• Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.124-132
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• 2016

In traditional medicine, Cannabis sativa L. has been used for variety of reasons. Old literatures delineate that Cannabis had been used as anesthetic and analgesic, or to reduce symptoms such as cough, paralysis and so on. Although Cannabis has a long history of medical use, it is illegal in many countries including South Korea. Controversy over decriminalization of Cannabis to allow cannabis for therapeutic use has been around for many years. In order to understand current knowledge on the therapeutic use of medical Cannabis, comprehension of cannabinoids and other constituents of Cannabis is important. Here we reviewed the pharmacological effect of Cannabis and current mandatory regulation over Cannabis in many countries to suggest necessity of research on medical Cannabis.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2021.04a
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• pp.45-45
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• 2021

This study aimed to explore research on bibliometric features of cannabis by applying scientometric analysis method, and to approach experimental research evaluation based on it. A total of 30,352 articles on cannabis published since 2001 from SCOPUS were analyzed using KnowledgeMatrix Plus and VOSviewer software. Results showed differences in research activities in countries where cannabis is legalized (Canada, the United States, the Netherlands) and Asian countries where its use is illegal. Related to medical cannabis, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of studies on pain, epilepsy, seizures and brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis. In the field of basic research, the number of pharmacological studies of cannabis on the cannabinoid type 1 receptor signaling pathway and inflammation and obesity has increased significantly. Subsequent experimental studies have compared the anti-inflammatory effects of four parts of Korean cannabis such as root, stem, leaf, and bark. Consistent with the predicted results of the scientometric analysis, all parts of C. sativa showed inhibitory effects on COX-2, NO/iNOS and TNF-α expression in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. These attempts provide an experimental research approach based on scientometric assessment.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.52 no.2
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• pp.69-76
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• 2021

Cannabis sativa is an important industrial plant utilized to produce fiber, oil, and medicinal ingredients. A chemotype of cannabis is divided into "Drug type" with predominance of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) and "Fiber type" with cannabidiolic acid (CBDA). To develop molecular markers for the discrimination of these two types, nucleotide sequences of THCA synthase and CBDA synthase as well as their pseudogenes were retrieved from the recently published cannabis genome in chromosome scale. Gene-specific SNPs were discovered by multiple alignment of these sequences, and 2 dominant marker sets from each gene were designed for selective amplification. Our markers successfully identified "Drug type" and "Fiber type" cannabis plants as well as forensic samples including processed materials. Our molecular markers will provide a fast and efficient system for molecular-based identification of the cannabis plant.

• Mycobiology
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.186-194
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• 2023

In July 2021, wilting symptoms were observed in adult and seedling hemp (Cannabis sativa L. cv. Cherry Blossom) plants grown in a greenhouse. As the disease progressed, yellowing and wilting symptoms on the leaves developed, resulting in whole plant death. In seedling plants, typical damping-off symptoms were observed. To identify the pathogen, the roots of diseased plants were sampled, surface sterilized, and cultured on potato dextrose agar (PDA) media. From the culture, 4 different fungal isolates were recovered and purely cultured. Each fungal isolate showed distinct growth shapes and color development on malt extract agar, oatmeal agar, sabouraud dextrose agar, and PDA media. Microscopic observation and molecular identification using ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer sequencing identified them as 3 Fusarium spp. and 1 Thielaviopsis paradoxa. Additional sequencing of elongation factor 1-alpha and b-tubulin regions of 3 Fusarium spp. revealed that 2 of them are Fusarium solani, and the other one is Fusarium proliferatum. To examine which isolate can act as a causal agent of wilt disease of hemp, each isolate was tested for their pathogenicity. In the pathogenicity test, F. solani AMCF1 and AMCF2, and F. proliferatum AMCF3, but not T. paradoxa AMCF4, were able to cause wilting disease in hemp seedlings. Therefore, we report that F. solani AMCF1 and AMCF2, and F. proliferatum AMCF3 as causal agents of Fusarium wilt of hemp plants. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the wilt disease of C. sativa L. caused by Fusarium spp. in Korea.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.1-12
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• 1994

