Inho Jo

Plants have been utilized as crucial raw materials for medicine development worldwide and consumed in the form of food or medicine due to their medicinal properties. Since medicinal efficacy of plants is derived from numerous bioactive metabolites synthesized within them, identifying metabolites present in specific plants is crucial. In this study, we conducted global metabolite profiling of medicinal and functional plants used in Korea, employing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS).

Functional plants cultivated in Korea are recognized as rich sources of bioactive metabolites with potential health benefits. In this study, seventeen metabolites were quantified from thirty different Korean functional plant species using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). As these seventeen compounds exhibit diverse bioactivities, they can serve as indicators to explore and suggest the potential functional properties of the plants.

Hanji, a traditional Korean paper, has been served as the primary base material for oriental paintings. In recent years, modern colored paints, along with traditional ink, have also been applied in oriental painting, but research on their aging stability remains limited. This study evaluates the aging stability of two types of Hanji commonly used in art, treated with ink, acrylic paint, tube paint, and powdered pigment. For acrylic paint, both diluted and undiluted paints were applied to examine

Vietnamese ginseng (Panax vietnamensis) is a species of ginseng native to Vietnam and is known to be one of the species rich in ginseng saponins. Nevertheless, research aimed at revealing the effects of Vietnamese ginseng, such as clinical trials and animal studies, has not been actively conducted. In this study, the effects of Vietnamese ginseng were summarized through a systematic review, and the current research trends were presented. Out of a total of 123 papers, 18 animal and clinical trial