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Microscopic Identification of the Chinese Patent Medicine 'Man Kyung Dan' (만경단의 현미감정연구)

  • Jung, Ji-Hyun;Kim, Seong-Ryong;Park, Jong-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.203-207
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    • 2008
  • Man Kyung Dan(萬經丹) is a Chinese patent medicine which has been used for rheumatic neuralgia, apoplexy, extremitas neurolepsis in Korea. It consists of 16 kinds of powdered crude drugs. In powered crude drugs, it is hard to identify each component by chemical analysis or morphological examination. However, the method of identification of powdered crude drugs has not been clearly established. For the identification of individual crude drugs in such powdery mixtures, microscopic method may advantageously be used, as it requires only small amount of specimens. In this study, it is demonstrated that the microscopic method is very effective for the identification of 16 crude drug ingredients in Man kyung Dan.

Microscopic Identification of 'Hwan So Dan' (환소단의 현미감정연구)

  • Kim, Jeong-Myo;Jeong, Jee-Hyun;Park, Jong-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.36 no.4 s.143
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    • pp.278-281
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    • 2005
  • 'Hwan So Dan(還少丹)' is Chinese patent medicine which has been used for shortage of vitality and asthenia in Korea. It consists of 14 kinds of powdered crude drugs. In powdered crude drugs, it is hard to identify each component by chemical analysis or morphological examination. However, the method of identification of powdered crude drugs has not been clearly established. For the identification of individual crude drugs in such powdery mixtures, microscopic method may advantageously be used as it requires only a small amount specimens. In this study, it is demonstrated that the microscopic method is very effective for the identification of 14 crude drug ingredients in Hwan So Dan.

Microscopic Identification of the Chinese Patent Medicine Hwan Myeong Hwan (환명환의 현미감정 연구)

  • Kim, Jeong-Myo;Park, Jong-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.37 no.1 s.144
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    • pp.11-15
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    • 2006
  • Hwan Myeong Hwan (環明丸) is Chinese patent medicine which is used for presbyopia and eye disease. It consists of 23 kind of powdered crude drugs. In powered crude drugs, it is hard to identify each component by chemical analysis or morphological examination. However, the method of identification of powdered crude drugs has not been clearly established. For the identification of individual crude drugs in such powdery mixtures, microscopic method may advantageously be used as it requires only a small amount of specimens. In this study, it is demonstrated that the microscopic method is very effective for the identification of 23 crude drug ingredients in Hwan Myeong Hwan.

Microscopic Identification of the Chinese Patent Medicine "Dae Jeong Hwan" (대정환의 현미감정연구)

  • Jung, Ji-Hyun;Park, Jong-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.43-49
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    • 2008
  • Dae Jeong Hwan (大精丸) is a Chinese patent medicine which has been used for improvement of lassitude, anorexia, and enervation in Korea. It consists of 24 kinds of powdered crude drugs. In powered crude drugs, it is hard to identify each component by chemical analysis or morphological examination. However, the method of identification of powdered crude drugs has not been clearly established. For the identification of individual crude drugs in such powdery mixtures, microscopic method may advantageously be used, as it requires only small amount of specimens. In this study, it is demonstrated that the microscopic method is very effective for the identification of 24 crude drug ingredients in Dae Jeong Hwan.

Detection of Plasmodium vivax by Nested PCR and Real-Time PCR

  • Genc, Ahmet;Eroglu, Fadime;Koltas, Ismail Soner
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.48 no.2
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    • pp.99-103
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    • 2010
  • Malaria is endemic in the Cukurova region while it is sporadic in other regions of Turkey. Therefore, the laboratory and clinical diagnosis of malaria is important for the treatment of malaria. In this study, 92 blood samples that were taken from the suspected malaria patients for routine diagnosis in a period of 10 years between 1999 and 2009 were analyzed. All of these blood samples were examined by microscopic examinations using Giemsa-stained thick blood films, nested PCR, and real-time PCR. The sensitivity-specificity and positive-negative predictive values for these diagnostic tests were then calculated. It was found that the positive predictive values of microscopic examination of thick blood films, nested PCR, and real-time PCR were 47.8%, 56.5%, and 60.9% for malaria, respectively. The real-time PCR was found to have a specificity of 75% and sensitivity of 100%, while specificity and sensitivity of nested PCR was found 81.2% and 97.7% according to the microscopic examination of thick blood films, respectively.

