“It prevented cancer cell metastasis by increasing the active ingredient of red ginseng more than 20 times.”

Dr. Jeongyeop Ham of KIST “Adjusting the content of active ingredients in red ginseng by microwave processing”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Yoon-joo = Research results show that red ginseng processed with microwave electromagnetic waves can prevent the metastasis of cancer cells.

On the 26th, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) developed a red ginseng processing method using microwave electromagnetic waves through a joint research by Dr. Jeong-yeop Ham’s team from the Natural Products Research Center of the Gangneung Branch Natural Products Research Center with Dr. It was revealed that it increased more than 20 times.

Red ginseng contains ginsenoside, a kind of compound called glycoside. Among them, components such as Rg3, Rk1, and Rg5 can prevent the movement of proteins that induce metastasis of cancer cells.

The previously released red ginseng processed foods are made with a 9-bag and 9-pack processing method that repeats the method of steaming and drying 9 times.

Unlike the existing red ginseng processing method, such as the 9-bag and 9-pack processing method, the researchers developed a processing method that radiates microwave electromagnetic waves into a sealed container, increasing components such as Rg3, Rk1, and Rg5 by more than 20 times.

The active ingredients of red ginseng, which the researchers increased, had the effect of inhibiting the’TGF-β1′ protein and cancer cells that induce cancer cell metastasis.

In addition to lung cancer, the researchers explained that cancer cells such as prostate cancer, cervical cancer, and skin cancer were also prevented.

Dr. Hahm Jeong-yeop said, “In this study, we proved that red ginseng ingredients can increase anticancer effect by inhibiting cancer metastasis as well as killing cancer cells.” “Red ginseng developed by the microwave electromagnetic wave manufacturing method is The content can be adjusted, so we can develop customized functional materials for various diseases.”

The results of this study were published in the latest issue of the’Journal of Ginseng Research’, an international journal in the field of ginseng research.

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