• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.331-335
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• 2006

The single dose toxicity of Buxus microphylla var koreana Nakai was evaluated in ICR mice. Twenty five mice of each sex were randomly assigned to five groups of 5 mice each and were administered singly by gavage at dose of 0, 222, 667, 2,000 and 5,000 mg/kg body weight. After single administration, signs of toxicity were observed every hour for the first 6 hours and every day for 14 days. At the end of 14-day observation period, all animals were sacrificed for gross postmortem examinations. Neither significant toxic signs nor death was observed during the observation period. In addition, no pathological changes were noticed in macroscopic examination at necropsy. These results indicate that the single oral administration of Buxus microphylla var. Koreana Nakai did not cause any toxic effect at the dose of 5,000 mg/kg body weight for both sexes and $LD_{50}$ of Buxus microphylla var. koreana Nakai is greater than 5,000 mg/kg body weight.

• 생약학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.15-18
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• 1971

The histological structures of Buxus koreana were studied by cross section and compared with those of Buxus koreana var. elongata, B. koreana var. insularis, B. microphylla subsp. sinica (Taiwan) and B. liukiuensis(Okinawa). Many different points showed that B. koreana var. insularis is similar to B. microphylla subsp. sinica while B. koreana to B. liukiuensis. The extracts of Buxus koreana by three solvents are as follows: ether ext. 3.34%, dilute alcohol ext. 16.98%, water ext. 11.67%. The total alkaloid of Buxus koreana is approximately 0.01%. The general pharmacological effects of dilute alcohol ext. of Buxus koreana were studied and the following conclusions were obtained. Contraction of excised uterus of rabbit was augmented by treatment of dilute alcohol ext. Motility of excised intestine of rabbit was stopped for a moment and stimulated at once by treatment of dilute alcohol ext.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.17-24
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• 1983

Buxus leaves(Buxus microphylla var. koreana Nakai) have been used as a folk medicine in treating woman's disease. The chemical constituents, which have teen identified from Buxus sempervirens L. in Europe, are so far known in isolation of buxus alkaloids, cyclobuxine, buxamine, norbuxamine and buxaminol. But But any study on the pharmacological action of Buxus microphylla var. koreana Nakai has not yet teen rallied out, however, active substances have not been identified. As an attempt to isolate the biologically active substances from this plant, the examination of chemical constituents was undertaken. In the experiment, the crystalline component$(C_{10}H_8O_4)$ obtained from Buxus microphylla var. koreana Nakai was identified as a 6-methoxy, 7-hydroxy coumarin by chemical and physical methods. We named this crystal buxuletin. Therefore, we intended to screen the pharmacological action of buxuletin, especially, its diuretic effects in rabbits. Buxuletin was intraveneously injected to the rabbit in the dose of 20 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg. The variations of urine volume and minerals $(Na^+,\;K^+\;and\;Cl^-)$ in urine were measured at an interval of 15 minutes for 4 hours after the treatment of buxuletin. The observed results are as follows: 1) With the administration of buxuletin (20 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg), the remarkable increment of the excreted urine volume was observed during the relatively long period. Excretion rates of urinary minerals $(Na^+,\;K^+\;and\;Cl^-)$ were also increased. 2) In a dose of 5 mg/kg, the slight increment on the diuretic actions of rabbits was observed. From the above results, authors name this crystal buxuletin and buxuletin shows the diuretic action.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.46-57
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• 1992

This study was carried out to compare physiological characteristics of winter green cultivar (Buxus microphylla van. koreana 'Hanlim') with those of native cultuvar and clucidate the effect of environmental factors such as light intensity, time of shading, and nutrients etc. on leaf color in Korean boxwood(Buxus microphylla var. koreana Nakai). The results are summarized as followed; The 'Hanlim' cultivar had higher contents of chlorophyll as compared with native cultivar from September, 1989 to March, 1990. However, at April, 1990, native cultivar had higher chlorophyll contents. In the rate of photosynthesis, 'Hanlim' cultivar was higher than native cultivar from September to December, 1989, but showed the opposite trend from March to April, 1990. As to the period of browning, 'Hanlim'cultivar had stayed green even after November 22, 1989, while the foliage of native cultivar turned yellowish brown color through the winter. The contents of nitrogen and potassium of 'Hanlim' cultivar werehigher than those of the native cultivar. However native cultivar had higher rate of phosphorus, magnessium, and calcium. In the effect of environmental factors such as light intensity, time of shading, and nutrients etc. on leaf color in Korean boxwood(Buxus microphylla var. koreana Nakai), chlorophyll contents were increased with shading and leaves grown 70% shading had twice as much as those of full sunlight, fertilized plot. Nutrient fertilization increased chlorophyll contents and values of color in boxwood too. In the shading times, early shading time maintained effectively green color of boxwood in winter. Therefore, in case of native cultivars, it has planted at full sunlight area until now and color of leaves turned yellowish brown color through the witner. However, it will maintain green color of leaves by planting at shade area. In addition to, as 'Hanlim' cultivar had benefits of maintain green color of leaves during winter, it will be planted at full sunlight area to landscape plants.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2002

