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히비스커스 추출물의 항산화 효과 (Antioxidant Effect of Hibiscus Extract)

  • 신동화;문지선
    • 한국응용과학기술학회지
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    • 제41권2호
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    • pp.386-392
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    • 2024
  • COVID-19로 인하여 현대인들은 유해환경 및 다양한 자극에 따른 불안 심리가 높아지게 되면서 천연물질을 선호하게 되었다. 따라서 전통의학에서 무독성 식물로 인정한 히비스커스를 천연화장품 소재로서의 적절성을 알아보고자 히비스커스 추출물의 항산화 효과(폴리페놀, 플라보노이드, DPPH, ABTS)를 연구하여, 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 첫째, 히비스커스의 총 폴리페놀은 HSE 100%일 때 433 ㎍/mL로 나타났다. 둘째, 총 플라보노이드는 HSE 100%에서 488 ㎍/mL로 항산화 능력이 높게 나타났다. 셋째, DPPH radical 소거능은 원액 HES 100%에서 94.04%, 희석액 HSE 20%에서 89.54%로 나타났다. 넷째, ABTS radical 소거능은 HSE 원액 100%에서 98.95%, 희석액 HSE 20%에서 94.84%로 각각 90% 이상의 높은 소거능을 나타냈다. 이러한 연구 결과 히비스커스 추출물은 향후 화장품 천연소재의 항산화 원료로 사용이 가능하다고 사료된다.

베버리지 보고서의 의료보장 구상과 NHS를 통한 구현 (The Public Health Welfare Conception of the Beveridge Report and Its Realization via the NHS)

  • 한준엽;박지용
    • 의료법학
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    • 제24권3호
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    • pp.59-104
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    • 2023
  • 본고는 베버리지 보고서 원문에 담긴 의료보장 및 복지 구상을 검토하고, 베버리지의 기획이 오늘날 영국 NHS를 통해 어떠한 방식으로 현실에서 구현되었는지를 규명하고자 노력한다. 20세기 복지 사회의 근간을 형성한 베버리지 보고서의 영향력을 염두에 둔다면, 보건의료 영역에 관한 베버리지 보고서의 본래적인 기획은 무엇이었으며, 그것이 국가 의료 시스템인 NHS로 얼마나 충실히 계승되어 구현되었는지를 알아보는 과제는 흥미롭지 않을 수 없다. 또한, 보건복지 정책이 현대 국가에서 차지하는 비중을 고려한다면, 베버리지가 제시한 의료보장 기획 및 그 내용이 오늘날까지 이어져 왔는지를 살피는 노력은 시의적절하다. 위의 문제의식을 바탕으로, 본고는 베버리지 보고서에 담긴 의료보장 구상과 NHS를 통한 구현을 다음과 같이 알아본다. 우선 베버리지 보고서의 역사적인 배경을 다루어 베버리지가 제시한 복지체계의 기원을 살피며, 복지 제도의 개혁을 주동한 시대정신의 역할 및 영국 전시생산체제와 응급의료서비스의 경험을 주요 논점으로 부각한다. 그 후 당대의 사회현실로부터 태동한 베버리지 보고서의 의료보장 구상이 무엇인지를 분석하는 단계가 진행되며, 이때 사회복지를 향한 목표와 의료보장에 관한 계획이 주목된다. 마지막으로, NHS의 지향과 운용 방식, 치료 유형, 재활 프로그램을 포함한 현황을 차례로 검토하고 베버리지 보고서와 비교분석하여 저자의 기획이 현실에서 충실하게 구현되었는지를 살핀다. 이 과정에서 본고는 베버리지 보고서 원문은 물론이며, 잉글랜드 NHS 헌법과 1946년 국민보건서비스법을 비롯한 주요 법정책 자료를 참고하여 연구 목적을 달성하고자 노력한다. 본고의 탐구는 단지 베버리지 보고서의 답습에 그치지 아니하고, 현대의 관점에서 복지국가에 대한 베버리지의 기여를 평가하여 되돌아본다는 지점에서 그 의의가 있다. 베버리지 보고서에 담긴 지향과 정책 등을 구조화하여 분석하고, 이를 NHS의 현실에 접목하여 비교분석하는 본고의 서술은 베버리지의 기획이 영국에서 착실하게 구현되었는지를 살피는 적절한 기회를 마련할 수 있다. 더 나아가 본고는 보건의료 분야 복지의 과거와 현재를 비판적인 시각에서 반추하려는 노력의 일환이며, 한국 의료보장 및 복지 관련 법 제도의 미래와 개선을 염두에 두는 건설적인 탐구에 적절한 시사점을 남길 수 있으리라고 기대한다.

