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Screening of Herbal Medicines from China and Vietnam with Inhibitory Activity on Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) Formation (VIII) (중국.베트남 약용식물의 최종당화산물 생성저해활성 검색(VIII))

  • Choi, So-Jin;Song, Yoo Jin;Kim, Young Sook;Kim, Joo Hwan;Hang, Sun;Tran, The Bach;Kim, Jin Sook
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.43 no.4
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    • pp.338-344
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    • 2012
  • Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) have been postulated to play a central role in the development of diabetic complications. A variety of different agents that inhibit AGEs have been under investigation. In this study, 62 herbal medicines from China and Vietnam have been investigated with an in vitro evaluation system using AGEs formation inhibitory activity. Of these, 5 herbal medicines ($IC_{50}$ < $5{\mu}g/ml$) were found to have significant AGEs formation inhibitory activity. Particularly, herbal medicines Albizia odoratissima (twigs and leaves), Rhododendron spinuliferum (twigs and leaves), Dioscorea cirrhosa (stems and leaves), Illicium verum (stems and leaves) and Aglaia perviridis (stems and leaves), showed more potent inhibitory activity (approximately 16-26 fold) than the positive control aminoguanidine ($IC_{50}=76.47{\mu}g/ml$).

Discrimination of Herbal Medicine According to Geographical Origin (Korea, China) Using Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (근적외선 분광분석법을 이용한 생약의 원산지 판별)

  • Woo, Young-Ah;Cho, Chang-Hee;Kim, Hyo-Jin;Cho, Jung-Hwan;Cho, Kyung-Kye
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.359-363
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    • 1998
  • Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) was applied for discrimination according to geographical origin (Korea, China) of herb drugs. Herbal medicine has an important role in clinical therapy in Asian countries such as Korea and China. The objective of this study is to provide a convenient and accurate method to determinate geographical origin (Korea, China) of herbal medicine for quality control whose quality is generally different according to geographical origin. A rapid, nondestructive and accurate discrimination was achieved by NIRS. Second derivative spectra of herb drugs were subjected to discriminant analysis. Herbal medicine drugs such as Cassia Semen, Ganoderma and Smilacis Rhizoma was discriminated accurately according to geographical origin using PLS regression method.

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Quantitative aspects of the hydrolysis of ginseng saponins: Application in HPLC-MS analysis of herbal products

  • Abashev, Mikhail;Stekolshchikova, Elena;Stavrianidi, Andrey
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.45 no.2
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    • pp.246-253
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    • 2021
  • Background: Ginseng is one of the most valuable herbal supplements. It is challenging to perform quality control of ginseng products due to the diversity of bioactive saponins in their composition. Acid or alkaline hydrolysis is often used for the structural elucidation of these saponins and sugars in their side chains. Complete transformation of the original ginsenosides into their aglycones during the hydrolysis is one of the ways to determine a total saponin group content. The main hurdle of this approach is the formation of various by-products that was reported by many authors. Methods: Separate HPLC assessment of the total protopanaxadiol, protopanaxatriol and ocotillol ginsenoside contents is a viable alternative to the determination of characteristic biomarkers of these saponin groups, such as ginsenoside Rf and pseudoginsenoside F11, which are commonly used for authentication of P. ginseng Meyer and P. quinquefolius L. samples respectively. Moreover, total ginsenoside content is an ideal aggregated parameter for standardization and quality control of ginseng-based medicines, because it can be directly applied for saponin dosage calculation. Results: Different hydrolysis conditions were tested to develop accurate quantification method for the elucidation of total ginsenoside contents in herbal products. Linearity, limits of quantification, limits of detection, accuracy and precision were evaluated for the developed HPLC-MS method. Conclusion: Alkaline hydrolysis results in fewer by-products than sugar elimination in acidic conditions. An equimolar response, as a key parameter for quantification, was established for several major ginsenosides. The developed approach has shown acceptable results in the analysis of several different herbal products.

