• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.1026-1038
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• 1995

Although aloe lost a lot of its previous popularity in modern clinical uses as medicine numerous scientific researches still have claimed the beneficial properties(curing and general tonic effect) of aloe gel. Whereas considerable contradictory reports have helped to confuse the aloe gel issue and continually aroused controversy about aloe gel efficacy. However health food, cosmetic and medicinal products made from aloe gel are widely available in the world market especially in U.S.A. so the growing of Aloe plant and the processing of A. vera gel have become big industries in some countries. In some previous papers the salicylic acid, one of the common trace gel components, was thought to have an analgetic and antinflammatory effect. Large amount of Mg ion in the gel was suggested to act as anesthetic, Mg-lactate as antihistamic, and Aloctin A(a glycoprotein) as wound healer by promoting the cell growth. The carboxypeptidase and bradykinase activity in the gel were proposed to have the pain relieving and antiinflammatory effect. But any of thes etheories concerining the physiological action of the trace gel components has not been demonstrated by modern pharmacology, and failed to be supported by clinical research. It was suggested by some research workers that trace amount of anthraquinone compounds in the gel play an important role to act as false substrate inhibitors for PG and TX production(antiprostanoid effect), by which, they believed, inflammation, burn and frostbite, and infected wound could be healed. This hypothesis has not been substantiated. Butthe suggested antimicrobial action, antidiabetic, and antidotic effect of aloe gel are likely to be attributed to the trace anthraquinone compounds. In a lot of recent experimental reports it has been claimed that aloe gel polysaccharides(acetylglucomannan, acetylmannan, and glycoprotein) have the antimicrobial, antinflammatory, antitumour, and infected wound healing effect by immunoenhancement. It is hoped that these effects will be soon documented in clinical studies, then the controversy on aloe gel beneficial effect will cease. In the 30 days subchronic toxicity test the lowest observed adverse effect level of acemannan(acetylmannan) on dog was 5.0 mg/kg, IP. But the aloe gel is generally agreed to be harmless and non toxic even for the internal use such as health food. In the case of idiosynrasy one must keep the delayed type hypersensitivity reaction of aloe gel in mind. In conclusion it seem to be impossible to simply refuse a lot of evidences made by research workers who have claimed aloe gel's beneficial effects and to deny the fact that there had been long therapeutic histories of Aloe plants.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1994.04a
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• pp.247-247
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• 1994

Acteoside는 일명 Verbascoside로 불리우는 Phenylpropanoid glycoside에 속하는 화합물로 이미 보고되어진 생리활성으로는 Cytotoxic effect, Anti bacterial effect, Immunosuppressive effect, C-AMP Phospaestrase의 저해활성등 여러가지 생리활성이 보고되어 있다. 저자등은 마주송이풀의 성분을 규명하는 가운데 acteoside가 주성분임을 확인하게 되었고 이 식물이 한의서에서 관절염등에 사용되어 진다는 점에서 소염활성을, 식물을 건조할때 흑색으로 변하는데 착안하여 iridoid glycoside의 존재가 추정되어 iridoid glycoside의 일반 생리활성인 담즙분비 촉진작용과 간장보호 작용을 검색하던 중 phenylpropanoid glycoside인 acteoside에서도 담즙분비촉진 작용과 간장보호작용의 지견을 얻었기에 보고하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.204-209
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• 1998

Antiinflammatory and antioxidative effects of mulberry fruit were investigated by using bioassay screening system. The extract of muberry fruits showed inhibitory effect in phospholipase $A_2$ activity and cyclooxygenase II activity. Among nine varieties of mulberry tree, the antiinflammatory activities of the Shingwangppong, Ficus, Cheongilppong and Keomseolppong were higher than that of the other varieties. Also, antioxidative activity of mulberry fruit was examined by DPPH free radical scavenging method. The radical scavenging activity of the mulberry fruit decreased as following order : Shingwangppong > Keomseolppong > tetraploid Ficus> diploid Ficus.

• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.209-226
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• 1990

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.27 no.10
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• pp.1401-1411
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• 2003

A two-dimensional direct numerical simulation was performed to investigate the flame structure of CH$_4$$N_2$-air counterflow nonpremixed flame interacting with a single vortex. The detailed transport properties and a modified 16-step augmented reduced mechanism based on Miller and Bowman's detailed chemistry were adopted in this simulation. The characteristic vortex and chemical time scales were introduced to quantify and investigate the extinction phenomenon during a flame-vortex interaction. The results showed that fuel- and air-side vortex cause an unsteady extinction. In this case, the flame interacting with a vortex was extinguished at much larger scalar dissipation rate than steady flame. It was also found that the air-side vortex extinguished a flame more rapidly than the fuel-side vortex. Furthermore, it was noted that the degree of unsteady effect experienced by a flame can be investigated by comparing the above two characteristic time scales, and this analysis could give an appropriate reason for the results of the previously reported experiment.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.781-789
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• 2000

Objective : The purpose of these research was to investigate effects of water extract of Bistortae Rhizoma(BRE) on the hemostasia, anti-inflammatory action and central nervous system. Methods : we used mice and rats administered with the extract of the above herbs. Results : BRE decreased the permeability of evans blue into peritoneal cavity and cotton pellet granuloma formation. BRE did not decrease the acetic acid induced writhing syndrome and the histamine induced mouse paw edema. BRE inhibited the pentylenetetrazole and the strychnine induced convulsion. BRE shortened the bleeding time and plasma prtrombin time. BRE did not affect on the proliferation of Balb/c 3T3 cells. Conclusions : these results suggest that the effects of BRE are the hemostasia, anti-inflammatory action, and mild depressant activity of central nervous system.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.44-50
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• 1981

The results of the comparison among the effects of decoction, extract powder and Gamiyoungsunjetongeum are as follows: In the experiment of analgesic effect in rats, having pain caused by Acetic acid, decoction showed a considerable reduction; extract powder did not show any notability and the effect of added decoction was conspicuous. The Anti-inflammatory effect of decoction was notable during $90{\sim}240minutes$, but extract powder also did not show any notability and added decoction showed a remarkable effect. In the experiment of inhibition on heat denaturation of serum rats, decoction and extract powder showed the inhibiting effects of 18.2%, 17.9% and the added decoction was even more remarkable(28.3%).

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.123-130
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• 1991

Effects of Allolobophora caliginosatrapezoides (Ac) polysaccharide fractions on the inflammation and hypersensitivity were studied in vivo. It showed that Ac polysaccharide fractions have the significant inhibitory activities of inflammation and hypersensitivity; They inhibited significantly the carrageenin-induced paw edema and acetic acid-induced writhing syndrome. They also inhibited significantly the Arthus reaction and delayed hypersensitivity in the sheep red blood cell-sensitized mice in accordance with the inhibition of haemaglutinin titer, haemolysin titer, plaque-forming cells and rosette-forming cells. They also improved markedly the oxazolone-induced dermatitis in rats dose-dependently. As the above results, it exhibited that Ac polysaccharide fraction inhibited not only humoral immune response, but also cell-mediated immune response. It seemed that methanol and ether extracts have also another physiological active agents.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.83-83
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• 2001

Head of Panax ginseng indicates its growth number of years and it has been widely used for supplying energy to weak person. However, the underlying mechanisms are not sufficiently reported. Thus, we inclined to study head of Panax ginseng in rheumatoid arthritis and inflammation. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an organ-specific inflammatory disease of human, is characterized by a chronic and destructive inflammatory reaction and possibly autoimmune in etiology. It is occurred when the synobial membranes of joints and many other tissues of the body is attacked which induces significant health problem in terms of numbers of sufferers (U.S. incidence 23.7/100,000), and the synobial inflammatory is dominated by activated macrophage.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.24-29
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• 1983

The results of the comparison among the effect of 'Bingso-San' extract powder, 'Kamibingso-San' extract powder, separately extracted 'Bingso-San' extract powder and separately extracted 'Kamibingso-San" extract powder are as follows: 1) All prescriptions were tested for analgesic effects in mouse, having pain caused by acetic acid, and their voluntarinesses were recognized. And separately extracted 'Kamibingso-San' extract powder has the most effective analgesic function, then 'Kamibingso-San' extract powder, then 'Bingso-San' extract powder, then separately extracted 'Bingso-San' extract powder. 2) The anti-inflammatory effects of 'Bingso-San' extract powder and 'Kamibingso-San' extract powder on the edema at the rat paw showed significantly statistical value than those of the other prescriptions. 3) According to the above mentioned results it was concluded that the addition of Olibanum and Clematidis Radix strengthen the algesic effect of 'Bingso-San' and there is addition in the anti-inflammatory effect of the 'Bingso-San' extract powder.