• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2020

Objectives : Present study investigated hepatoprotective effects of four types of Taraxaci Herba water extract (TL-F, Taraxaci Herba leaf originated from foreign country; TR-F, Taraxaci Herba root originated from foreign country; TL-K, Taraxaci Herba leaf originated from Korea; TR-K, Taraxaci Herba root originated from Korea) on carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)-induced acute liver injury. Methods : Mice were administered orally with 200 mg/kg of TL-F, TR-F, TL-K, or TR-K for seven days, and intraperitoneally injected with 0.5 mL/kg of CCl₄ 1 h after last Taraxaci Herba treatment. Silymarin (100 mg/kg) was used as a positive drug. Body weight gain, relative liver weight, serum biochemistry, histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses, and hepatic antioxidant capacity were determined to investigate the hepatoprotective effect of four extracts. Results : Administration of four types of Taraxaci Herba extract increased body weight gain, and decreased relative liver weight in CCl₄-injected mice. As compared to CCl₄ group, TL-F and TR-F significantly decreased serum aspartate aminotransferase activity, while four extracts reduced CCl₄-induced alanine aminotransferase activity. In addition, TL-F and TR-F significantly decreased the numbers of degenerated hepatocytes, infiltrated inflammatory cells, cleaved caspase-3 positive cells, and cleaved PARP positive cells in hepatic tissues. Moreover, TL-F, TR-F, and TR-K administration reduced the lipid peroxidation and nitrotyrosine, and increased glutathione, superoxide dismutase, and catalase activities in hepatic tissues. There were no statistical differences between TL-F- and silymarin-treated group. Conclusion : Of four extracts tested, present results suggest that TL-F is the most favorable candidate against CCl₄-induced acute liver injury through enhancing antioxidant activity.

• 생약학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.313-318
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• 1993

The methanol extract of Taraxaci Herba was found to have inhibitory effect on the gastric lesion induced by HCl-ethanol. The systematic fractionation of the methanol extract resulted in positive action with water fraction in the gastric lesion. It also showed significant inhibition of gastric lesion induced by HCl-aspirin and absolute ethanol, but did not prevent indomethacin induced gastric lesion. This fraction did not affect basal gastric acid secretion but showed a decrease of pepsin activity in pylorus-ligated rats.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2012

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to characterize the effect of the fraction of Taraxacum officinale and T.coreanum on the learning and memory impairments induced by scopolamine. Methods : The cognition-enhancing effect of Taraxacum officinale and T.coreanum was investigated using a passive avoidance test, the Morris water maze test and Y-maze test in mice. Drug-induced amnesia was induced by treating animals with scopolamine (1 mg/kg, i.p.). Results : The results showed that the Aug harvested T.offiicinale extract-treated group (200 mg/kg, p.o.) and the tacrine-treated group (10 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly ameliorated scopolamine-induced amnesia based on the Passive avoidance Y-maze test and Watermaze test. And these results are same manner in DPPH radical scavenger effect and Acetylcholineseterase inhibition effect. Conclusions : These results suggest that Taraxacum officinale extract maybe a useful cognitive impairment treatment, and its beneficial effects are depending on the collecting time and origin plants. As a result, Taraxacum officinale harvested in August improve memory most.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제37권10호
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• pp.1231-1237
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• 2008

포공영의 총 페놀함량에서는 열수 추출물 7.80$\pm$0.97 mg/g, 에탄올 추출물 9.12$\pm$0.51 mg/g으로 나타났다. 플라보노이드함량은 열수 추출물 54.20$\pm$1.95 mg/g, 에탄올 추출물 79.43$\pm$4.44 mg/g으로 항산화 활성에 관련된 페놀 및 플라보노이드 화합물들이 에탄올 추출물에 많이 존재함을 확인할 수 있었다. 전자공여능에 있어서도 포공영 에탄올 추출물이 열수 추출물 $IC_{50}$값에 비해 3배 정도의 뛰어난 활성을 보였다. 아질산염 소거능은 모든 pH 조건하에서 에탄올 추출물이 열수 추출물보다 높은 아질산염 소거능을 나타내었으며, pH가 증가할수록 감소하였다. SOD 유사활성을 측정한 결과 열수 추출물에서는 18.34$\sim$37.26 $\mu$g/mL, 에탄올 추출물에서는 16.60$\sim$49.03 $\mu$g/mL의 범위로 분석되었으며, 농도에 따른 유의적 증가현상을 나타내었다. Tyrosinase 및 elastase 저해활성은 모든 추출물에서 대조구에 비해 다소 약한 활성을 나타내었다. 포공영 추출물은 뛰어난 항산화 활성을 나타나 기능성 식품 및 화장품 소재로 개발 가능성이 높을 것으로 사료된다.