"본초정화(本草精華)" "인부(人部)"에 대한 고찰 (Study on ${\ulcorner}Bonchojeonghwa{\lrcorner}$ ${\ulcorner}Inbu{\lrcorner}$)

  • 권영배;엄동명;김홍균
    • 한국한의학연구원논문집
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.1-22
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    • 2005
  • Study on ${\ulcorner}$Bonchojeonghwa${\lrcorner}$, which is one of the most specialized medical books in Boncho(Herbal Medicines), has been done by comparing it with some other medical books published in the Chosun dynasty. Though there was not meaningful result on e names of Korean medicine by this study and more study should follow in the future, from medicines recorded in ${\ulcorner}$Inbu (a chapter of medical ingredients from human body)${\lrcorner}$, we can reach on some results as follows by comparing in names of Korean medicines, their medical components, relevant explanations and etc. 1. Though it is difficult to know the author and the published year due to absence of the preface and epilogue, the publication is presumed to date from mid-l7th century, from the facts that Muheeong's ${\ulcorner}$Shinnongbonchokyongso${\lrcorner}$ is in the ${\ulcorner}$Bonchojeonghwa${\lrcorner}$'s reference list, and that there is not Hangul expression in the names of medicines nor the Ching dynasty’s books as a reference. 2. As a result of studying on the names of medicines recorded in ${\ulcorner}$Inbu${\lrcorner}$ of the Chosun dynasty's famous medical books, before ${\ulcorner}$ Bonchojeonghwa${\lrcorner}$, 19 medicines in ${\ulcorner}$Hyangyakjipsungbang${\lrcorner}$, 25 in ${\ulcorner}$Donguibogam${\lrcorner}$, and after ${\ulcorner}$Bonchojeonghwa${\lrcorner}$, 6 in ${\ulcorner}$Uimumbogam${\lrcorner}$, 4 in ${\ulcorner}$Kwangjebikup${\lrcorner}$, 11 in ${\ulcorner}$Bangyakhappyon${\lrcorner}$. And there are 37 medicines which are unique, ${\ulcorner}$Bonchojeonghwa${\lrcorner}$ has 31, the biggest records among them. 3. As a result of studying on the names of medicines recorded in 「Inbu」 of the ${\ulcorner}$Bonchojeonghwa${\lrcorner}$ and ${\ulcorner}$ Donguibogam${\lrcorner}$, 22 medicines were recorded in the both books, 9 were only recorded in ${\ulcorner}$Bonchojeonghwa${\lrcorner}$ and 3 were only recorded in ${\ulcorner}$Donguibogam${\lrcorner}$. 3 out of the total 37 medicines recorded in ${\ulcorner}$Inbu${\lrcorner}$ are only recorded in ${\ulcorner}$Hangyakjipsungbang${\lrcorner}$, and more study on this is needed. 4. From the contents recorded in ${\ulcorner}$Bonchojeonghwa${\lrcorner}$ and ${\ulcorner}$Donguibogam${\lrcorner}$, Benchojeonghwa is more in detail than Donguibogam. Thus, it was specialized in Boncho (Herbal Medicines) enough to be compared with general medical books, and played a good role in leading medical science's specialization. 5. Late Chosun dynasty's medical study on Boncho (Herbal Medicines) just like ${\ulcorner}$Bonchojeonghwa${\lrcorner}$ didn't lead to an active development of knowledge communication due to Confucian ethics. This limitation created the trend relying on general medical books or Yaksungga (songs of memorizing Boncho information) for Boncho information, but Boncho information of late Chosun dynasty became more in detail. That is, while Bokhapbang, combination of various medicines, were developed in China, Danmibang, single medicine but different intensity, were developed in Chosun. And thus, even though the kinds of medicines became smaller, but its contents became rather rich. 5. The medicines recorded in ${\ulcorner}$Bonchojeonghwa${\lrcorner}$ and ${\ulcorner}$Donguibogam${\lrcorner}$ are, from the view point of today, unclean or rather uncomfortable to use. Out those medicines, Bunchung, Hwasijangsanginkol, Hongyon, Gonidoogun, Inkondang had been used for a very long time and which proves their medical efficacy, and it is a great pity that they can’t be tried today due to the limitation by modern ethics.

