• 대한약침학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2003

Results : 1. Vermilionum is made from the mixture of mercury and sulfur, resulting in reddish mercuric sulfide(Hg2S). 2. The characteristics for Vermilionum are pungent and sweet, has warm temperature, and enters heart, lung, and stomach meridians. 3. The efficacies of Vermilionum are to eliminate parasites, expels phlegm and dampness, and sedate heart and calm spirit. 4. Long-term intake make results in mercuric toxication. 5. Further researches on the administration methods and dosages are required to reduce side effects.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2003

Background & Methods : In order to measure the acute and subacute toxicity of Vermilionum and it's anti-cancer effects, Sarcoma-180 abdominal cancer cells were injected intravenously. The following results were obtained after measuring the survival rate, toxicity of the NK cells, and IL- 2 productivity. Results : 1. It was impossible to measure $LD_{50}$ value in the acute toxicity test and no toxic effects were witnessed in the clinical observation. 2. No significant differences were shown in the weight changes between the experiment groups and the control group in the acute toxicity test. 3. No peculiar toxic effects were shown in the subacute toxicity test and the weight changes were insignificant between the experiment groups and the control group. 4. In measuring the survival rate after inducing abdominal cancer by Sarcoma-180, the experiment groups showed increased of 9.52% compared to the control group. 5. In measuring the activity of NK cells, no significant changes were shown between the experiment groups and the control group. 6. In measuring the productivity of IL-2, significant reduction was shown in the experiment groups compared to the normal group, but no significance was witnessed compared to the control group.

• 분석과학
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.480-486
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 시중에 유통중인 광물성 생약에서의 중금속(Pb, Cd, As, Hg)에 대해 모니터링 하였다. Pb, Cd, As의 경우 시료 전처리는 습식분해법으로 하였으며, ICP-MS를 이용하여 검출하였고 Hg의 경우 AMA를 이용하여 모니터링 하였다. 모니터링의 결과 전체 시료(92)의 25.81%(24)가 Pb를 함유하고 있었으며 능자광(85.5 mg/kg), 부석(41.2 mg/kg), 진사(20.4 mg/kg)에서 기준치(0.5 mg/kg) 이상으로 검출되었다. Cd의 경우 전체 시료(92)의 9.68%(17)가 함유되어있었으며, 능자광(345 mg/kg), 부석(0.44 mg/kg), 진사(2.78 mg/kg)에서 기준치(0.3 mg/kg) 이상으로 검출되었고, 전체 시료(92)의 24.73%(23)가 As를 함유하고 있었으며, 능자광(5.72 mg/kg), 조산화납(22.2 mg/kg), 황화제이수은(10.0 mg/kg), 진사(12.5 mg/kg), 흑운모(14.6 mg/kg)에서 기준치(3 mg/kg)이상으로 검출되었다. Hg의 경우는 전체 시료(92)의 76.34%(78)가 함유되어 있었으며, 전체 13 종 광물 중 10종에서 기준치(0.2 mg/kg) 이상으로 검출되었다. 따라서, 국내에 유통되고 있는 광물성 생약재의 품질 평가와 안전관리를 보완하여 광물성 생약에 대한 신뢰성과 안전성을 확보할 필요성이 있는 것으로 판단된다.