 이동을 촉진하는 효능을 나타내었다. 결과를 종합하면, CZE는 항산화, 주름개선, 미백, 항염증 및 상처치유의 다효능을 나타내며, 이러한 효능을 통해 피부 기능을 향상시킬 수 있을 것이라고 기대된다. 그러 므로 식물복합추출물 CZE는 피부 항노화용 화장품 성분으로 응용 가능하다.

Background : The practice of keeping the medicinal herbs at room temperature causes many problems, but due to lack of sufficient field research and study, it is difficult to improve related regulations and safety management. Methods and Results : The Cnidium Rhizome and Angelica gigas Root were inoculated with Lasioderma serricorne F. and incubated at 28℃ for 2.5 months and 5 months. After five months, the number of Lasioderma serricorne F. in Cnidium Rhizome increased from 30 to 1,429 (about 47 times). In the same period, the number of insects in Angelica gigas Root increased from 30 to 663 (about 22 times). Due to the rapid increase in pest population, hygiene deteriorated, changes in the active ingredient and appearance quality of the herbal medicines, which greatly damaged the value of the herbal medicine. Conclusions : These results show that current regulation requiring only sealing and not specifying the storage temperature do not guarantee quality safety. Therefore, it is necessary to establish appropriate preservation standards and improve management regulations in order to preserve safety.

Background : Recently, with the growth of traditional medicine industry, management of the quality of herbal medications as a raw material for functional food and medicine becomes more important. One of the most difficult problems of quality control of medicinal plants is management in storage insects. The problem of storage insects is a matter that must be resolved in order to safely obtain raw materials in herbal sector. But the basic prevention measures as well as grasp of the exact situation in the field are not yet. In this study, we investigated to see the problems and solutions through a review of storage pest management system of medicinal plants and the relevant provisions in herbal sector. Methods and Results : For this study, we examined the Status of domestic distribution, storage pest control techniques, news, domestic and import regulations. Storage pests that occur in herbal medications have dropped commercial value and it leads to consumer mistrust. A report said that consumers who had found at least once a pest and microbial contamination when they buy a herbal medications is more than 50% (2004, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety). In the past, those who want to solve these problems had tried through the sulfur fumigation. However, due to concerns about the risk to humans nowadays it was banned in many countries. According to the latest editions of Korean Pharmacopoeia (KP), it is allowed to use a suitable fumigant. but the domestic and imported medicinal plants during distribution can not be used it. Because currently registered fumigant (aluminium phosphide) is allowed only imported medicinal plants in the quarantine process. Chemical fumigation is inappropriate for use in foods and pharmaceuticals so the introduction of eco-friendly control methods is urgent. Eco-friendly methods of pest control that is currently being developed include a cold storage, packaging, high temperature and frozen method etc. Conclusion : These methods should be considered potential cost and Feasibility and it should meet the condition that stated “"Do not change the therapeutic effects of the herbal medications.” in the KP. Also supporting policy for expanding low temperature storage facilities in distribution area will raise possibility of success.

Background : Most of cases in korea, distributed herbal medications are storaged in room temperature and it causes many insect pests during storage. Despite the fact, there is little research about storage conditions. Temperature and humidity in storehouse are highly related with pests’ overwintering, generation length and the number of occurrence in summer. Consequently, in this research, major pests’ overwintering was studied by reviewing facility condition, temperature and humidity in major regional storehouses. The results of this would help to develop how to manage pest occurrence in distributed herbal medications. Methods and Results : For this study, storage facilities was investigated at different regions including Gyeongdong Market in Seoul, the pharmaceutical company in Daegu and farmhouse in Youngcheon by monitering temperature, humidity, ventilator, air conditioning and heating on ground and underground places from June 2014 to July 2016. including Upon investigation, most of building using for storage had simple ventilators. Whereas in case of farmhouse, it is vulnerable to maintaining quality. Because most farmhouse had temporary buildings which are difficult to control temperature and humidity. In addition, among the other surveyed warehouses, Basement in the Gyeongdong Market had most favorable condition for pest overwintering. The lowest temperature of it was seldom below zero maintaining level of about 1.5℃ and average temperature was about 10℃ in underground warehouse during winter. And the ground warehouse of Daegu had similar patterns in temperature and humidity with that of Seoul in that being over 0℃ even in the winter. In Youngcheon, the temperature of farmhouse was below zero degree and the daily range of temperature and humidity was wide. It caused difficulty of overwintering of insect pests but possible to inhabit. Conclusion : According to a study by Han-Mo, Koo(1997), it was impossible to overwinter for Lasioderma serricorne F. which is dominant medicinal plants’ pest in north of the Chungcheong region’s warehouse due to low temperature. But in case of investigated warehouses, it was possible to overwinter because of the high temperature in office building or basement storage area. In order to make prediction of pest occurrence and comprehensive measures, it is urgent to take more investigation by regional groups and types of storage.

