• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.371-390
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• 2007

2005년 10월부터 2006년 11월까지 경남 산청군의 농업기술센터 약초전시포에서 32목 50과 121속 132종의 약용식물을 가해하는 절지동물들을 조사하였다. 그 결과 9목 44과 86속 98종의 해충류가 채집되었는데, 대부분의 약용식물에서 5종 이하의 해충이 채집되었다. 그러나 부용 (Hibiscus mutabilis), 갯기름나물 (Peucedanum japonicum), 독활 (Aralia cordata), 물푸레나무 (Fraxinus rhynchophylla), 바디나물 (Angelica decursiva), 뻐꾹채 (Rhaponticum uniflorum), 인동덩굴 (Lonicera japonica), 자작나무(Betula platyphylla), 짚신나물(Agrimonia pilosa)등에서는 5종 이상의 해충이 채집되었다. 채집된 절지동물 중 98.5%가 약용식물의 잎을 가해하고 있었다. 시기별로는 5월이 6목 20과 32속 36종으로 가장 많았다. 해충들은 대부분 5종 이하의 약용식물에서 채집되었지만 섬서구메뚜기 (Atractomorpha lata) 와 알락수염노린재(Dolycoris baccarum), 복숭아혹진딧물 (Myzus persicae), 애긴노린재(Nysius plebejus)는 각각 42종, 22종, 20종, 15종의 약용식물에서 채집되었다. 그리고 섬서구메뚜기와 복숭아혹진딧물의 기주범위가 넓었으며 발생량도 많아 가장 문제되는 해충들이었다. 5월에는 목화진딧물 (Aphis gossypii)이 우점 해충이었으며 6월에는 알락수염노린재, 8월과 9월은 섬서구메뚜기, 10월에는 복숭아혹진딧물이 우점 해충이었다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.286-291
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• 1986

Forty herbal drugs which are described to have potential antitumor activity were solvent-fractionated with petroleum ether, ether and ethyl acetate in sequence. The cytotoxic activity was mostly shown in the ether fraction(40.54%) and petroleum ether fraction (35.15%), but scarcely in the water phase (10.8%), meaning that most of the active components had less polar property. Twenty-seven percent of the drugs tested were active, which is higher value than 10.4% of the random sampled drugs The drugs possessing the $ED_{50}$ values less than $10{mu}g/ml$ were the roots of Lithospermum erythrorhizon, Curcuma domestica, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Astragalus membraneceus and Scutellaria indica, the leaves of Panax ginseng, S. indica and Liriodendron tulipifera, the barks of Picrasma ailanthoides and Rhus vernifera, the herbs of Agrimonia pilosa and Siegesbeckia pubescens the seeds of Tricosanthes kirilowii, P. ailanthoides, and the stem of P. ginseng.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2008

The antimicrobial activity of seventy five ethanol extracts obtained from 67 different kinds of plant species of the Mongolian flora were evaluated by means of the disc diffusion method against five species of microorganisms, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Among the plant extracts examined, 34 kinds of extracts demonstrated significant antibacterial activity against one or more species of microorganisms, respectively. Especially, the root extract of Paeonia anomala, the whole herb extract of Myricaria alopecuroides, the whole herb extract of comarum zalesovianum, the whole herb extract of Agrimonia pilosa and some other plant extracts demonstrated a particularly potent antimicrobial activity. The ethylacetate fractions obtained from the whole herb extract of Myricaria alopecuroides and from those of Sedum aizoon, Paeonia anomala, Sedum hybridum and Dasiphora fruticosa exhibited a particularly potent antibacterial activity especially against Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus luteus.

