The concentration of heavy metal were studied for the estimation of quality in herbal medicines which is Bupleuri Radix, Paeoniae Radix, Dioscoreae Rhizoma and Astragali Radix in products of north Gyeongbuk area. Also, we collected soils from several area in Gyeongbuk, and determined heavy metal concentration of soils by ICP. We compared with herbal medicines in products of Gyeongbuk and their soils. The average levels of heavy metal of herbal medicines in Gyeongbuk area are as follows : Mercury is 0.037㎎/㎏, Chromium is 0.093㎎/㎏, Nickel is 0.108㎎/㎏, Copper is 0.475㎎/㎏, Zinc is 3.14㎎/㎏, Manganese is 1.52㎎/㎏, Iron is 7.83㎎/㎏, and Cadmium, Lead and Arsenic is not detected. It was very lower in concentrations than those of average Korea area. For the heavy metals contents of Gyeongbuk area, in Gong Jung Ri, represented the higher level, it may be due to a near the road. The Cd contents in soil was not a wide difference. For the As and Pb contents in soil, Song Sa Ri (Bupleuri Radix) represented the higher level(0.68㎎/㎏, 1523㎎/kg). Correlation coefficients of heavy metal contents in cultured herbal medicines and their soils did not give reproducible results. But the degree of correlation between a few heavy metal contents of Dioscoreae Rhizoma and their soil showed the good transfer from the soil.

The concentration of heavy metal were studied for the estimation of quality in herbal medicines which is Bupleuri Radix, Paeoniae Radix, Dioscoreae Rhizoma and Astragali Radix in products of north Gyeongbuk area. And we collected soils from several area in Gyeongbuk, and determined heavy metal concentration of soils by ICP. We compared with herbal medicines in products of Gyeongbuk and their soils. For the heavy metals contents of Gyeongbuk area, in Gong Jung Ri, represented the higher level, it may be due to a near the road. The Cd contents in soil was not a wide difference. For the As and Pb contents in soil, Song Sa Ri (Bupleuri Radix) represented the higher level (0.68㎎/㎏, 1523㎎/kg). Heavy metal contents in cultured herbal medicines and their soils did not give reproducible results. But the degree of correlation between a few heavy metal contents of Dioscoreae Rhizoma and their soil showed the good transfer from the soil.

We compared with heavy metal concentration of herbal medicines in products of Gyeongbuk and the other area of Korea. The concentration of heavy metal were studied for the estimation of quality in herbal medicines which is Bupleuri Radix, Paeoniae Radix, Dioscoreae Rhizoma and Astragali Radix in products of north Gyeongbuk area. The average levels of heavy metal of herbal medicines in Gyeongbuk area are as follows：Mercury is 0.037㎎/㎏, Chromium is 0.093㎎/㎏, Nickel is 0.108㎎/㎏, Copper is 0.475㎎/㎏, Zinc is 3.14㎎/㎏, Manganese is 1.52㎎/㎏, Iron is 7.83㎎/㎏, and Cadmium, Lead and Arsenic is not detected. It was very lower in concentrations than those of average Korea area. Therefore, Gyeongbuk area appear to be more proper to cultivated land than other area. Minerals such as Ca and K were extracted more than Na and P in herbal medicines products of Gyeongbuk respectively. Minerals and heavy metal concentrations distributed in herbal medicines were analyzed. Little or no relationship was observed between minerals and heavy metals.

This study was investigated the residual contents of sulfur dioxide on the 373 kinds of herbal medicine distributed from Korea, China, and Japan. A modified Monier-Williams method was described for the determination of SO2 contents in herbal medicines. The residual contents of SO2 were not detected at 221 products(59.8%) in total 373 products. Regardless of region, SO2 contents were not found at Farfarae Flos, Zizyphi Spinosi Semen, Castanea crenata, and Strychni Ignatii Semen. But it's found at Asparagi Radix, Codonopsitis Radix, Lilii Bulbus, and Kaempferiae Rhizoma of every region collected the samples. Also, SO2 contents were not detected at the herbal medicines which collected cultural fields of dometic. SO2 contents ranged 11～3990 mg/kg(mean 152 mg/kg) at domestic samples, 11～3440 mg/kg(mean 603 mg/kg) at imported samples. After treated with water wash and hot water extraction, the reduction rates of sulfur dioxide were appeared with 24.4%～68.7% and 83.8%～100.0%, respectively. These data will be used to establish a criteron of residual sulfur dioxide in herbal medicines.