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간질환자(癎疾患者)에 대(對)한 보건학적(保健學的) 조사연구(調査硏究) (A Survey on Epilepsy Patients from Public Health Aspects)

  • 김명호;경영후;박종구;서신영
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.41-61
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    • 1979
  • Two interview surveys (1976 for 800 patients, 1978 for 200 patients) and an inventory survey through medical records(1978) for epileptic patients who have registered with the Korean Epilepsy Association (Rose Club) since 1971 were carried out by trained health workers in advance of survey. The data obtained from the analysis showed as follows: 1) 35.2% of patients were born in Seoul and 70. 6% of patients born elsewhere have lived in Seoul. 2) 50-60% of patients were 15-30 years cid. 3) 33.4%, 24,6 and 24.6 of all pupils and students went to elementary, junior and senior high schools respectively. 4) 21.2% of all pupils and students had dropped out of school and 51.4% of them were away from school because of epilepsy. 5) 3.1% of all patients had no job at all and students comprised 20.9% of patients followed by clerical work, commercial business and farming with about 6% in each group.6) Reasons given for unemployment such as dismissal (4.3%), quit (27.7%), hesitation to employ (42.5%)and discontinuance of job (25.5%) were basically due to epilepsy. 7) About half(46.2%) of all patients have become Christian since the Rose Club was a voluntary agency which has been sponsored by Christians. 8) 82. 6% of patients were diagnosed as having grand mal as the most. 9) 29.4% of patients explained aura with psychomotor disturbances and 13.8% with sensory disorders. 10) 46.3% of patients were attacked with seizures when they were tired and others(11.6% and 4.9%) after excessive eating and hunger. 11) Patients suffered more seizures in spring and summer rather than in autumn and winter and most patients had attacks 1-5 times a month. 12) For etiologic reasons of epilepsy, 35.5% of patients considered it was caused by psychological stress and 11.5% by trauma. Only 1.1% of patients considered it as having hereditary components. 13) 51% of patients were slow in caring for their own illnesses. They started to reat epilepsy after spending 5 years of time from the initial seizure. Only 5.4% of patients had received the modern anti-epileptic therapy right after the nitial seizure. 14) 62.1% of patients had no therapy or irregular or incomplete treatment before registration at the Rose Club Clinic. 15) Before registration at the Rose Club, 42.4% of patients received medical care. On the other hand, 25.6% went to herb doctors and 12.5% used to go to the drugstore in order to get anti-epileptic drugs. 16) 41. 6% of patients who took anti-epileptic drugs had more or less side-effects. Indigestion was the most common. 17) For continuation of treatment, 30.3% have received treatment for more than 5 years and the evident showed that epilepsy took a longer time to be cured. 18) Regarding the medical care received 44.2% of patients were very satisfied with effective care and 26.5% felt as good. 19) For attitudes toward epilepsy. 27.0% of patients and 68.2% of patients family were pessimistic. 20) 65.9% of patients had optimistic attitudes toward effectiveness of medical care of epilepsy. 21) 64.8% of wives and husbands had better understanding and cooperative for their spouses who had epilepsy. 22) 33.3% of patients were under-treated at the place of work. 23) 70.2% of patients wished to marry when they reach childbearing age and 63% wished to have children. Through the above results it is recommended for nation-wide epilepsy control that the sound and correct health education not only from health aspect but also from welfare aspect should be planned and implemented as soon as possible.

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장기공여와 이식에 대한 일반인의 주관적 특성 (Subjectivity on Organ Donation and Transplantation)

