Discrimination of Geographical Origin for Herbal Medicine by Mineral Content Analysis with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

에너지분산형 X-선 형광분석기를 이용한 한약재의 무기질 분석 및 이에 의한 원산지 판별

  • Jeong, Myeong-Sil (Experiment Research Institute of National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Bok (Department of Food and Nutrition, Yonsei University)
  • 정명실 (국립농산물품질관리원 시험연구소) ;
  • 이수복 (연세대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2008.04.30

Abstract

In this study, the macromineral content ratios of four herbal medicine samples(Saposhnikoviae Radix, Bupleuri Radix, Cnidii Rhizoma, and Astragali Radix) were analyzed to discriminate their geographical origins using an energydispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) technique. EDXRF is a rapid, non-destructive, and multi-elemental analysis technique. Initially, samples of both domestic and imported herbal medicines were pulverized, and then their macromineral contents, including P, S, K, and Ca, were analyzed using EDXRF. For the discrimination of their geographical origins, canonical discriminant analysis was carried out based on the estimated macromineral relative content ratios of the samples. According to the results, the discrimination accuracies were as follows: 93.3% for Saposhnikoviae Radix, 95.7% for Bupleuri Radix, 98.8% for Cnidii Rhizoma, and 87.5% for Astragali Radix. Overall, the results imply that this technique could be used as a standard method, to discriminate their geographical origins between domestic and imported herbal medicines.

방풍, 시호, 천궁, 황기, 한약재 국산과 수입산 307점을 대상으로 분석과정에서 특별한 전처리 과정이 필요없는 간편하고 신속한 비파괴 분석법을 사용하여 식물 생장에 필수 원소인 다량 무기질 P, S, K, Ca의 함량을 EDXRF로 측정하고 정준판별분석을 실시한 후 원산지 판별 가능성을 검토하였다. 국산 방풍의 P, S, K, Ca 함량은 평균 12.67%, 7.51%, 60.21%, 19.61%이었고 수입산은 평균 9.72%, 20.66%, 50.29%, 19.33%였으며 국산 방풍에는 P, K 함량이 수입산에 비하여 높게 존재하였고 S는 수입산에 많았으며 Ca는 유사하였고 전체 75점의 시료 중 70점의 원산지를 정확히 판별하여 93.3%의 매우 높은 판별정확도를 나타냈다.국산 시호의 P, S, K, Ca 함량은 평균 8.91%, 6.42%, 50.18%, 34.48%였고 수입산 시호는 평균 4.35%, 12.16%, 43.40%, 40.09%이었다. 국산 시호에는 P, K 함량이 수입산보다 높았으며 S와 Ca는 수입산에서 더 높은 함량을 보였다. 국산과 수입산의 판별 정확도는 전체 70점의 분석 시료 중 67점의 원산지를 정확히 판별하여 95.7%의 높은 정확도를 나타냈다. 국산 천궁 P, S, K, Ca 함량은 평균 8.71%, 7.04%, 65.91%,18.33%이었고 수입산 천궁은 평균 11.05%, 13.79%, 51.48%, 23.69%의 함량을 나타내었다. K 함량은 국산 천궁에서 수입산보다 높은 함량을 나타냈고 P, S, Ca는 수입산에서 더 높은 함량을 보여 전체 82점의 시료 중 81점의 원산지를 정확히 판별하여 98.8%의 가장 높은 판별정확도를 나타냈다. 국산 황기의 P, S, K, Ca 함량은 평균 15.52%, 17.38%, 54.74%, 12.36%이고 수입산은 14.20%, 25.59%, 45.16%, 15.05%이었다. 국산에서 K함량이 수입산보다 높은 함량을 보였으며 S, Ca는 수입산 에서 국산보다 높은 함량을 나타내었고 P는 큰 차이가 없이 유사하였다. 전체 80점의 황기를 분석하여 70점의 원산지를 정확하게 판별하여 87.5%의 판별정확도를 보였다. 결론적으로 방풍, 시호, 천궁, 황기 모두에서 국산과 수입산간에 높은 판별정확도를 나타내 원산지 판별이 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

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