• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.183-187
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• 2006

This study carried out to analize quality in the evaluation based on the grades such as raw ginseng and red ginseng between Korean (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) and American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium L). American ginseng was small in root length, root diameter and root weight and emergence many secondary root from rhizome and main root. Therefore body form was bad compared with Korean ginseng. As for yield of dry, Korean ginseng was 30.4 % and American ginseng was 33.8% but as for yield, Korean ginseng was 80.4% and American ginseng was 72.2%. There were as many Korean ginseng in raw ginseng first grade by about twice compared with American ginseng. However there were many American ginseng in second grade. On the other hand, Korean ginseng producted high Chunsam compared with American ginseng. The cause of decreasing quality was inside cavity and inside white in Korean and American ginseng. Especially, the inside white occurrence about 3 times compared with inside cavity in American ginseng. In the case of distribution of weight size, Korean ginseng was much above 20Ji but American ginseng was much under 20Ji.

• Journal of Ginseng Culture
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• v.1
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• pp.67-77
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• 2019

This study tried to evaluate the official Korea Red Ginseng(Hongsam) trade in 19th century. The Hongsam trade activities of the 19th century also show that the collected amount of Posam taxes (Hongsam taxes) alone outweigh the amount of cost spent during the same time period to launch tributary actions. It is quite obvious that the Chosun dynasty, supported by the developed techniques of ginseng cultivation and preservation methods, managed to stop the silver leaks while also stimulating the domestic commerce, handicraft business and mining operations, by exporting Hongsam to China and importing raw material and other finished products in return. The Chosun government also managed to secure considerable amount of marginal profit which at times mounted to almost 2 hundred thousand Nyangs of silver during the latter half of the 19th century thanks to this Hongsam trade activities, and accumulated the hoof-shaped pieces of silver ingot at the office of Ministry of Taxation. Even under the mostly undesirable political environment featuring unjustified deeds of the powerful houses, the commercial activities were being strongly maintained, and the transactions conducted by merchants of the Gaeseong, Euiju areas and the capital city were prospering.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.199-204
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• 1999

고려인삼(Panax Ginseng C. A. Meyer)은 오갈피나무과(Araliaceae) 인삼속(Panax)에 속하며 4-6년 동안 그늘진 곳에서 재배되는 다년생 초본식물이다. 인삼은 현재 우리나라뿐만 아니라 중국, 일본, 미국, 캐나다, 소련 등지에서 재배되고 있으나 우리나라 인삼은 "고려인삼"이라는 별칭으로 유통되고 있다. 이것은 고려인삼이 다른 인삼보다 월등히 품질이 우수하기 때문으로 판단하고 있다(고 등,1994). 인삼제품중 원형을 유지하는 건조제품으로는 홍삼, 백삼, 태극삼 등이 있으며 그동안 홍삼류는 국가 전매사업 대상으로서 한국담배인삼공사에서 조제, 가공 판매를 하였으나 1998년부터는 일반인도 취급이 가능하게 되었다. 홍삼은 원료수삼을 약 9$0^{\circ}C$ 이상의 증기로 증삼하기 때문에 이 과정에서 매우 유용한 약용 물질이 생성되는 것으로 알려져 있어 백삼보다 가공비는 높으나 가격이 매우 높기 때문에 일반 인삼가공업자들이 홍삼제조를 선호하고 있다 또한 동남아나 중국 등지에서 고려 홍삼을 선호하기 때문에 더욱 그러한 경향이 나타나고 있다. (중략)고 있다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Ginseng society Conference
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• 2003.12a
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• pp.27-28
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• 2003

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.229-233
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• 2006

Comparison of the grade of raw ginseng and that of red ginseng was investigated. The materials used in this study were Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) and American ginseng(Panax quinquefolium L.) Coefficient of body term, length of main stem and weight of raw ginseng were used as the classifying criteria of the root size and grades. Korean ginseng distinguished the distribution of weight size from that of American ginseng. Korean ginseng distributed largely in middle and large root size, and American ginseng distributed largely in middle and small root size. American ginseng had shorter length of main root, bigger diameter of main root and more number of adventitious roots than Korean ginseng. The quality of Korean ginseng was better than that of American ginseng. In Korean ginseng, high quality of red ginseng above second grade (Jisam) was obtained, but low quality of red ginseng under third grade (Yangsam) in American ginseng. In Korean raw ginseng, the coefficients of body form of middle weight and large weight size were under 0.5, but those of American ginseng was over 0.5. So American ginseng were not adequate to produce good red ginseng. Those factors as length of main root and weight of main root were not significantly influenced on the qualify of red ginseng in both Korean ginseng and American ginseng. Coefficient of body form was leading factor affecting the quality of red ginseng. To improve the quality of red ginseng, coefficient of body form, weight of main root and length of main root were controlled adequately in both Korean ginseng and American ginseng.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.23 no.2 s.54
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• pp.81-87
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• 1999

