JPS5856619B2 - Method for producing mugwort powder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for producing mugwort powder, and an object thereof is to provide a method for producing mugwort powder that is bright green and has a beautiful tone.

Generally, mugwort leaves contain cineole (essential oil), vitamins, various enzymes, minerals, tannins, chlorophyll, etc., and mugwort powder is used as a Chinese herbal medicine and health food.

However, conventional mugwort powder has the disadvantage that chlorophyll is inevitably oxidized during the powdering process, resulting in a dark green or almost black color, which reduces the commercial value of mugwort powder products. The inventor of the present invention has attempted to overcome this drawback and obtain mugwort powder that is bright green, beautiful, and has high commercial value.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained by way of an example with reference to the drawings.

First, water to which an AC high voltage electrostatic potential was applied (hereinafter simply referred to as electronic water) was used as water for removing scum and washing.

). This electronic water is produced by the apparatus shown in FIG.

In Figure 1, 1 is an electrocharger (AC high voltage electrostatic potential generator) for drawing out AC high voltage electrostatic potential.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a high-voltage lead-out line that conducts an AC high-voltage electrostatic potential.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a water storage tank fixed on the base G via an insulator 3, into which the end side of the high-voltage lead-out line 2 is introduced, and the end of the high-voltage lead-out line 2 is made of stainless steel and has a cylindrical shape. A net body 2A is connected, and the net body 2A is filled with granular activated carbon (Bincho charcoal) 2B to 2B.

Note that the water storage tank 4 is made of polyethylene or stainless steel.

Then, tap water (or well water) 5 is put into the water storage tank 4 and subjected to electrical treatment.

That is, the AC high-voltage electrostatic potential generated in the electrocharger 1 is applied to the tap water 5 in the water storage tank 4 through the high-voltage lead wire 2 and the mesh body 2A, and the tap water 5 is charged with the electrons loaded with the AC high-voltage electrostatic potential. The water will be 5A.

In this example, the high-voltage electrostatic potential generator is "Electro Charger," which is commercially available from Japan Electronics Research Institute.
Using Model B-5002 (product name), the rated voltage is 1oo.
v, rated current 03-0.4 A, power consumption 10-20W
, 7513 tap water (pH 7,6) was treated for 4 hours under the conditions of rated frequency 60Hz and single phase to produce electronic water (pH 7.
, 9) were obtained.

On the other hand, 300 g of charcoal is added to electronic water 91, stirred, and then filtered through a cloth to obtain astringent water (pH 9.7).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the net 2A of the high-voltage lead-out line 2 of the electrocharger 1 is placed in a heating container γ fixed on the base G via the insulator 3.

Then, put 10d of electronic water and 1(l) of aqueous water into the container γ,
Mixed water (pH 9,5) 6 was prepared, and an alternating current high voltage electrostatic potential was applied to the mixed water 6, and while the application was continued, it was heated with a burner 8 placed below the container 7, and the mixed water 6 was boiled. Mugwort leaves H were added to remove the scum from the mugwort leaves H.

The conditions for applying the AC high voltage electrostatic potential during the scum removal process are the same as those described above.

Thereafter, the mugwort leaves H were cooled and washed with electronic water (12° C.), and the washed mugwort leaves H were dehydrated using a centrifugal dehydrator (not shown).

Next, the dehydrated mugwort leaves H are placed in a hot air dryer (not shown).
The leaves were dried at 50° C. for 120 minutes to obtain dried mugwort leaves with a moisture content of about 6.6%.

Then, this dried wood was ground coarsely, mediumly, and finely ground in a flour mill to obtain 200 mesh of powder.

The obtained mugwort leaf powder had a bright green color and was more beautiful than conventionally processed products.

The results of comparing the mugwort leaf powder obtained in this example with the mugwort leaf powder obtained by the conventional method, which was treated in the same manner as in this example using tap water (pH 7, 6) instead of electronic water, are as follows. As shown in the table below, the mugwort leaf powder of this example has a bright color tone and is characterized by a large amount of chlorophyll and carotene.

This is thought to be because the use of electronic water prevents oxidation of chlorophyll during the treatment process.

In the above-mentioned examples, mugwort leaves were powdered, but the treatment is not limited to only leaves, but mugwort leaves and/or mugwort stems can also be treated in the same way.

Although the electronic water in this example was obtained using an AC-type high-voltage electrostatic potential generator, it can also be obtained using a DC-type electrostatic potential generator, and this electronic water also has the same effect.

As explained above, the present invention adds mugwort to water that breaks up the ash components such as wood ash, heats it to remove the scum, and then washes the scum removed mugwort with water, dehydrates it, and dries it to produce dried mugwort. When pulverizing this to obtain powdered mugwort, static electricity applied water to which a high pressure electrostatic potential has been applied is used for both the scum removal and washing steps, and the heating scum removal process is performed by applying a high pressure electrostatic potential. By using the original method, oxidation is prevented during the treatment process, and beautiful mugwort powder with a bright green tone can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram of a device for obtaining electronic water, Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the end of an AC pressure lead line, and Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram of a device used to remove scum from mugwort leaves. . 1...Electro charger, 2...
・High voltage 9 wires, 2A...Network, 5A...
...Electronic water, H...Mugwort leaves.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Add mugwort to water containing ash components such as wood ash, heat to remove scum, then wash the scum removed mugwort with water, dehydrate, dry, make dry mugwort, and crush this to make powder mugwort. When obtaining the product, static electricity applied water to which a high voltage electrostatic potential has been applied is used as the water used in both the steps of removing the scum and washing with water, and the step of removing the scum by heating is performed under the application of a high voltage electrostatic potential. Method for producing mugwort powder.