  • 권영미;윤은자
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제30권6호
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    • pp.1437-1454
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    • 2000
  • This study was designed to identify the attitudes of the people on organ donation and transplantation. The purpose of this study was to provide data to help inspire organ donation, and promote registration yield so donor candidates will have more favorable recipients through Q-methodology. A Q-sample was developed through a review of the literature and interviews. Thirty-three statements made up the final Q-sample. The P-sample consisted of twenty-eight subjects, excluding chronic organic disorder. The Q-sorts by each subject were coded and analyzed with the QUNAL computer program. The results were as follows: This study discovered five different types of organ donation and transplantation of twenty- eight subjects. Type I is 'utilitarian.' The people of this type consider human life very valuable and they recognize that organ transplantation is an affirmative medicine that should be performed to extend human life. They believe that are saving others' lives by donating organs. Type II is 'sardonist.' The people of this type approve of organ transplantation usefulness, but they have no intention of participating in the program because of it may trample on human rights. Type III is 'individualist.' The people of this type consider it proper for the activation of organ transplantation by the legal system. They believe that organ donation a valuable too, but needs support through social benefits to donors. Yet, they have not intention of doing what they propose. Type IV is 'familist.' The people of this type have strong attachments to life but they think that organ donation and transplantation should be done between within a family. Type IV is disposition of family intensive consideration rather than altruistic and utilitarianism. Type V is 'deontologist.' The people of this type recognize the benefits of transplantation, but have a negative opinion of activation. They worry about ethical and social problems occurring in the development of modern medicine. They believe that death is the only natural end to life, so they have strong negative opinions of euthanasia and brain death compared to other types. They regard transplantation to be a non-human behavior, because it involves a removing organs and breaking the boundary of death. The findings of this study are only preliminary and serve as a baseline to understanding the subjectivity of individuals on organ donation and transplantation. Therefore, the subjectivity of the five types will be applied to formulate the educational programs and public relations strategies for organ donation because the public's awareness toward organ donation is closely related to their values, beliefs, and attitudes.

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반응표면분석법을 이용한 최적 비율의 뽕잎과 오디 분말 첨가 기능성 녹두죽의 품질특성 (Quality characteristics of functional Nokdujuk prepared with optimum mixing ratio of mulberry leaf and fruit powder by response surface method)

  • 김민주;김애정
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제49권6호
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    • pp.699-709
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    • 2017
  • 본 연구의 목적은 반응표면분석법(RSM)을 이용하여 뽕잎과 오디 최적 혼합비율을 첨가한 기능성 녹두죽을 개발하는데 있다. 뽕잎과 오디의 최적 혼합비율을 산출하기 위해서 독립변수로 뽕잎분말(X1)과 오디분말(X2)을 설정하였고, 종속변수로는 pH(Y1), 당도(Y2), 점도(Y3), L(Y4), a(Y5), b(Y6), 색(Y7), 향(Y8), 맛(Y9), 전반적인 기호도(Y10), 총 폴리페놀 함량(Y11) 및 DPPH 라디칼 소거능($IC_{50}$)(Y12)으로 설정하였다. RSM을 이용하여 산출된 뽕잎과 오디의 최적 혼합비율은 뽕잎분말 3.88 g, 오디분말 6 g이었다. 뽕잎과 오디 최적 혼합비율을 첨가한 기능성죽의 총 폴리페놀 함량은 330.99 mg TAE/100 g이였고, DPPH 라디칼 소거능($IC_{50}$)은 650.10 g/mL으로 나타났다. 뽕잎과 오디 최적 혼합비율을 첨가한 기능성죽의 pH는 6.53이었으며, 당도는 $8.93^{\circ}Bx$로 나타났다. 뽕잎과 오디 최적 혼합비율을 첨가한 기능성죽의 색도에서 명도 값은 34.41, 적색도 값은 1.36, 황색도 값은 4.47이였고, 점성은 3584 cP로 나타났다. 뽕잎과 오디 최적 혼합비율을 첨가한 기능성죽의 관능평가에서 색은 5.20, 향은 5.85, 맛은 6.00이고, 전반적인 기호도는 6.22로 관능평가 점수가 우수하게 나타났다. 결론적으로 본 연구를 통해 개발된 뽕잎과 오디 최적혼합비율이 첨가된 기능성 녹두죽은 산화방지 활성 뿐만 아니라 죽이 갖추어야 할 품질특성도 우수하여 바쁜 현대인의 식사대용으로 활용가치가 높다고 본다.

암환자의 대체요법 시행경험 (The Experiences of Trial Alternative Therapies for Cancer Patients)