The effect of saponin and non-saponin of Panax Red Ginseng on the blood pressure and nitric oxide production were investigated in the conscious free moving one-kidney, one-clip Goldbaltt hypertensive (lK, 1C-GBH) rats. Mean blood pressure in the control and lK, 1C-GBH rats was decreased by the administration of ginseng saponin (100 mg/kg, i.v.). The hypotensive effect induced by ginseng saponin was reached maximum at 2-4 minutes and was slowly recovered to the initial level of blood pressure. Also ginseng saponin induced reflex tachycardia in the conscious both rats. Contrast to the response induced by ginseng saponin, hypotensive effect induced by non-saponin of panax ginseng is minimal. Plasma nitric oxide concentration was increased by the treatment of ginseng saponin (100 mg/kg, i.p for 5 days) in both rats. It has been shown by western blotting that the expression level of the protein for endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in the aorta of rats was not increased by the treatment of ginseng saponin (100 mg/kg, i.p). However, eNOS activity in aortic homogenates of both rats were increased by the treatment of ginseng saponins. From the above results, the hypotensive effect of saponin was greater than that of non-saponin of Panax Red Ginseng. The lowering effect of blood pressure by ginseng saponin may be due to the increase of plasma nitric oxide concentration via the increase of endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity in the renovascular hypertensive and control rats.

• Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.85-90
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• 2010

Objectives: Ginseng has a long history of being used in insomnia treatment and there is some evidence from animal studies of its sleep-enhancing property. From this, it can be assumed that ginseng has sleep-promoting effect in humans. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Korean red ginseng on change of sleep architecture in humans. Methods: A total of 20 healthy young males with regular sleep and wake habits and without any psychiatric nor cognitive problems were selected based on review of sleep questionnaires and sleep diaries they completed followed by an interview with a board-certified psychiatrist. The subjects were randomly assigned to red ginseng or placebo for 2 weeks of trial. The total daily dose of ginseng was 4,500 mg. The polysomnographic recordings were made at baseline and at 2 weeks after. The effects of red ginseng and placebo on sleep were assessed by comparing the changes in polysomnographic variables between the two groups. Results: A total of 15 subjects, 8 from red ginseng group and 7 from placebo group, were included to undergo polysomnographic procedures. The red ginseng group showed tendencies to increase stage 3 sleep (p=0.087) and to decrease stage 2 sleep (p=0.071) from the baseline compared with the placebo group. Conclusion: Korean red ginseng tends to increase deep sleep and decrease shallow sleep. Our result is in line, at least in part, with previous findings that Korean red ginseng increased total and NREM sleep in rats. Further studies with higher ginseng dosage, larger sample size and longer trial duration should be conducted to confirm the sleep stabilizing and balancing effects of Korean red ginseng.

• Archives of design research
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.373-382
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• 2004

The value of Korean ginseng has been known in the world since the 4th century B. C. Red ginseng is hot-steamed, and then dried for the purpose of long-term storing. Through the steaming and drying process, its moisture rate is reduced to 14% and its color becomes citrine or light yellowish brown. Its hardened structure enables long-term storage without any deformation. Especially, Korean red ginseng contains substances that promote micro-physiological activities which are not found in American or Sanchi ginseng. Ginseng is produced in diverse forms for the customer's convenience. In this study, these are classified as sliced, dried, and honeyed ginseng, granulated tea, extract, powder, capsules, tablets, drinks and candy. Package design is one of the most effective method in the marketing fields. However, in this research, we found that red ginseng packages are not variously and properly developed in materials and designs. The research pointed out the problems and discuss ways and means of the package design.

• Proceedings of the Ginseng society Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.79-79
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• 2008

• Proceedings of the Ginseng society Conference
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• 1984.09a
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• pp.127-132
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• 1984

이미 발표된, 혈압에 미치는 인삼의 효과에 관한 연구들의 보고는 서로 상반된 견해들이 많이 있다. 인삼에는 혈압상승작용과 혈압을 내려주는 효과가 모두 있다고 보고하였다. 본 저자들은 고혈압 쥐에 미치는 인삼의 급${\cdot}$만성효과를 연구하기 위해 일련의 2가지 실험을 하였으며, 실험재료로 사용한 홍삼은 일한홍삼주식회사에서 구입하였다. (실험 1) 홍삼분말을 일반 쥐사료에 혼합하여 (5g/kg), 임의로 사료를 섭취하게 하여 11주간 쥐를 사육하였으며, 하루에 섭취한 인삼의 양은 체중 kg당 $250{\~}750$mg이었다. 홍삼분말의 투여는 DON쥐, SHR쥐, 그리고 한개의 신장을 협자시킨 고혈압 쥐의 경우 혈압에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 홍삼분말의 투여는 DOC 쥐에 있어 혈압을 약간 상승시켰다. (실험 2) 홍삼분말을 체중 kg당 350mg씩 경구투여한 후 복대동맥에 카뉼제를 삽입하여 혈압을 24시간 직접 측정하였다. 그 결과 DOC쥐와 SHRSP쥐에 있어 혈압에 영향이 없었다. 이 실험에서는 마취를 시키지 않았으며, 자유로이 풀어 놓았다. 실험 1과 같이 매일 체중 kg당 $300{\~}500$mg씩 11주간 홍삼분말을 만성적으로 투여하였을 때, SHRSP쥐의 혈압에 영향이 없었다. DOC 고혈압 쥐의 경우 약간의 혈압 강하가 있었으며, DOC 고혈압의 정도는 (실험 2)에서 약간 낮았다.