This study investigated on the nutritional components and physiological activity of four wild vegetables namely Salvia plebeia R. Br., Angelica acutiloba, Gynura procumbens and Saururus chinensis Baill for the development of representative wild vegetables in Chungbuk. Salvia plebeia possessed the highest radical scavenging activity and beta-carotene, but exhibited the lowest α-glucosidase inhibitory activity compared to the other three vegetables. Angelica acutiloba showed high crude protein content and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, but contained low total polyphenol content, radical scavenging ability and beta-carotene compared to the other three vegetables. Gynura procumbens showed high mineral content, beta-carotene, vitamin K1 content and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, but showed the lowest total polyphenol content and radical scavenging ability compared to the other three vegetables. Saururus chinensis showed high crude fiber content and total polyphenol content, but contained the lowest mineral and vitamin K1 content. To conclude, it is suggested to use Salvia plebeia or Saururus chinensis as antioxidant food materials and Angelica acutiloba and Gynura procumbens as food materials and sources of α-glucosidase inhibitors. In particular, it is believed that Saururus chinensis, which possessed high content of crude fiber, is suitable for low-calorie food materials such as diet products.

The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal mixing ratio of Gynura procumbens and milk in the preparation of beef patties. The experiment was designed according to the central composite design for estimating the response surface, demonstrating 10 experimental points including 2 replicates for Gynura procumbens and milk. The physical, mechanical and sensory properties of the test materials were measured, and a canonical form and perturbation plot were used to show the influence of each ingredient on the final product mixture. Results of the measurements showed significant increases or decreases in the following properties: dough moisture (p＜0.05); beef patty a (p＜0.001) and b (p＜0.001); hardness (p＜0.01), adhesiveness (p＜0.05), chewiness (p＜0.05), and gumminess (p＜0.05). In addition, the sensory measurements showed significant improvements in color (p＜0.001), flavor (p＜0.05), greasy (p＜0.05) and overall quality (p＜0.05). The optimum formulation calculated from the numerical and graphical analysis was 1.75 g Gynura procumbens and 20.44 g of milk.

Gynura procumbens (Family Asteraceae) is a medicinal plant commonly found in tropical Asia countries such as China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Traditionally, it is widely used in many different countries for the treatment of a wide variety of health ailments such as kidney discomfort, rheumatism, diabetes mellitus, constipation, and hypertension. The objective of this study was to select the natural growth media for hydroponic cultivation of Gynura procumbens. The commercially available thirty four different organic nutrient solutions were analyzed for growing Gynura procumbens. After analysis, two organic nutrient solution were selected, mixed (pH 5.5~6.5 / EC 0.5~1.0 ds/m) and then used as organic fertilizers. Thirty day old seedlings were planted and the environmental conditions of the rhizosphere were also examined to select the natural media composition. The minimum temperature of rhizosphere by type of natural media was highest in cocopeat media and lowest in perlite media. Furthermore, plant growth was examined from 50 days old seedlings, and vermiculite was observed to be most effective and perlite was the least effective component as natural media. The total polyphenol content of the studied plant material was also higher in vermiculite in comparison to other growth media. The Gynura procumbens yields were also higher in vermiculite in comparison to other growth media. Thus, vermiculite can be used to improve Gynura procumbens plant growth as a natural growth media.

본 연구에서는 명월초 추출물의 메탄올 분획물과 아글리콘 분획물을 제조하였고, 이들에 대한 항산화 활성을 측정하였다. 항산화 활성 측정은 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazil (DPPH) radical을 이용한 프리 라디칼 소거활성, 루미놀 발광법을 이용한 활성산소 소거활성(총 항산화능) 및 활성산소(1O2 등)로 유도된 세포손상에 있어서 세포 보호 효과를 측정하였다. 명월초 추출물의 프리 라디칼 소거활성(FSC50)은 메탄올 분획이 90.25 μg/mL이고, 당을 제거한 아글리콘 분획은 81.38 μg/mL를 나타내었다. 총 항산화능(OSC50)은 메탄올 분획 16.96 μg/mL, 아글리콘 분획 12.30 μg/mL로, 프리 라디칼 소거활성 및 활성산소 소거활성 모두 아글리콘 분획에서 큰 활성을 나타내었다. 1O2로 유도된 사람 적혈구의 세포손상에 대한 보호 효과는 τ50 값으로 확인하였다. 5 μg/mL 농도에서 메탄올 분획 및 아글리콘 분획의 τ50이 각각 36.7 및 76.1 min으로, 비교 물질인 (+)-α-tocopherol (35.4 min)과 비교했을 때 아글리콘 분획이 약 2배 더 큰 세포 보호 효과를 나타내었다. 이러한 결과들은 명월초 추출물의 아글리콘 분획물이 항노화 관련 화장품에 있어서 항산화소재로서 응용가능성이 있음을 시사하였다.