| 초록 |
This study aimed to analyze the research trends in medical articles of botanical drugs in North for preparing the subject of inter-Korean exchange and cooperation in medical field. We investigated four medical journals (Korean Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Basic Medicine, Korean Pharmacy) published from 2007 to 2016 in North Korea and extracted articles included contents of botanical drugs. We analyzed a total of 1,101 articles were analyzed by journal, year, author, and interrelation between a natural substance and diseases. Additionally, we conducted in-depth contents analysis. The results are as follows. The most frequently published among these were those conducted by two or three co-authors concerning disorders related to digestion, hematopoietic/immunity, and nutrition/metabolism. We found the major natural materials for treating diseases and principal field of disease. Botanical drug research was on a development step than a basic step on research and development phases. Development studies have been performed on the basis of basic research. These findings suggested some prerequisites for inter-Korean R&D. First, botanical drugs list of North Korea and arrangement of terminology between North and South Korea are requested. Second, setting a priority of natural materials and agreement of technical steps need to be considered for inter-Korean R&D. Third, academic exchanges and joint research programs with global network are necessary before starting inter-Korean R&D. Finally, a new law has to be enacted for inter-Korean R&D. |
