수삼 쪄서 말린 '흑삼' "전립선비대증 개선 효과 톡톡"
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While it's widely known that ginseng is beneficial for the body, black ginseng, made from steaming and drying fresh ginseng, has been recently discovered to be effective in improving prostate health.
Jeong Eun-joo has the details.
Unprocessed fresh ginseng turns into red ginseng when steamed once and acquires a reddish hue.
When this process is repeated three times or more, it becomes black ginseng.
Black ginseng has been traditionally known for its immune-boosting properties and effectiveness against respiratory diseases.
Its intricate production process and higher cost, however, have prevented it from becoming widely accessible to the general public.
Black ginseng is now drawing attention for its potential to improve benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH.
The Rural Development Administration conducted an experiment in which rats with BPH were fed black ginseng daily for four weeks.
The results showed a maximum reduction of up to 16.9 percent in prostate weight compared to the control group.
The level of a prostate-specific antigen decreased by 48.6 percent, and that for the factor inducing BPH, dihydrotestosterone, decreased by 31.4 percent.
These figures exceed those of foreign pharmaceuticals available on the South Korean market.
"We confirmed that black ginseng helps with prostate health as we observed a substantial organic decrease in prostate-specific antigen and related factors"
The RDA has registered three patents related to black ginseng based on its research findings.
The technology is being transferred to six companies for testing on humans.
Despite recent concerns about declining ginseng consumption, the industry is optimistic about future sales.
"We expect an increase in demand for black ginseng in the future as it's said to be good for prostate health with the application of new technology."
The RDA plans to continue research to develop black ginseng as a material for healthy functional foods and nutraceuticals.
Jeong Eun-joo, Arirang News.
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2023-11-13, 21:00 (KST)
