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KMID : 0861120160200030075
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2016 Volume.20 No. 3 p.75 ~ p.85
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A Survey of the Medicinal Herbs Used in the Traditional Korean Tea
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Park Ho-young
Jin Sun-yeong
Park So-yeon
Lee Sang-Jae
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study is to analyze medicinal herbs, the ingredients of traditional Korean Tea, focusing on efficacy in the traditional Korean medicine. Through this study, for vitalizing traditional Korean Tea market, the researchers attempt to explain the superiority of traditional Korean Tea. And it will be used basis data on further traditional Korean Tea.
Methods: We conducted a research targeting traditional Korean Tea in domestic market from June through December 2014, and finally 205 kinds of Tea were selected and analyzed.
Results: 48 kinds of medicinal herbs were used alone as ingredients in the traditional Korean Tea containing just one medicinal Herb. and 87 kinds of medicinal herbs were used as ingredients in the traditional Korean Tea containing more than two kinds medicinal Herbs. In the classification of the medicinal Herbs by part for use, roots and rhizome is most used. In the classification of efficacy of medicinal herbs, tonifying and replenishing medicinal herbs are most popular as ingredients in the traditional Korean Tea.
Conclusions: Medicinal herbs have been widely used in the traditional Korean Tea. Tea consumers concern about not only the efficacy but also the taste, scent and color. Therefore, further study about these things would be required to demonstrate the superiority of the traditional Korean Tea.
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KEYWORD
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traditional tea, medicinal herb, efficacy, Korean medicine
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