Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회지)

The East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회)
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Effect of Yak-Sun Tea Prescription from Oriental Medicinal Herbs for Blood Metabolic Factors of University Women in Jeonbuk Area

한약자원을 이용한 약선차 조성물이 전북 일부지역에 거주하는 여대생의 혈액 성상에 미친 영향

  • Park Sung-Hye (Dept. of Herbal Resources, Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University, Oriental Medicinal Diet Therapy, Dept. of Diet & Health Care, Graduate School of Industrial Technology, Myungji University) ;
  • Song You-Jin (Dept. of Herbal Resources, Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Han Jong-Hyun (Dept. of Herbal Resources, Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Park Sung-Jin (Dept. of Bio-Food, Hallym College)
  • 박성혜 (원광대학교 한의학전문대학원 한약자원개발학과, 명지대학교 산업대학원 식품양생학과 한방약선) ;
  • 송유진 (원광대학교 한의학전문대학원 한약자원개발학과) ;
  • 한종현 (원광대학교 한의학전문대학원 한약자원개발학과) ;
  • 박성진 (한림성심대학 바이오식품과)
  • Published : 2006.04.01
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Abstract

This research evaluated how the composition of Yak-sun(oriental diet therapy), taken as a nutritional supplement with daily meals, can effect the medical condition of those suffering from modern diseases like obesity and hyperlipideia. We produced Yak-sun tea, determined its nutrient composition and physical characteristics and evaluated how this tea effects affects the active oxygen concentration inside the body by clinical practices. The study results indicated that this tea significantly decrease active oxygen concentration. We think that scientific and objective evaluation was done on the components of Yak-sun tea prescription. We concluded that we could apply the components not only in the form of tea, but also in other food forms. The information we received from this conclusion will provide basic information for the application of oriental medicinal resources into other foods and will also be a steppingstone in the field of functional food research for the development of medicinal herbs which is already an important research field world-wide.

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