중금속 오염토양에 대한 식물학적 복원에 적합한 식물종 탐색을 위하여 수목류 5종, 화훼류 2종 및 잔디를 대상으로 제련소 인근 중금속 오염지 포장에서 3년간 재배하여 연차별로 식물중에 흡수된 중금속 함량을 조사하였다. 식물의 건물중은 양황철, 팽나무, 적단풍, 사철나무, 회양목 순이었고, 연차별 건물중의 증가도 팽나무, 양황철, 적단풍이 높게 나타났다. 식물의 중금속은 지하부가 지상부보다 높은 함량을 보였으며, 식물중 회양목은 뿌리에서 매우 높게 나타났다. 공시식물의 3년차 총 흡수량은 카드뮴이 양황철, 팽나무, 단풍나무, 구리가 팽나무, 양황철, 회양목, 납이 양황철, 팽나무, 단풍나무, 비소가 회양목, 단풍나무, 양황철 순으로 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 식물의 건물중과 중금속 흡수량을 볼 때 양황철, 회양목, 단풍나무 및 팽나무 등이 중금속으로 오염된 토양에 대한 정화 식물로 이용할 수 있을 것으로 생각되었다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2013

Objectives: Buxus Microphylla var. Koreana Nakai Extract (BMKNE) is used as a folk remedy for malaria and veneral disease. In the present study, we investigated the effects of BMKNE in the growth and the survival of AGS cells, the most common human gastric adenocarcinoma cell lines. Methods: The AGS cells were treated with varying concentrations of BMKNE. Analyses of the sub G1 peak, the caspase-3 and -9 activities, and the mitochondrial depolarization were conducted to determine whether AGS cell death occured by apoptosis. Also, to identify the role of transient receptor potential melastatin (TRPM) 7 channels in AGS cell growth and survival, we used human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells overexpressed with TRPM7 channels. Results: Experimental results showed that the sub G1 peak, the caspase-3 and -9 activities, and the mitochondrial depolarization were increased. Therefore, BMKNE was found to induce the apoptosis of these cells, and this apoptosis was inhibited by SB203580 (a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitor), and by a c-jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) II inhibitor. Furthermore, BMKNE inhibited TRPM7 currents and TRPM7 channel over-expressions in HEK 293 cells, exacerbating BMKNE-induced cell death. Conclusions: These findings indicate that BMKNE inhibits the growth and the survival of gastric cancer cells due to a blockade of the TRPM7 channel's activity and MAPK signaling. Therefore, BMKNE is a potential drug for treatment of gastric cancer, and both the TRPM7 channel and MAPK signaling may play an important role in survival in gastric cancer cells.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.23-41
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• 1987

본 조사는 우리나라의 조경공사에 있어 조경수목의 사용실태를 조사분석하여 이의 생산 및 유동의 개성에 필요한 기초정보를 얻고저 수행하였다. 1983년 및 1984년의 2개년간 11개종합조경업체에 수주된 328개 조경공사에 사용된 조경수목의 사용실태를 조사분석하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 교목과 관목수종은 식재비율은 1:6이었고 상녹과 낙엽수종의 식재비율은 1:4였으며 사용빈도가 가장 높은 수종은 화양목, 향나무, 느티나무, 은단풍이었고 사용량이 가장많은 수종은 쥐똥나무, 개나미, 회양목, 산철쭉이었다. 2) 관목의 경우 쥐똥나무 개나미 및 회양목 3개수종의 사용량이 전체관목사용량의 $\frac{1}{2}$을 크게 상회하는 심한 편중도를 나타내었으나 교목에 있어서는 잣나무를 위시한 8개수종의 사용량이 전체교목사용량의 $\frac{1}{2}$를 점하였다. 3) 비고시수종에 비해 고시수종의 수는 $\frac{1}{4}$에 불과하였어나 고시수종의 사용한도는 비고시수종의 6배이며 고시품목의 사용량은 전체의 82.5%를 점하였고 고시품목사용율은 교목보다는 관목 그리고 낙엽보다는 상록수종에서 현저히 높았다. 4) 비고시규격품보다는 고시규격품의 사용량이 현저히 많았고 동일수고일 때 수관건 혹은 근원직경 또는 흉고식경이 큰 규격이 현저히 선호되는 경략이었는데 우리나라 규격은 일본규격에 비해 수고에 대한 수관건 혹은 근원직경 또는 흉고직경비율이 현저히 높았다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.105-114
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• 1986

