Tangerine ‘Minihyang’ improves hair loss, ‘Jeju Sasa’ for brain health… Rediscovery of agricultural resources

Korea Farmers & Fishermen Newspaper한국농어민신문

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The potential for 'Minihyang,' a Jeju-specific tangerine variety bred domestically, to be utilized as an ingredient in cosmetics for improving hair loss symptoms has been suggested. Expectations for the high-value-added transformation of agricultural resources have been raised as 'Jeju Sasa' is being developed as a functional ingredient for brain health through nerve cell protection, and 'immature Cornus fruit' is being developed as an obesity prevention ingredient that inhibits fat accumulation. These developments took place at the 'Agri-Food Theme Technology Partnering' technology briefing held by the National Institute of Horticultural and Special Crops Science and the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency on October 14 at the Seongam Art Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul…

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