본 연구에서 8종의 생약 추출물이 A. parasiticus의 배양시 aflatoxin B1 생성에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. 배지의 pH는 배양 3일 후에 모든 생약 추출물이 pH 4 이하를 나타냈으며 구기자, 오매, 계피, 두충은 배양 6일에 다시 pH 4 이상으로 상승하였고 이중 대추가 배양 기간 중 가장 낮은 pH를 나타냈다. 균체 생성량은 모든 실험군이 대조군보다 높았으며 갈근, 두충, 오미자, 대추, 오매,구기자, 목과의 순으로 나타났다. 이중 갈근이 최대 생성량을 나타냈으며 목과가 가장 낮은 생성량을 나타냈다. Aflatoxin B1은 갈근과 대추 추출물을 제외한 모든 실험군에서 생성이 억제되었다. 특히 계피, 오매, 두충 구기자, 오미자 추출물 에서 aflatoxin B1 생성이 현저히 저하되었으며 계피가 가장 큰 억제 효과를 나타냈다. 균체량이 많이 생성되면 aflatoxin B1 생성이 적어지고 균체량이 적게 생성되면 aflatoxin B1의 생성이 많아졌다. Aspergillus parasiticus에 의해 aflatoxin B1을 가장 적게 생성하는 계피와 가장 많이 생성하는 갈근 추출물의 총단백질 생성량은 계피는 3일째 (34.5%), 갈근 ext ract는 4일째 (36.4%) 총단백질의 함량이 최대가 되어 균체 내의 총단백질의 함량은 계피와 갈근 추출물을 첨가한 시험군이 게조군의 총단백질 함량 (32.7%)보다 약간 많았으며 aflatoxin B1 생성 및 축적이 최대가 되는 시기는 총단백질량이 최대가 되는 시기보다 대체로 1일 정도 늦게 나타났다.

To develop optimal storage method of root of Anemarrhena Rhizome, which has been grown as major cultural herbal medicine material, root of Anemarrhena Rhizome was stored for 10 months with different packing materials and sealing methods. The loss in dry weight as influenced by packing materials and sealing methods was the lowest at vacuum packing and followed by complete sealing methods with transparent polyethylene film. The rot ratio of root during the storage period was not significantly different among packing materials but was significantly different among sealing conditions. Conclusively vacuum packing and complete sealing with polyethylene film appears to be optimal for storage of Anemarrhena Rhizome.

This study gives prospects and tasks for the development of Korean herb industries and suggests as follows; There are some preconditions to be considered for the applications of functional traits of herbs and the effect of the profits when herb garden are promoted in Korea later. To activate Korean herb industries, the development of Korean unique herbs and aromatherapies should be settled down with training of specialists to reconcile the health, the beauty and interiors using herbs with human everyday life in Korea and the effects of economic benefits should be reconsidered with the activation of processing industries by developing the competitive goods from natural plants outside. To continue the development of Korean herb industries, some businesses should be executed step by step like the expansion of recognition for herbs, the promotion of the bases for the herb industry development and the increase of earnings with using herbs while the industrial-educational cooperation system are built and the settlement of the herb industries should be promoted with systematic devices for those systems preceded.

To develop optimal storage method of root of Zingiberis Rhizoma, which has been grown as major cultural herbal medicine materials, root of Zingiberis Rhizoma, was stored for 10 months with different packing materials and sealing methods. The loss in dry weight as influenced by packing materials and sealing methods was the lowest at vacuum packing and followed by complete sealing methods with transparent polyethylene film. The ratio of root rot during the storage period was not significantly different between packing materials but was significantly different between sealing conditions. Conclusionally, vacuum packing and complete sealing with polyethylene film appears to be optimal for storage of Zingiberis Rhizoma.