Development of the Standard Analytical Methods for Ginkgo biloba Leaf Extract (은행엽엑스 제제의 기준 및 시험법과 규격 설정)

  • Kim, Seung-Hyun;Kim, Dae-Hyun;Park, Jin-Ho;Oh, Mi-Hyune;Cho, Chang-Hee;Baek, Ju-Hyun;Cho, Jung-Hee;Kim, Tae-Bum;Lee, Ki-Yong;Kim, Young-Choong;Sung, Sang-Hyun
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.218-222
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    • 2008
  • This study was carried out to establish standard analytical methods for Ginkgo biloba leaf extract. Ginkgo flavonoids, terpene lactones, ginkgolic acids were employed as reference compounds for analytical method. Analytical method of US Pharmacopoeia was adopted for flavonoids and terpene lactones, and a new method was developed for ginkgolic acids. Analytical methods established in this study could be applied to a reasonable and unified quality control of G. biloba leaf extract.

TOXICOLOGICAL STUDY ON TRADITIONAL KOREAN HERBAL DRUGS (V)

  • H.N. K. G;Moonshik Zong;Chang, Il-Moo
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.79-87
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    • 1986
  • Water extracts of 21 traditional Korean herbal drugs were prepared, and a dose range of 100 mg/kg to 400 mg/kg was administered orally into mice once a day for five days. Changes of serum enzyme activities of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), alkaline phosphatase, body weight changes and histo pathological examination of various organs were investigated. Water extract of Ephedra Herba caused severe body weight loss at a dose of 100 mg/kg and death from a dose level of 200 mg/kg by oral administration. Angelica koreanae Radix and Anthrisci Radix showed a slight body weight loss and damages to liver and kidney.

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Antimicrobial Activity of Korean Medicinal Plants and Herbal Formulations

  • Bhatt, Lok-Ranjan;Woo, Shin-Sun;Yu, Byung-Soo;Baek, Seung-Hwa
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.755-759
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    • 2007
  • In this study, we screened twenty four extracts of eight medicinal plants and three extracts of the commercial product for their antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts were found active where as aqueous extracts were little or no active. Extracts of Sophora flavescens, Salvia miltlorrhiza and Glycyrrhiza uralensis showed strong activity againsttested organisms and could be the potential antimicrobial agent. The increase of antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of formulations might be due to synergic effect. The results also indicated that the activity of bamboo salt and herbal products can be enhanced by making appropriate formulations.

Discriminatian of Cnidium Rhizame using PCR-mediated RFLP

  • Cho, So-Yean;Ze, Keum-Ryon;Seong, Rack-Seon;Lee, Jong-Pill;Ju, Young-Park;Park, Sang-Yong;Jung, Young-Ja;Cho, Chang-Hee;Ha, Kwang-Won;Suh, Young-Bae
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.367.2-367.2
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    • 2002
  • Cnidium Rhizome is a frequently prescribed herbal medicine in Korea, Japan as well as China, which has been successfully used in these countries for the treatment of diseases related to. gynecology, blood circulations and dental troublers in the name of 천궁. And it is circulated as the same chinese character, which is 천궁, although original plants are different as Cnidium officinale in pharmacopoeia of Korea or Japan and Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. In that of China. (omitted)

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Survey of Multi Residual Pesticides in Materials of Korean Traditional Herbal Tea (한방차 원료의 잔류농약 조사연구)

  • Kim, Nan-Young;Kim, Young-Sug;Kim, Myung-Gil;Jung, Hong-Rae;Kim, Yun-Sung;Kim, Han-Taek;Lee, Sun-Woo;Chae, Kyeng-Suk;Yoon, Mi-Hye
    • The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.28-34
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    • 2012
  • We analysed 149 samples of Korean traditional herbal tea materials. The 156 pesticides were analyzed by GC/ECD and NPD, detected pesticides were confirmed by GC-TOF/MS. Sample preparation was performed bv multi-residue analysis method of multiclass pesticides of the Korea Food Code. The residual pesticides were detected in 22 samples(14.8%), the highest detection frequency samples are lycium and jujube. Detected pesticides in Korean traditional herbal tea materials were chlorpyrifos (5 samples), chlorothalonil (3 samples), cypermethrin (3 samples), hexaconazol (3 samples) and cyhalothrin(3 samples). The pesticide types detected in Korean traditional herbal tea materials were organophosphorus(29.2%), pyrethroids(16.7%), organochlorines (12.5%) and triazoles(12.5%). The 5 samples(lycium, jujube, chrysanthemum, balloon-flower, milk vetch root) were detected pesticides below MRLs, 2 samples(cornus fruit, cnidium) were detected pesticides unnotificated MRLs.