Chemical Compositions of Korean Ginseng with Special Reference to the Part of Ginseng Plant

고려인삼의 부위별 성분함량

The contents of some chemical constituents in several parts of Panax ginseng were investigated. Each part of ginseng was extracted with 70% ethanol and then water. The yield of extract was the highest in fine root, and relatively low in roughly dried ginseng and white ginseng, On the other hand, the contents of total sugars in white ginseng and seedling ginseng were high, but low in leaf and peel. The contents of crude protein in roughly dried ginseng and white ginseng were high, but those in leaf, rhizome (nod) and peel were low. The content of crude fat was higher in leaf than in other parts of ginseng plants and that was the lowest in fine root. Among free sugars, the content of fructose was high in leaf and rhizome, but that was the lowest in fine root. In the case of glucose content, leaf contained the highest amount, but fine root did the lowest. Sucrose contents in white, roughly dried and lateral roots were high, whereas that in leaf was low.

건조된 인삼(Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer)을 각 부위별로 나누어, 70% 알코올 및 물로써 추출한 extract의 성분함량을 조사한 결과, extract 수율은 세근이 가장 높았고, 생건삼, 백삼은 낮았으며, 전당은 백삼과 묘삼에서 높았으며, 잎과 삼피에서 낮았다. 조단백은 생건삼, 백삼이 높았고, 잎, 뇌두, 삼피가 낮았으며, 조섬유는 검출되지 않았다. 조지방은 잎이 가장 높았으며 세미에 가장 낮았다. 유리당 중 fructose는 잎과 뇌두에서 많았고, 세미에서 가장 낮았으며, glucose는 잎에서 가장 높았고 세미가 가장 낮았다. Sucrose는 백삼, 생건삼, 지근에서 높았고 묘삼과 잎에서 낮았다.