• 대한한방피부미용학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2005

(1) Objectives: To discover natural skin-lightening agents, we have evaluated the inhibitory activity of EtOH extracts from 20 medicinal plants against mushroom tyrosinase. (2) Methods: Tyrosinase activity was determined by the dopachrome method using L-tyrosine as the substrates. (3) Results: Of the plant extracts tested, the extracts of 4 plants, Albizzia julibrissin, Curcuma longa, Anethum graveolens and Sophora flavescens, exhibited potent inhibitory activity (> 50%) in mushroom tyrosinase assay. Four plant extract, extracts of Agrimonia pilosa, Paeonia moutan, Magnolia obovata and Eugenia caryophyllata also showed relatively strong inhibitory (> 40%) against mushroom tyrosinase. (4) Conclusion: These active medicinal plants may be useful for the development of skin-whitening agents. Since the active medicinal plants may contain effective tyrosinase inhibitors even more than kojic acid, further study to identify the active constituents from the plants is expected.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.245-248
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to evaluate tyrosinase inhibitory activity of plant extracts, especially Korean indigenous plants, for the cosmetic use of skin whitening. When 50 plant extracts were tested, the methanol extracts of Agrimonia pilosa, Aster scaber; Dianthus sinensis, Fatsia japonica, Hemistepta lyrata, Lespedeza cuneata, Osmunda japonicum, Pyrvla japvnica, Rodgersia phodophylla and Veratrum grandiforum possessed the considerable tyrosinase inhibitory activity at 3-300 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL. Especially, L. cuneata, aerial part of O. japonicum and V. gandiforum exhibited the strong inhibition (>50％ inhibition at 300 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL). In particular, the methanol extract of V. grandiforum and its ethylacetate fraction showed potent inhibition ($IC_{50}$/=30 and 13$\mu\textrm{g}$/mL, respectively), while the reference compound, kojic acid, showed $IC_{50}$/ value of 26$\mu\textrm{g}$/mL. These plant extracts may be used as tyrosinase inhibitors in cosmetics.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.347-355
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• 2006

약용식물 25종 중 지모, 창포, 쇠무릎, 짚신나물, 패랭이, 큰뱀무, 약모밀, 원추천인국, 아주까리, 현삼, 흑참깨, 기린초, 오이풀 등 13종의 식물체 추출액 5배와 10배의 희석농도에서 살선충 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 더덕을 Pot에 파종하여 13종의 식물 추출액 5배액의 살선충 효과를 평가한 결과 짚신나물을 제외한 12종의 식물체 추출액에서 살선충 효과가 있었고, 지모, 쇠무릎, 창포, 패랭이, 원추천인국, 아주까리 등 6종의 추출액은 80% 이상의 억제효과를 나타내었다. 선발된 약용식물을 재배했었던 포장에 더덕을 파종하고 당근뿌리혹선충의 감염정도를 조사한 결과, 대조구에 비해 짚신나물을 제외한 지모 등 12종의 식물 포장에서 뿌리혹 및 토양 내 유충밀도가 적게 발생하였으며, 80% 이상의 방제가를 나타내었다. 선발된 약용식물을 퇴비처럼 처리한 포장에 더덕을 파종하였을 때는, 뿌리혹수 및 난낭수, 토양 내 유충밀도가 무처리에 비해서 흑참깨 처리를 제외하고는 적게 발생하였으나, 방제효과는 선발된 약용식물을 재배했던 포장에 비해 크게 떨어졌으며, 쇠무릎과 창포 처리의 방제가만 70% 이상으로 다른 식물에 비해 좋았다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2005

Nitric Oxide (NO), derived from L-arginine, is produced by two types (constitutive and inducible) of nitric oxide synthase (NOS: cNOS and iNOS). The NO produced in large amounts by the iNOS is known to be responsible for the vasodilation and hypotension observed in septic shock, cancer metastasis and inflammation. The inhibitors of iNOS, thus, may be useful candidates for the treatment of inflammatory diseases accompanied by the overproduction of NO. We prepared alcoholic extracts of herbal drugs which have been used for the treatment of inflammation in oriental medicine. We have screened the inhibitory activity of NO production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophages after the treatment of these extracts. Among 82 kinds of extracts of herbal drugs, 35 extracts showed the potent inhibitory activity of NO production above 50% at the concentration of $50\;{\mu}g/mL$. The inhibitory activities of NO production were also evaluated for several solvent fractions at two different concentrations. Especially, hexane and EtOAc fractions of Alpinia officinarum, Angelica gigas, Ostericum koreanum, Saussurea lappa, Torilis japonica, and hexane fractions of Agrimonia pilosa, Machilus thunbergii, Hydrangea serrata, Magnolia obovata, Prunella vulgaris, Tussilago farfara, and EtOAC fractions of Perilla frutescence showed a significant activity at 10 and/or $25\;{\mu}g/mL$. In Western blot analysis, the hexane fractions ($5\;{\mu}g/mL$) of Magnolia obovata and Saussurea lappa, and EtOAc fractions ($20\;{\mu}g/mL$) of Hydrangea Serrata, Perilla frutescence and Torilis japonica inhibited the expression of iNOS protein in LPS-activated macrophages. These plants may be promising candidates for the study of the activity-guided purification of active compounds and might be useful for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and endotoxemia accompanying overproduction of NO.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.565-583
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• 2011