To develop optimal storage method of root of Peucedani Radix, which has been grown as major cultural herbal medicine material, root of Peucedani Radix was stored for 10 months with different packing materials and sealing methods. The loss in dry weight as influenced by packing materials and sealing methods was the lowest at vacuum packing and followed by complete sealing methods with transparent polyethylene film. The ratio of root rot during the storage period was not significantly different between packing materials but was significantly different between sealing conditions. Conclusively vacuum packing and complete sealing with polyethylene film appears to be optimal for storage of Peucedani Radix.

To develop optimumal storage method of root of Bupleurum falcatum Radix grown on major cultural herbal medicine materials, root of Bupleurum falcatum Radix was stored for 10 months with different packing materials and sealing methods. The loss in dry weight as influenced by packing materials and sealing methods was the lowest at vacuum packing and followed by complete sealing methods with transparent polyethylene film. The ratio of root rot during the storage period was not significantly different between packing materials but was significantly different between sealing conditions. Conclusionally, vacuum packing and complete sealing with polyethylene film appears to be optimal for storage of Bupleurum falcatum Radix.

115 종의 생약재 중에서 식품부패성 및 병원성 미생물을 대상으로 항균활성을 나타내는 생약자원을 검색한 결과 식품부패성 세균 Bacillus subtilis에 강한 항균활성을 보인 것은 단삼, 관중, 가자, 독활, 파고지, 오미자이었으며, 식중독균인 효모 Candida albicans IFO6258에 대해서는 지모와 관중 두 생약재가, 식품부패성 효모 Schizosaccharomyces sp.에 대해서는 지모, 관중, 원지가 각각 강한 항균 활성을 보였다. Streptococcus mutans에 대해서는 관중, 단삼, 소목, 방기, 오미자, 오배자, 고삼, 목향이 강한 항균 활성을 보였다. 피부 각층 및 모발에 침입하여 피부병을 야기하는 백선균 Trichonphyton mentagrophytes에 대해서는 지모, 강황, 목향, 호장근, 지유, 황금, 가자들이 항균활성을 나타내었다 . 항균spectrum이 넓으면서 비교적 항균활성이 강한 관중, 단삼, 가자, 황금에 항균활성이 강한 생약자원인 가자, 계피, 방기, 황금등의 생약재를 각각 1 : 1로 혼합한 추출물에 대한 항균활성을 조사한 결과 모든 혼합 추출물에서 단독 추출물 보다 강한 항균활성을 나타내었다.

전라북도지방 소산 한약자원 식물은 91과 305속 470종 1아종 30변종 2품종으로 총 503종류가 본 조사결과 밝혀졌다. 각 과별로 그 숫자가 많은 종류는 국화과에 속하는 식물이 45종류로 가장 빈번하게 나타났고 그 다음은 장미과 식물이 30종류 그리고 콩과는 23종류의 순서였다. 전 조사지역에 고루 다수 분포하는 종류는 오미자, 마, 승마, 촛대승마, 족도리, 천남성, 둥굴레, 꿀풀, 박새를 들 수 있으며 집중적으로 나는 상태를 알아보기 위하여 정량조사를 실시한 결과, 예컨대, 더덕은 5m×5m내에 30-50 개체가 덕유산 표고 약1300m 북서사면에서 조사되었다. 현재 심한 채취로 감소추세에 있는 식물은 둥굴레, 오미자, 더덕 등이고, 농가에서 재배중이거나 앞으로 개발 유망하며 가치가 높은 종류는 만삼, 가시오갈피, 천마, 복분자딸기, 더덕, 하수오 등이 있다. 요컨대 전라북도 지방에는 풍부하고 다양한 한약자원식물이 자연상태에 분포하고 있으며 이를 연구하고 집중적인 개발이 필요하다고 판단되었다.

This study was conducted to investigate desirable storage method to major chinese herbal medicine materials, Moutan Radicis Cortex in different packing materials and sealing degree. The loss in weight of Moutan Radicis Cortex as influenced by packing materials was the lowest at complete sealing treatment with transparent or black polyethylene film. The rot ratio of Moutan Radicis Cortex during the storage period was not difference between packing materials, transparent and black polyethylene film, but rot ratio of complete sealing condition was lower than punch (ΦJ5mm) on polyethylene film.