  • 고덕순;정연강
    • 가정간호학회지
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.109-120
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    • 2001
  • This study has been done in order to help the people understand the cancer patients and provide the basic materials for the care of cancer patients by deeply understanding the living experience of the practice of alternative therapy for cancer patients. Data were collected with several in depth interviews and observations. Collected datas were analyzed by using phenomenological method of study by Giorgi (1970). The trial experience of alternative therapy for cancer patients has been classified into the one of having concerns, following, being infatuated, and coming out by pushing, and the experience of having concerns appeared as the meaning of the limit of modern medicine, despair, loneliness. hope, emotional support. dissolution of the feeling of uneasiness. the feeling of burden of the medical expense, self-treating, the subject of treatment. and indifference while the experience of following appeared as the meaning of blind following, temptation, going outside to look for something, wandering. following unconditionally, advise of the professionals, mistaken belief. self-abandonment, powerlessness. disconnection of dialogue with the medical staff. elevation of immunity, strengthening the physical power, absence of the source of examined information, clinging, self-responsibility. the experience of being infatuated appeared as the meaning of thorough trial. affirmative experience. devotion. diverse efforts, faithful trial. affirmative self-suggestion. change of the style of life. the feeling of burden of expense, being envious, bitter feeling toward the family, considering family, family discords, and difficulty of enforcement. The experience of coming out by pushing appeared as the meaning of waiting. self-reflection. maintaining the distance. cutting attachment, throwing the greed away, coming out by pushing. being thoughtful. accepting disease. individual difference of physical quality, and ambivalence. But they return to the experience of being concerned all over again in case of recurrence or metastasis of the disease even though they come out of such stage, and they always have ambivalence even in the condition with no recurrence and metastasis. In conclusion, the trial of alternative therapy for cancer patients could be explained as the adaptive behavior to the disease which is difficult to be cured. the cancer. The cancer patients are exposed to the side effects and harm without the examined information resources. Therefore the nurse should well aware of the alternative therapy and be able to do the appropriative management through the open communication with the patients who are under the trial of alternative therapy.

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6MV 및 10 MV X-ray의 이중에너지를 생성하는 방사선 발생장치의 임상적 이용 (Clinical Application of the Dual Energy Photon Beam Using 6 MV and 10 MV X-ray)

  • 이명자;한혜경
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.93-99
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    • 1988
  • 최근에 선형가속기에 대한 제작기술의 발달로 하나의 기계에서 두 가지 X-선이 생성된다. 이러한 기계적 특성을 충분히 이용할 수 있도록 임상적으로 어떠한 장점이 있는지 아는 것은 매우 중요하다. 특히 SAD 방법으로 치료 시 다른 에너지를 사용하여야 될 경우 환자를 다른 에너지가 있는 치료실로 이동시키지 않아도 되는 장점이 있다. 저자는 직장암 환자 15예를 중심으로 6MV와 10MV X-선의 에너지를 복합적으로 사용하여 치료를 하였을 때 단일에너지인 6MV혹은 10MV X-선을 이용했을 때와 등량곡선의 분포도 및 선량률의 차이를 비교하였다. 선량 계산은 치료계획용 Mevaplan 콤퓨터를 이용하였다. 정상조직에 들어가는 방사선량의 차이를 계산하기 위해 방광 및 우측 대퇴부를 임의의 점으로 잡아 콤퓨터에 입력시켜 그 부위의 최대선량 최소선량 및 평균선량을 구하였다. 6MV 및 10MV의 이중에너지 X-선을 이용하였을 때 6MV 단일 에너지 X-선으로 치료시 보다 방광의 평균 방사선량은 $8.1\%$ 감소하였고 방광 평균 방사선량 즉 소장과 근접해 있는 부위는 $7.4\%$의 감소를 보였다. 최대선량치 Dmax는 $1.25\%$감소하였다. 대퇴부위의 평균 방사선량은 $2\%$ 감소하였다. 이중에너지 X-선 치료는 10MV단일에너지와 비교하여 방광의 평균 방사선량은 $8.5\%$ 감소하였고, 소장근접 부위는 $11.8\%$ 감소하였다. 최대선량치 Dmax는 $0.8\%$의 증가로 거의 차이가 없었다. 대퇴부위 방사선량은 $0.8\%$증가로 비슷하였다. 그외 회음부 및 전골전방 부위는 전방조사야에 10MV 대신 6MV를 씀으로써 피부 sparing 효과를 줄여주어 충분한 방사선량을 줄 수 있었다. 위의 결과로 이중에너지 X-선 치료는 정상조직의 손상은 같게 주며 종양부위의 방사선량을 $7\~12\%$정도 올려줄 수 있는 장점이 있음을 알 수 있었다.

