2023-09-21 09:36:00
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Although there is a saying that ‘good medicine is bitter to the mouth’, there is something sweet but good for the body.
Chestnut honey is the main character, and it has been confirmed to be effective in suppressing viruses by increasing innate immunity.
Reporter Choi Myeong-shin reports.
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Chestnut honey is dark brown in color and has a strong aroma and slightly bitter taste.
Because it has a somewhat unfamiliar taste compared to honey or miscellaneous honey, it does not have much consumer preference, with a market share of only 7%.
[김용래 조합장/ 한국양봉농업협동조합장 : 밤꿀은 쓴맛과 특유의 향을 가진 암갈색의 꿀로 소비자들이 선호하지 않은 탓에 판매에 큰 어려움을 겪고 있습니다.]
Chestnut honey has been used as a medicinal herb in the civilian population since ancient times to treat bronchial diseases.
The Rural Development Administration and the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine obtained notable research results related to immunity from chestnut honey.
An experiment was conducted on mice infected with the influenza A virus, divided into a group fed 600 mg of chestnut honey daily for 2 weeks and a group not fed.
In the group fed for two weeks, 60% survived, while in the group not fed, all died within six days.
It was confirmed that chestnut honey inhibits viral infection by 62.2%.
In the case of the chestnut honey treated group, weight loss due to viral infection was reduced by 17.3% compared to the untreated group.
Even if infected with the virus, the level of inflammation in lung tissue was no different from that of normal mice.
In addition, in the chestnut honey treatment group, interferon beta, an innate immune factor, was activated 4.3 times more in serum and spleen, and NK cells, which are immune cells, were activated 4.6 times more.
It has been discovered that, unlike other honeys, the kynurenic acid component found only in chestnut honey increases innate immunity.
[최장기 책임연구원 / 한국한의학연구원 : 현재는 선천면역 증진 및 항바이러스 효과에 대해 확인했고, 추가적으로 항비만이라든가 혈행 개선 효능 쪽으로 연구를 진행할 예정입니다.]
The Rural Development Administration published the results of this research as a paper in an international academic journal and completed a patent application.
[최홍민 농업연구사/ 농촌진흥청 양봉생태과 : 이번 연구를 계기로 이제 국산 밤나무꿀의 소비를 증가시키고 이제 양봉 농가의 소득 안정화에 크게 기여할 것으로 기대됩니다.]
Chestnut honey, which has received relatively less attention, is preparing to transform into a high-value product such as health functional food.
This is YTN Choi Myeong-shin.
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