Malaria Endemicity in the Rural Communities of Ebonyi State, Nigeria

  • Nwele, David Ekene;Onyali, Ikechukwu Oliver;Iwueze, Milliam Okwudili;Elom, Michael Okpara;Uguru, Ogbonna Elom Sabastian
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.60 no.3
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    • pp.173-179
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    • 2022
  • Malaria remains a global health threat. Approximately 97% of the population is at risk in sub-Saharan countries, particularly Nigeria. This study compared the performance of 2 diagnostic methods in assessing malaria endemicity in the rural communities of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A total of 1,140 study participants were screened for malaria parasite using Rapid Diagnostic Test kits (RDT) in the field, while thick and thin films for microscopy were examined in the laboratory. Our result showed that malaria prevalence was 56.8 by RDT and 38.6% by microscopic test. Age group under 10 years had the highest prevalence of 28.9% (RDT) and 23.6% (microscopy), respectively. The highest prevalence of 19.5% by RDT was recorded in Onicha Local Government Area, while the highest prevalence of 13.4% with microscopy was recorded in Ezza North Local Government Area. The sensitivity and specificity of microscopic examination were both 100%, while those of RDT were 95.5% and 75.9%, respectively.

TOPICAL GINSENG TREATMENT IN EXPERIMENTAL HYPERKERATOSIS

  • Kim, Hye-Young;Jin, Sung-Ha;Kim, Shin-Il
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 1990
  • Effect of red ginseng treatment on experimentally induced hyperkeratosis was investigated by light microscopic observation scanning electron microxcope (SEM) examination, epidermal enzyme activities nd lipid contents. Both light microscopic observation and SEM examination showed that hexadecane induced epidermal hyperplasia, hypertrophy and hyperkeratosis by increasing the numbers as well as the sizes of epidermal cells including desquamating horny cells. The superficial horny cells were protruded around the base of hair shaft. Among red ginseng components, only saponin treatment inhibited epidermal hyperplasia and hyperkeratosis by reducing the thickness of epidermis and arranging the cornified cells. Saponin from korean red ginseng inhibited abnormally increased epidermal LDH, ICD and G6PDH activities and reduced the contents of epidermal lipids induced by hexadecane. It seems that red ginseng saponin has preventive effect on experimental hyperkeratosis possibly by controlling the enzyme activities involved in epidermal cellular metabolism, resulting in reduced amounts of abnormal epidermal lipids.

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Effects of Anemarrhenae Rhizoma on anti-oxidative activities (서로 다른 품종 3종 지모(知母)의 항산화 효과)

  • Beak, Gwang-Hyun;Cho, Su-Jin;Cho, Hyun-Ju;Hong, Gwang-Hae;Kim, Hyung-Woo;Cho, Su-In
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.101-107
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    • 2007
  • Objective : This study was carried out to investigate diagnostic difference and anti-oxidative effect of 3 different Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (AR) extracts. Methods : Microscopic examination was used to distinguish histological differences. And eliminative ability of several kinds of free radicals was also measured. Results : In microscopic examination, we can distinguished three different lineage of AR with different structure of vascular bundles and secretory structures. The extract of AR show profitable abilities of elimination of DPPH free radical, ABTS free radical and hydrogen peroxide. Conclusion : So, it can be concluded that AR extract has an anti-oxidative effects. Especially indeciduous lineage was most effective to remove free radicals.

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Morphological Analysis of Fibers of the Seip Textiles through the Microscopic Examination (현미경 관찰을 통한 Seip 직물의 섬유 형태 연구)

  • 안춘순
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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    • v.21
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    • pp.87-99
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    • 1993
  • The fiber morphologies of the textiles from the burials of the Seip group of Ohio Hopewell (ca. 100 B.C. to A.D. 500)mounds were examined using light and scanning electron microscopy. A theoretical model was proposed which delineates the rate of morphological change in fibers through time and the cultural activities which occur during the life of a textile element. The Seip textiles were categorized according to their visual and structural characteristics. The microscopic examination of the Seip textiles yielded the evidence of animal hair fibers and bast fibers. The animal hair fibers of the seip textiles were identified as the hair of rabbit or hare. The bast fibers of the Seip textiles exhibited variation in morphological features such as the degree of bundle separation and the presence of transverse striations, fibrillations, or trans-verse cracks.

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Study on the Optical Analysis Equipment Control System for Electronic Parts Inspection (전자 부품 검사용 광학분석 장비 제어시스템에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Jun Ha
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.67-71
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    • 2015
  • Product of technology developed in this study is an external interface for controlling the equipment of pendant key remote control system circuit board, and it is used in the electronic component test equipment system. Main control system module is in the role as a device for controlling the various control devices that make up the integrated system for microscopic examination at the request of the host computer engineers to control the inspection equipment. The pentane-key interface module to its role as a device for controlling the various control devices that make up the integrated system for microscopic examination at the request of the host computer for the engineer to control the inspection equipment. Development of the control system can be expected in the configuration of a system for efficient and accurate inspection of high-precision parts.