| Foreword | The origin of Natural Products and Their Quality | Yukihiro Goda | Division of Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Narcotics, National Institute of Health Sciences |  |
Feature Articles:
The origin of Natural Products and Their Quality | Origin and Quality of Curcuma Drugs | Katsuko Komatsu a)
Yohei Sasaki b)
Chihiro Tohda a)
Ken Tanaka a) | a) Institute of National Medicine, University of Toyama
b) Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Science, Hoshi University |  |
| Field Surveys and Comparative Analysis of Glycyrrhiza Plants | Hiroaki Hayashi | Scholl of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University |  |
| Difference of Constituents between Glochidion Species and Diversity of Constituents in Rabdosia longituba | Hideaki Otsuka a)
Yoshio Takeda b) | a) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University
b) Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, The Tokushima University |  |
| Authentication and Chemical Analysis in the Regulation of Natural Products | Takuro Maruyama | Division of Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Narcotics, National Institute of Health Sciences |  |
| Principles of Metabolomics and Its Application for Food Industry | Eiichiro Fukusaki a)
Takeshi Bamba b) | a) Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
b) Graduate School of Pharmaceutical, Osaka University |  |
| Issues of Process Control and Functions of Psyllium Seed Gum | Kazuhiko Yamatoya | Food & Speciality Products, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. |  |
| Review | Study on Endocrine Disruptive Effects of Chemicals in Food with Detection or Possibility of Detecting | Kanako Satoh | Department of Environmental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health |  |
| ArtTaste | Culture and Science of the Acorn VI
- Culture and Science of the Acorn in Japan after the Jomon Period 2 - | Toshio Mitsunaga | Professor Emeritus of Kinki University |  |