본 실험실에서는 민간요법으로 말라리아와 성병등의 치료제로 사용되어온 회양목(Buxus microphylla var. koreana Nakai)에서 steroid성 alkaloid인 cyclobuxine D와 nonalkaloid인 buxuletin을 분리하였다. Buxuletin의 가토에 있어서 이뇨작용에 대해서는 본 실험실에서 보고한바 있으며 cyclobuxine D의 약리작용에 대한 보고는 지금까지 전무한 상태이다. 본 실험에서는 새로운 항부정맥 약물의 밭견의 일환으로 cyclobuxine D의 적출 개구리 심장에 대한 작용과 마취시킨 흰쥐의 ECG와 심박동수에 대한 작용을 관찰하였다. Cyclobuxine D는 적출 개구리 심장에 대해 용량의존적 심근 수축력 감소를 나타냈으며 흰쥐에 있어서 현저한 심박동수 감소를 나타냈다. Cyclobuxine D는 흰쥐의 ECG에 있어서 PR interval과 P ${\alpha}T$ interval을 연장시키며, QRS complex와 PR interval의 심박동수에 대한 보상치인 PRc에 대해서는 고용량에서는 연장시키나 그 작용이 현저하지 않다. 이 결과로 보아 cyclobuxine D는 흰쥐의 ECG에서 A-V conduction과 ventricular depolarization에 주로 관여하는 것으로 사료 되며 이는 기존의 antiarrhythmic drugs과 비교해 볼 때 quinidine sulfate와 유사성이 있다고 추정된다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.201-208
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• 1986

The water status of the leaves of several evergreen plants was investigated in order to discuss the geopgraphical distribution of them. Relastionship between relative water content and water potential of the leaves showed linear decrease for evergreen conifers but exponential decrease for Korean box tree (Buxus microphylla var. koreana). On the basis of the leaf water potential, the water status of the conifers during wintering was distinctly divided into three periods; hardening, cold resistance and dehardening, but lacking in those periods for the Korean box tree, where the status continously decreased. In the cold resistance the leaf water potentials were -23 bar for both spruce (Picea jezoensis) and yew (Taxus cuspidata). From these results and threshold temperature at beginning of hardening, distribution of the conifers was explained that in order of the red pine, the Korean white pine, the yew and the spruce the distribution could be extended at higher altitudes and in more northward areas, whereas the distribution of the Korean box tree was restricted to the lowland of temperate zone.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.51-56
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• 1987

본 실험실에서는 회양목(Buxus microphylla var. koreana Nakai)으로 부터 steroid성 alkaloid인 cyclobuxine D를 분리하였고, 그의 여러 약리작용을 검색하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 cyclobuxine D의 guinea pig lung homogenate에서 prostaglandins의 합성에 미치는 영향과 carrageenin으로 유도한 염증에서 prostaglandin의 합성과 백혈구 유주에 대한 영향을 관찰하였다. Cyclobuxine D (up to 100ug/ml)는 guinea pig lung homogenate에 의한 prostaglandins 합성에 대해서는 현저한 영향이 없었으나, 20mg/kg에서 carrageenin으로 유도된 염증에서 prostaglandin의 합성과 백혈구 유주에 대해 현저한 억제작용을 나타낸다. Aspirin은 vivo와 vitro에서 prostaglandin의 합성을 억제하나, 염증 삼출물에서 백혈구 유주에 대해서는 영향이 거의 없다. Dexamethasone은 vitro에서 외인성 arachidcnic acid를 기질로 가했을때는 prostaglandin 합성에 대해 영향이 없었고 carrageenin으로 유도된 염증에서 prostaglandin의 합성과 백혈구 유주를 억제하였다. 이상의 결과로 cyclobuxine D의 항염증작용은 phospholipase $A_2$ activity를 저해하여 항염증 작용을 나타내는 것으로 사료되는 corticosteroid와 유사한 것으로 추정된다.