Forest Medicinal Resources Research Center
The Forest Medicinal Resources Research Center of the National Institute of Forest Science is located in Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The center aims to discover high-efficacy forest medicinal resources and develop productivity enhancement technologies. Our research includes the collection of forest medicinal resources, evaluation of pharmacological effects, screening of active compounds, creation of natural product maps, development of high-value cultivars, cultivation model optimization, and studies on wild-simulated ginseng as a specialty forest products.
Research on functional evaluation
Research on the collection of valuable forest medicinal resources and their functional evaluation
- Establishment of a forest medicinal resources bank and improvement of information accessibility.
- Development of natural product maps based on regional pharmacological compounds.
- Evaluation of pharmacological effects and compound screening for the discovery of novel materials
- Forest medicinal resources bank
Forest medicinal resources bank
- Cell-based pharmacological efficacy evaluation
Cell-based pharmacological efficacy evaluation
- Establishment of forest germplasm resource bank
Establishment of forest germplasm resource bank
Research on productivity enhancement
Research on the development of promising forest medicinal resources and productivity improvement
- Development of propagation technologies for high-functionality, high-added value, and novel cultivar candidates
- Development of optimal cultivation models and breeding of superior cultivars
- Formation of breeding populations and development of propagation technologies for industrial applications
- Development of cultivation technologies for promising forest medicinal resources
Development of cultivation technologies for promising forest medicinal resources
- Development of high-functional forest medicinal resources
Development of high-functional forest medicinal resources
- Establishment of model forests with superior growth traits
Establishment of model forests with superior growth traits
Research on wild-simulated ginseng
Research on the management and value enhancement of wild-simulated ginseng, a specialty forest products
- Establishment of management technologies based on cultivation types and pharmacological components
- Identification of new functional properties and development of technologies to promote industrialization
- Conservation site
Conservation site
- Wild-simulated ginseng management
Wild-simulated ginseng management
- Standardization of quality grading for wild-simulated ginseng
Standardization of quality grading for wild-simulated ginseng