Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition (한국식품영양과학회지)

The Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition (한국식품영양과학회)
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A Study on the Nutritional Effects in Rats by Feeding Basal Diet Supplemented with Mugwort Powder

쑥가루 첨가급식(添加給食)에 의(依)한 백서(白鼠)의 영양효과(營養效果)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

  • Haw, Inn-Wook (Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Dong (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Junior College of Public Health and Medical Technology, Korea University) ;
  • Hwang, Woo-Ik (Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, Korea University)
  • 허인욱 (고려대학교 의과대학 생화학교실) ;
  • 이성동 (고려대학교 병설 보건전문대학 식품영양과) ;
  • 황우익 (고려대학교 의과대학 생화학교실)
  • Published : 1985.05.30
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Abstract

This study was designed to observe the nutritional effects of mugwort powder in albino rats. Forty eight young male albino rats, Sprague-Dawley strain, body weight of $80{\pm}3g$ were employed in the study. They were fed on the basal diets supplemented with 0,2,4,6, and 10% mugwort powder for 4 weeks respectively. The amounts of food and protein intake in animal groups of 4 to 8% mugwder supplemented were higher than that of control group. The efficiencies of food and protein in animal groups of mugwort powder supplemented were lower than that of nonsupplemented group. The animal group of 4% mugwort powder supplemented group was highest in energy intake among of other groups. The growing rate of animal groups of 2-6% mugwort powder supplemented groups were similar to that of the control group where as 8% or more of mugwort powder supplemented groups were below than the control group. The contents of hemoglobin and hematocrit were no remarkable difference among of the all groups. The levels of blood sugar in the groups of 8% and 10% mugwort powder supplemented were significantly higher than that of the control group, but their A/G ratio of the serum protein were significantly lower than that of the control group instead.

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