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Herbal Drug Interactions Due to Alteration of Metabolism

  • Woo, Won-Sick
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 1994
  • The screening of 150 Chinese drugs which are most frequently prescribed in Korean traditional medicine showed that at least 30% of the drugs affected barbiturate-induced hypnosis. This effect was mainly attributable to the alteration of drug metabolism. Phytochemical works resulted in the isolation of furanocoumarins, lignans, sesquiterpenes and saponins as drug metabolism modifiers. The structure-activity relationship is discussed.

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The Structure of Phytolaccoside G

  • Woo, Won-Sick;Kang, Sam-Sik
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.159-162
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    • 1977
  • The structure of phytolaccoside G(I), one of the minor saponins of the roots of Phytolacca americana, has been elucidated as 3-${\beta}$-D-xylopyranosyljaligonic acid. And phytolaccoside B(II) is 30-methylester of phytolaccoside G.

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Phytochemical study on melandrium firmum

  • Woo, Won-Sicka;Choi, Jae-Sue;Chang, Hye-Soon
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.133-137
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    • 1985
  • The aglycones of saponins isolated from Melandrium firmum were identified as gypsogenin, gypsogenic acid and quillaic acid.

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Pharmacological and Adverse Effects of Aloe vera

  • Lee, Kyoung-Rim;Yoo, Sun-Dong;Lee, Byung-Mu
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.149.1-149.1
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    • 2003
  • Active ingredients, therapeutic and adverse effects of Aloe vera were comprehensively investigated. Aloe vera contains active components. including sugars, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, phenolic compounds and other several compounds like phthalate esters, gibberellin, lectin-like substances, lignin, saponins, salicylic acid and uric acid. (omitted)

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