Various plastids in leaf and bracteal tissues of Cannabis sativa L. were examined by electron microscopy. Young chloroplasts without starch grain in mesophyll cells were ellipsoidal, and osmiophilic globules within them were common in stroma. During the plastid differentiation, the mature chloroplasts in mesophyll were changed in shape depending on the numbers and sizes of starch grain in stroma. Electron-dense granular substances were occurred along the outer membrane of chloroplasts in mesophyll. Typical plastids with reticulate body were present in the glandular trichomes. Electron-grey material appeared along the surface of a plastid. A light area in reticulate body is considered to represent junction point of thylakoids.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.31 no.7
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• pp.677-685
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• 2021

Cannabis sativa L. belongs to the Cannabaceae family and is an annual herbaceous flowing plant. The plants can be classified into narcotic marijuana and nonnarcotic hemp. Different parts of C. sativa L. have been used as food, medicine, cosmetics, fiber and textile. However, the use of leaf, flower, and seed of C. sativa L was forbidden in Korea in January 1977 as a result of the Cannabis Control Act due to the narcotic properties. The plant's mature stems have limited uses for the production of fiber and sheets. Recently, various cannabinoids, terpenes and essential fatty acids were identified from C. sativa L., and their safety and useful bio-activities, such as neuroprotective, anti-inflammation, antithrombosis, antiepileptic, and antimicrobial activities, and the relief of pain, have been highlighted. Furthermore, the process of reduction of tetrahydrocannabinol, a representative narcotic compound, and the isolation of cannabidiol, a nonnarcotic active compound in C. sativa L., have been determined. These findings resulted in the legalization of C. sativa L. in Korea for medical use in December 2018 and the exclusion of C. sativa L. from the narcotic list of the UN Commission on Narcotics Drugs (UNCND) in December 2020. Therefore, developments of various high-value added products have commenced worldwide. Additionally, in 2021, the Korean government deregulated special zones based on hemp. In this study, the current status and the prospect of the hemp industry, as well as essential techniques for developing new hemp products, are provided for the activation of the Korea Green-Rush.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.434-445
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• 2023

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) seeds have recently been attracting attention as a new high-value-added food material owing to their excellent nutritional properties, and research on the development of functional food materials using hemp seeds is actively progressing. This study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant properties of hemp seed protein hydrolysates. Protein hydrolysates were prepared from defatted hemp seed powder (HS) by enzymatic hydrolysis using five different proteases (alcalase, bromelain, flavourzyme, neutrase, and papain). 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) assay and SDS-PAGE analysis revealed that HS showed a high degree of hydrolysis after treatment with each enzyme except papain. The total polyphenol content of the protein hydrolysates (<3 kDa) and the RC50 values obtained from two different antioxidant tests showed that alcalase hydrolysate (HSA) had a relatively high level of antioxidant capacity. In addition, treatment with HSA (25-100 ㎍/mL) significantly inhibited linoleic acid peroxidation. These results suggest that hemp seed protein hydrolysates are potential sources of natural antioxidants. Future studies will focus on the identification of active peptides from HSA.

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.97-128
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• 2023

Objectives : This study aims to examine the efficacy and application of Cannabis according to its parts. Methods : Contents on efficacy, treatment, and application of Cannabis in Material Medica and other texts of East Asian Medicine were collected and interpreted to deduce each characteristic. Results : Cannabis was found to be applicable to various wind symptoms and wind stroke, various pain and injuries, skin diseases, blockage or leaking of urine or feces, disease related to genitalia and anus, chronic ague, women's disease related to menstruation, birth, pregnancy, and to have the effects of heightening perceptive and sensory organs, detoxification and anesthesia, stimulating hair growth, and eradicating parasites. It drives out wind-heat pathogenic qi, circulates qi and blood, which allowed it to be applied not only to blockages but to symptoms of leakage. In other words, Cannabis was used when both excess and deficiency diseases were present, the former caused by acute blockage and the latter accompanied by stagnation. Conclusions : Based on the findings of this study, future researches on the efficacy and application of Cannabis could be done more systematically. In line with recent trend of wide application of medical Cannabis, we hope for it to be more actively used in the field of East Asian Medicine based on objective evidence.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2019.10a
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• pp.6-6
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• 2019

