"Menopausal Male Effect"... Jeonggwanjang's 'Duchongwoosul Extract Complex' Recognized for Functionality by MFDS

Investment and Research Breakthroughs in 'Male Health'
Product Launch Expected as Early as First Half of This Year
"Targeting the Male Menopause Health Market"

Jung Kwan Jang's independently developed 'Duchung and Soemureup Extract Complex' has been officially recognized by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety as an individual acknowledged functional ingredient that can help the health of menopausal men.

An individual acknowledged ingredient is a component that has undergone strict procedures such as preclinical trials and human application tests and has been individually recognized by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its safety and functionality. This means holding exclusive manufacturing and sales rights for the material.

Researchers affiliated with KGC Ginseng Corporation are analyzing the active ingredients.

Jung Kwan Jang has continuously researched men's health. The 'Red Ginseng Oil' independently developed by Jung Kwan Jang was scientifically proven to help maintain prostate health and was recognized as an individual acknowledged functional ingredient in December 2022. Following this, the Duchung and Soemureup Extract Complex was scientifically confirmed to help the health of menopausal men, and patent registration was completed.

Duchung is known to be beneficial for bones and obesity, and Soemureup is known to be good for muscles and joints. This is the first time that the Duchung and Soemureup Extract Complex has been recognized for its functionality in helping the health of menopausal men.

Male menopause is a period when the amount of male hormones decreases, causing physical and mental symptoms. The male hormone testosterone decreases by 1% each year after peaking at age 30. It is known that 27% of men in their 40s, 30% of men in their 50s and 60s, and 42% of men in their 70s show menopausal symptoms.

Typical symptoms of male menopause include decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, and reduced frequency of sexual intercourse, indicating a decline in sexual function. Other symptoms include depression, lethargy, fatigue, decreased concentration, insomnia, abdominal obesity, decreased muscle strength, sweating, and osteoporosis. If these symptoms are left untreated, the risk of metabolic syndrome such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hyperlipidemia is known to increase.

In preclinical trials using a male menopause induction model, Jung Kwan Jang demonstrated that intake of the Duchung and Usul Extract Complex more than doubled the total amount of testosterone and free testosterone (active male hormones) compared to the control group. It was also found to maintain sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), which inactivates male hormones, and estradiol, a female hormone, at non-menopausal model levels.

Park Mansu, Head of R&D at KGC Ginseng Corporation, said, "It is significant that Jung Kwan Jang's years of investment and research on 'men's health' have borne fruit once again," adding, "We will continue to develop various health materials domestically and internationally as a global comprehensive health company."

Jung Kwan Jang secures the quality and safety of the Duchung and Usul Extract Complex through 100% domestic contract cultivation and plans to precisely target the male menopause health market by launching a product that can help the health of menopausal men as early as the first half of this year.

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