Objectives : This study investigated the biochemical mechanisms of anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of the water extract of Dan-Seon-Tang (DST) in human leukemia U937 cells. Methods : U937 cells were exposed to DST and growth inhibition was measured by MTT assay. Results : Exposure of U937 cells to DST resulted in the growth inhibition in a concentration-dependent manner. This inhibitory effect was associated with morphological changes and apoptotic cell death such as formation of apoptotic bodies, increased populations of apoptotic-sub G1 phase and induction of DNA fragmentation. The induction of apoptotic cell death in U937 cells by DST was associated with up-regulation of death receptor 4 (DR4) and down-regulation of Bid, surviving and cellular inhibition of apoptosis protein-2 (cIAP-2) expression. DST treatment also induced the proteolytic activation of caspase-3, caspase-8 and caspase-9, and a concomitant degradation of caspase-3 substrate proteins such as poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), phospholipase (PLC)-${\gamma}1$, ${\beta}$-catenin and DNA fragmentation factor 45/inhibotor of caspase activated DNAse (DFF45/ICAD). Furthermore, apoptotic cell death by DST was significantly inhibited by caspase-3 specific inhibitor z-DEVD-fmk, demonstrating the important role of caspase-3. Conclusions : These findings suggest that herb prescription DST may be a potential chemotherapeutic agent for the control of human leukemia U937 cells; further study is needed to identify the active compounds.

• 생약학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.289-296
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• 2010

Aldose reductase (AR), the principal enzyme of the polyol pathway, has been shown to play an important role in the development of the diabetic complications. Evaluating natural sources for ARI potential may lead to the development of safer and more effective agents against diabetic complications. Sixty four Chinese herbal medicines have been investigated for inhibitory activities on AR. Among them, thirteen herbal medicines, Inula helianthus-aquatilis C. Y. Wu ex Ling. (whole plant), Erigeron breviscapus (Vant.) Hand. Mazz. (whole plant), Lonicera hypoglauca Miq. (leaf, stem), Scutellaria orthocalyx Hang. Mazz. (whole plant), Berchemia floribunda Brongn. (leaf, stem), Michelia alba DC. (flower), Oroxylum indicum (seed), Punica granatum L. (peel), Elsholtzia capituligera (whole plant), Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem. (whole plant), Elsholtzia strobilifera Benth. (whole plant), Agrimonia pilosa var. nepalensis (D. Don) Nakai (whole plant) and Aster poliothamnus Diels (whole plant) exhibited a significant inhibitory activity against AR. Particularly, Inula helianthus-aquatilis C. Y. Wu ex Ling. showed seven times more potent inhibitory activity than the positive control, 3,3-tetramethyleneglutaric acid (TMG).

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2006

비름과 쇠무릎등 총 36과 81속 90종의 약용식물을 대상으로 당근뿌리혹선충의 감염 여부를 조사한 결과, 쇠무릎 등 70종의 식물에서 당근뿌리혹선충 감염을 확인하지 못했고, 이들 70종 중 42종의 식물을 당근뿌리혹선충에 의한 더덕의 피해가 많았던 포장에 심고, 감염여부를 조사한 결과, 쇠무릎 등 26종은 당근뿌리혹선충에 거의 감염되지 않았고, 지치 등 16종은 감염되었음을 확인하였다. 또한 42종의 식물중 30종의 식물을 Pot 재배를 통하여 당근뿌리혹선충 접종밀도별 뿌리혹수와 토양 내 유충밀도를 조사한 결과 패랭이, 원추천인국, 기린초, 아주까리, 지모, 해변아욱, 애기똥풀, 흑참깨, 짚신나물, 큰뱀무, 오이풀, 현삼 등 12종은 당근뿌리혹선충에 거의 감염되지 않았음을 확인하였다. 반면에 더덕은 당근뿌리혹선충 접종밀도가 높을수록 뿌리혹수가 많아지고, 토양 내 유충밀도 역시 높아졌으며, 이에 따라 더덕의 생육은 접종밀도가 높을수록 나빠지는 경향이었다.