대마는 인류가 이용해 온 가장 오래된 약제 중 하나로 그 원산지는 중앙아시아와 남아시아이다. 식물분류학적으로 대마속 일년생 식물로서 Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, Cannabis ruderalis 3종이 있으며, 우리나라에서 재배되고 있는 종은 Cannabis sativa이다. 대마 재배의 역사는 인류의 시작과 그 궤를 같이하며, 동 서양을 막론하고 고대 문명에서 대마에 대한 기록을 쉽게 찾아볼 수 있다. 기록에 의하면 병의 치료나 심리적 치유 및 신에게 제사를 올릴 때 제사장이 사용한 것으로 알려져 있다. 대마의 약효에 대하여는 B.C. 2737년 중국의 신농황제시대의 기록에 관절염과 통증등 의료목적으로 사용했던 최초의 기록이 있으며 본초강목과 동의보감에 저술되어 있다. 우리나라의 대마에 관한 문헌 기록은 삼국지 '위지동이전', 삼국사기 '동성왕편'과 삼국유사에 삼베를 사용한 기록이 있는 것으로 미루어 봤을 때 대마재배의 역사는 삼국시대 이전으로 볼 수 있다. 우리 민족은 생활 속에서 대마를 즐겨 사용하였으며 삼베로 의복과 멍석, 행주 그리고 칠공예품이나 신발등을 만들어 사용하였으며, 죽음에 이르러 삼베옷을 수의로 사용하였다. 대마의 용도는 뿌리, 줄기, 잎, 꽃대 그리고 씨앗까지 다양하게 이용된다. 전통적으로 줄기의 껍질을 이용한 섬유제품이 있으며 실, 의복 및 밧줄등이 있다. 대마 줄기의 속대는 종이, 건축자재, 연료로 사용된다. 씨앗의 경우 식품과 조류의 먹이, 생약으로 이용되고 씨앗의 기름은 연료, 화장품, 맛사지 오일등으로 사용되고 있다. 환각성분이 있어 마리화나 원료로 사용되는 꽃대와 잎은 의약품의 원료로 주목받고 있다. 대마에 관한 최초의 논문은 1843년에 Cannabis indica의 약효에 관한 것으로 보고되었다. 1850년부터 1937년까지 미국의 약전은 대마를 100가지 이상의 질병에 효과가 있는 주요 의약품으로 기재하고 있다. 세계적으로 여러 가지 이유로 대마를 의료 응용과 연구 및 사용을 제한하여 대마에 관한 연구가 침체되었다. 대마의 의학연구는 대마의 약효성분인 칸나비노이드의 발견과 그 구조 및 약효에 관한 연구가 시작되면서 1960년대부터 증가하였으며 2000년 이후에는 칸나비노이드 및 칸나비디올의 다양한 의학적 효과가 밝혀지면서 급격히 증가하고 있다. 대마에 포함된 성분의 의학적 효과가 입증되면서 대마 사용을 합법화한 국가가 증가하면서 대마 산업이 급부상하고 있으며, 의료용뿐만 아니라 기호용, 식품용, 그리고 주류 및 음료시장까지 확대되고 있다. 우리나라도 2019년 3월 질병 치료 목적 대마성분 의약품을 제한적으로 허용하는 마약류 관리에 관한 법률 일부 개정안이 시행되면서 의료용 대마에 관한 연구와 산업화에 관심이 증가하는 추세이다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.74-76
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• 2008

Autohydrolysis at different temperature levels was applied as industrial hemp pretreatment technique for glucose generation. Main structural components removed by autohydrolysis was xylan, which is more sensitive in acidic hydrolysis condition than cellulose or lignin. Higher temperature reaction conditions promoted more biomass components (xylan) removal than lower temperature, which led to better respond to enzymatic saccharification of residual biomass after autohydrolysis. With $185^{\circ}C$ and 60 min, saccharification degree was 53.0% of cellulose in hemp woody core biomass.