씀바귀뿌리를 이용하여 침출차를 제조하고자 건조온도 및 처리조건을 달리하여 생리활성을 검토하였다. 각각의 씀바귀뿌리 침출차의 침출액에 대한 생리활성을 측정한 결과, 전자공여능은 증숙처리 후 열풍건조한 것이 98%로 가장 높았고 뒤이어 천일건조>열풍건조 후 볶음처리>열풍건조의 순으로 높았으며, 침출액의 SOD유사활성은 열풍건조 후 볶음 처리한 씀바귀뿌리 추출물에서 $35.61{pm}0.67%$의 활성을 보였다. ACE저해활성은 천일건조한 것이 44.60%로 가장 저해활성이 가장 높았고, 증숙 처리 후 열풍건조한 처리구가 가장 낮아 28.89%의 저해활성을 보였고, tyrosinase 저해활성은 천일건조한 것이 44.61%로 가장 높았고 열풍건조>열풍건조 후 볶음처리>증숙처리 후 열풍건조의 순으로 저해 활성을 나타내었으며, 아질산염 소거능은 pH가 낮을수록 효과가 있었으며, 특히 열풍건조 후 볶음처리를 한 씀바귀뿌리 침출차의 침출액이 모든 pH 구간에서 가장 효과적인 것을 볼 수 있었다.
This study was carried out to investigate physiological functionalities of tea prepared by various thermal processing methods from Ixeris dentata root in order to elevate utilization of Ixeris dentata root as food. These methods included natural drying (ND), hot-air drying (HAD, $75^{circ}C$), hot-air drying after steam (HADS, steaming at $95^{circ}C$ for 30 min) and roasting after hot-air drying (RHAD, roasting at $140^{circ}C$ for $2{sim}3$ min). Physiological functionalities of tea prepared by ND, HAD, HADS, and RHAD were measured as hot-water extracts and each tea was extracted by 100 mL water on 1 g dried Ixeris dentata root powder. Electron donating abilities were the highest in HADS treatment at 98%. SOD-like activities were the highest in RHAD at 35.61%. Both ACE and tyrosinase inhibitory activities were the highest on ND treatment at 52.34% and 44.60%, respectively. Nitrite scavenging abilities of all treatment were the highest at pH 1.2 and the highest activity among them was on RHAD treatment at 50.5%.
