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The value of utilization and prospect of forest healing ingredients for native plants in Korea

XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 1p.

Author Kim, J. H., Cho, J. Y., Lim, C. H.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Synopsis (short abstract) The perception of forests in Korea has changed with the times. In the past the perception of pursuing primary products such as wood was strong, but recently it has been changed to a way to pursue public interest values including recreation and healing. As the perspective of forest is changed, this study has purpose to examine the value and prospect of native plants, one of forest resources, as a resource for forest healing by linking them with food closely related to life. In Korea, a total of 205 Family, 1,157 Genus, 4,940 species of native plants are distributed. This is significantly higher than the UK (2,000species) or Denmark (1,500species), and when compared to the number of species per unit area, it is more valuable because it has a variety of species than of Japan or China. Antioxidant activity search is the most commonly used method to measure the functionality of native plants, and various studies are being conducted in this regard. Various native plants in Korea are used not only for medicinal purposes but also for edible purposes, and 71 family, 547 species edible plants are known. However, there are about 70 kinds of native plants that are actually distributed and edible in the market, which is only about 12.8% of the total. However, as interest in healthy food has increased recently, food ingredients using native plants are attracting attention again. Therefore, it is necessary to study for the application of food ingredients and the verification of the effect of native plants. The effects of native plants in Korea are being verified effects not only for antioxidant but also for health functionality. In the future, more diverse studies are needed to re-examine the edible value of native plants from a forest healing perspective and to spread them widely. Keywords: Human health and well-being, Food systems ID: 3486571

Statutory body / Meeting title World Forestry Congress (WFC)

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