Huons Exclusively Supplies Yangchunsa Extract for 'Body Fat Reduction' Health Functional Food in Korea

Huons announced on the 3rd that on the 2nd, it signed a business agreement for the exclusive domestic supply contract of Yangchunsa extract with Ilwon Bio and Wonkwang University College of Korean Medicine in Iksan, Jeonbuk. Attendees at the signing ceremony included Seongcheon Cho, Executive Director of Huons, Kangbeom Kwon, CEO of Ilwon Bio (Professor at Wonkwang University College of Korean Medicine), and Hyungwon Kang, Dean of Wonkwang University College of Korean Medicine, among other officials.

Huons signed an exclusive domestic supply contract for Yangchunsa extract with Ilwon Bio and Wonkwang University College of Korean Medicine at Wonkwang University in Iksan, Jeonbuk on the 2nd. Kwon Kang-beom, CEO of Ilwon Bio, Kang Hyung-won, Dean of Wonkwang University College of Korean Medicine, and Cho Sung-chun, Executive Director of Huons (from left), are posing for a commemorative photo.
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Yangchunsa extract, derived from the fruit of Yangchunsa, is a premium herbal medicine whose fat reduction effects were confirmed in 2016. Human application tests showed significant results such as reductions in weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat mass, visceral fat mass, subcutaneous fat mass, and leptin, along with an increase in adiponectin. Safety was also secured through toxicity evaluation in 2020. Accordingly, in March of this year, it was recognized as an individually acknowledged functional ingredient (No. 2023-6) by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and related papers on reductions in blood total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol levels were published in academic journals.

Huons plans to launch next-generation functional products using Yangchunsa extract as the main ingredient early next year. It will continue various research activities such as joint research and symposium hosting with Wonkwang University College of Korean Medicine and Ilwon Bio to acquire additional functional ingredient certifications for health functional foods.

A Huons representative stated, “With the safety and functionality of Yangchunsa extract proven, it is expected to bring a new wave to the diet-related health functional food market,” adding, “As year-end and New Year gatherings increase, demand for diet health functional foods will rise, and interest in Yangchunsa is expected to grow.”

Ilwon Bio is a venture company established in 2016 within Wonkwang University. It has been striving to obtain functional ingredient recognition for health functional foods approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety by applying scientific experimental techniques to herbal medicines. The company aims to develop food and pharmaceutical products based on standardized herbal medicine formulations through scientific methods and supply standardized herbal medicine raw materials for disease prevention and treatment.

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