원보 : 백삼 및 홍삼의 이화학적 특성 및 말로닐 진세노사이드 함량 비교

Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) has been used as a traditional herbal medicine in East Asia and is very popular in the world, because of its health benefits. To comparison of pharmacological components and physiochemical properties between white and red ginseng from same body, we analyzed ginsenoside and malonyl ginsenoside, ash, crude lipid/ protein, fatty acid, mineral contents, total/reducing sugar, and total phenolic and acidic polysaccharide contents. The general components did not show any significant difference between white and red ginseng. Whereas, the content of neutral ginsenoside Rb1, Rb2, Rc and Rd were higher in red ginseng than those of white ginseng. However, malonyl ginsenoside such as m-Rb1, m-Rb2, m-Rc and m-Rd in white ginseng were similar to neutral ginsenoside Rb1, Rb2, Rc and Rd in white ginseng and far higher than those of red ginseng. These results exhibit that malonyl ginsenosides were converted to neutral ginsenosides in steaming process for red ginseng. So, we suggest that malonyl ginsenoside are necessary to applies in ginsenoside analysis of Korean ginseng.