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Effects and Mechanisms of Silkworm Powder as a Blood Glucose-Lowerinly Agent

  • Ryu, Kang-Sun;Lee, Heui-Sam;Kim, Iksoo
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.93-100
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    • 2002
  • Cocoon production, which is a representative of traditional sericulture shifted into silkworm powder production in the spring of 1995. This, infect, signifies the change from the dress-centered textile business to the bio-industry and the functional resource industry. One of the most outstanding shifting is utilization of silkworm larvae for anti-diabetic agent. In Asian countries including Korea, silkworm powder derived from the domestic silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) has long been favored for anti-diabetic agent, but its efficacy was not tested until last decade by modern scientific methods. In this article, we reviewed the major researches on the silkworm powder as a blood glucose-lowering substance. After the beginning test of the efficacy of silkworm powder by a cooperative research between Department of Sericulture and Entomlogy, NIAST, RDA and Kyung Hee University, substantial data have been accumulated so far, In a serial experiment to select best condition, the fifth instar larvae prepared by freeze dry method turned out to have the best blood glucose-lowering effect. In the pharmacological experiment to understand the mechanism of silkworm powder in small intestine, the silkworm powder turned out to inhibit the activity of ${\alpha}$-glucosidase, by competitively binding to $\alpha$-type disaccharides. The animal experiment showed that the extract of silkworm powder prevents a rapid increase of blood glucose level after meal and prevents hunger and law blood glucose level during empty stomach. In the experiment to isolate the major component of silkworm powder, which exerts blood glucose-lowering effect, 1-deoxynojirimy-cin (DNJ) was eventually mass-purified, and it turned out that DNJ isolated from silkworm powder was excellent in its blood glucose-lowering effect. In the experiment to understand the personal difference of the efficacy of the silkworm powder, clinical candidates were divided on the basis of the criterion of traditional Chinese medicine: Tae-Yang, Tae-Um, So-yang, and So-Um. The result showed that silkworm powder has a tendency to reduce blood glucose level at fasting and at 2 hours after meal, and this trend was somewhat obvious in the Tae-Um body type. In summary, we reviewed scientific papers on the efficacy of silkworm powder and its purified DNJ as a blood glucose-lowering agent. These suggest that silkworm powder truly possesses blood glucose-lowering effect as documented in the traditional Chinese medicine, although further researches will be required to develop them as "medical" resource instead of functional food.

한국적 간호중재 개발 : 대체(보완)요법 (The Development of Korean Nursing Alternative)

  • 신경림
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제29권6호
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    • pp.1403-1418
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    • 1999
  • Nursing is a discipline that helps to understand human being, to mitigate pains in life by promoting and recovering health, and to study the basic principles in sustaining and preserving life. To understand man and thus to nurse, it is essential to take the way of life of the specific person, his/her ideas, and natural environment into consideration. This means, the temperament, geography, environment and society peculiar to Korea have formed its own culture distinguished from those of other people. Thoughts and philosophy develop as a products of the specific culture and society. Therefore, accurate understanding of the concepts of nursing in the traditional thoughts and philosophy is indispensible to define Korean nursing. Modern Korean nursing at first rooted in the westernized nursing and western nursing intervention has been applied ever since its introduction in the late 19th century under the paradigm of western natural science. However, Koreans in the past made use of alternative therapy which put its emphasis on the organic and holistic view of life as well as a means for traditional medicine and nursing. This alternative therapy has been largely ignored since the introduction of western medical science, and was considered something used only by the aged or the uneducated. Moreover, Health concerned practices and customary traditional therapy have been discarded in the clinical medicine as "unscientific" or "unsystematic". As described above, it is true that Korean nursing has developed in the quantitative aspect only adhering to western nursing intervention. Now it is the time to stop to hold ourself and to look back our past. To find and develop the originality of Korean nursing to cope with the globalization, it is necessary to rediscover nursing (alternative) therapy in Korean culture ignored so far. For this purpose, this study examines the oriental philosophy to explore alternative nursing theory now under development. Also it aims to present ways to apply alternative therapy to nursing education, research and clinical practices and ultimately to show the desirable direction of the nursing to go in the future. Yangsaeng theory of Taoism and Yin-yang, Oh-hang(five elements) and khi theory in Dongeuibogam which gave enormous influences on Korean medical culture and treatment together with Sahsang(four temperaments) emphasized in Dongeuisusebowon will be examined as conceptual framework. Concepts of nursing are categorized into views on each the universe, the human being and nursing. Views on human being is classified into subcategories of body, life, health, and disease. Also it emphasizes the necessity of including alternative therapy in nursing intervention. Views on the universe is classified into yin-yang, khi, and temperament. Nursing will be available anywhere and easily accessible with this new nursing intervention. Trying to give a new thoughts to all those traditional concepts and alternative therapy, this article suggests the necessity of developing original Korean nursing theory and nursing intervention.

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