Background: The public has increasing concerns about herbal crops owing to insufficient information on biological hazards such as foodborne pathogens. Therefore, the objective of this study is the development of a herbal crop quality control system through monitoring with biological hazard analysis. Today, it is estimated that millions of people become ill every year from food contamination. The public demands agricultural products of stable and consistent quality. Governments have the responsibility of establishing the standards, legislation and enforcement programs necessary to control food quality and safety. However, research on the biosafety of herbal crop products is still insufficient. Therefore, the implementation of monitoring systems with high standards is critical for public safety. Methods and Results: In this study, we collected 52 samples of herbal crop products, and conducted both quantitative and qualitative biological hazard analysis. With biological hazard analysis, aerobic bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, Coliforms, and Listeria spp. could be detected. Conclusions: Herbal crops were found to be contaminated with aerobic bacteria at 3.69 ± 0.32 log CFU/g. Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, Coliforms, and Listeria spp. were not detected in any of the samples. This research suggests that continuous monitoring of biological hazards is required to improve the quality of herbal crops.

Toxoplasmosis is an important cause of foodborne, inflammatory illnesses, as well as congenital abnormalities. Currently available therapies are ineffective for persistent chronic disease and congenital toxoplasmosis or have severe side effects which may result in life-threatening complications. There is an urgent need for safe and effective therapies to eliminate or treat this cosmopolitan infectious disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro anti-Toxoplasma activities of Plantago asiatica L., one of the herbal extracts, using tachyzoit of T. gondii RH strain infected HeLa cells. As the results, the selectivity of Plantago asiatica L. extract was 4.5, which was higher than Sulfadiazine selectivity (0.4). Also, we perfomed the cell proliferation inhibition test and the morphological study to evaluate the anti-T. gondii activity of Plantago asiatica L. extract with HeLa cells. As the results, the inhibition rate of the Plantago asiatica L. extract was high inhibition rate. This indicates that the Plantago asiatica L. extract may be used for new anti-T. gondii agent.

This study was conducted to investigate the residual contents of sulfur dioxide (SO2) in commercial medicinal herbs in Korea in 2012. Among a total of 136 samples of 16 different kinds of herbs, 86 samples (15 Kinds) were domestic, and 50 samples (14 Kinds) were imported. Sulfur dioxide in the samples was measured by a modified Monier-Williams method. Of the 136 samples, 17 samples (12.5%, 6 Kinds) failed to meet the regulations for sulfur dioxide residues of KFDA in medicinal herbs. Among 17 unsuitable samples, 7 samples (8.1%, 3 Kinds) were domestic, and 10 samples (20.0%, 6 Kinds) were imported. The highest amount of sulfur dioxide residues was 3,167.94 mg/kg (Lycii Fructus) in the domestic samples. The detection frequency of sulfur dioxide by medicinal herb parts used, Rhizoma 25.7%, Flos 20.0%. Cortex 12.5%, Radix 15.3%, Fructus 7.6%, p-value 0.011. This results will be used as a basic data for the future legislation on the quality estimation and safety of medicinal herbs.

This study was conducted to determine the contents of heavy metal in commercial herbal medicines. The monitoring of lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury was carried out on 100 samples with 10 kinds of herbal medicines. The contents of heavy metal were measured by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and mercury analyzer. The mean values of heavy metal contents for herbal medicines were Pb 1.87 mg/kg, As 0.39 mg/kg, Cd 0.26 mg/kg and Hg 0.021 mg/kg. Of the total samples, 19 samples (19%, 4 types) were violated the KFDA regulatory guidance of heavy metal in herbal medicines (9 samples on Pb, 10 samples on Cd). Among these 19 unsuitable samples, 16 samples were domestic and 3 samples were imported. Therefore, we need continuously monitoring to ensure confidence and safety for these herbal medicines.

탈모방지 및 발모효과를 가지는 소재를 개발하기 위해 한의학에서 전통적으로 사용되는 23가지 한방소재를 선정하여 한방복합처방단을 개발하였다. 한방복합처방단을 구성하는 한방소재들은 예로부터 전통적으로 발모 및 탈모방지, 흰머리방지, 염증 치료 및 혈액순환개선 효과를 가진 것으로 알려져 있는 당귀, 보골지, 측백엽, 한련초, 구기자, 복분자, 상백피, 숙지황, 여정실, 적하수오, 흑지마, 고삼, 백지, 익모초, 단삼, 도인, 몰약, 감국, 유향, 인삼, 천궁,합환피, 현호색 등이다. 또한, 한방복합처방단의 발모효과를 확인하기 위해 in vitro와 in vivo 평가모델을 이용하여 모발성장 및 촉진에 미치는 영향을 실험하였다. In vitro 상에서는 모유두세포, 각질형성세포 및 섬유아세포의 증식을 확인하였다. 또한, 흰머리방지 효과와 관련하여 멜라노마 세포에서의 멜라닌 합성능력을 확인하였다. 한방복합처방단의 in vitro 상에서의 육모효과는 C57BL/6 마우스를 이용한 in vivo 상에서도 확인하였다. 연구 결과 한방복합처방단은 50 μg/mL의 농도에서 모유두 세포의 증식을 175 %까지, 섬유아세포인 NIH3T3 세포의 증식은 120 %까지 증가시켰으며, 20 μg/mL의 농도에서 각질형성세포인 HaCaT 세포의 증식을 133 %까지 증가시켰다. 멜라닌 합성의 경우, 50 μg/mL의 농도에서 154 %까지 증가시켰다. 또한, C57BL/6 마우스를 이용한 육모효과에 있어서는 한방복합처방단 처리 4주 후 98 % 이상의 육모효과를 나타내는 것을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 본 연구에서 개발한 한방복합처방단은 모발의 성장 촉진에 유용하게 활용될 수 있는 처방으로 사료된다.