• 대한본초학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2014

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of Houttuyniae Herba water extract (HC) on calcium release and production of various inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide (NO), interferon-inducible protein (IP)-10, platelet derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB, keratinocyte-derived chemokine (KC), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin (IL)-4, and IL-5 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 mouse macrophages. Methods : NO production was measured by Griess reagent assay. Intracellular calcium level was measured with Fluo-4 assay. Levels of cytokines were measured by High-throughput multiplex bead array cytokine assay based on xMAP (multi-analyte profiling beads) technology. Results : HC significantly decreased NO production for 24 hrs incubation at the concentrations of 10, 25, 50, 100, and $200{\mu}/mL$ in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 (P < 0.05). HC significantly decreased production of IP-10, KC, VEGF, and PDGF-BB for 24 hrs incubation at the concentrations of 50, 100, and $200{\mu}/mL$ in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 (P < 0.05). HC also significantly decreased intracellular calcium release for 24 hrs incubation at the concentrations of 25, 50, 100, and $200{\mu}/mL$ in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 (P < 0.05). But HC did not show any significant effect on production of IL-4 and IL-5 in LPS-induced RAW 264.7. Conclusions : The results suggested that HC has anti-inflammatory property related with its inhibition on the production of NO, IP-10, KC, VEGF, and PDGF-BB in LPS-induced macrophages via calcium pathway.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.136-153
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• 2022

Objectives: The aim of this study was to find out whether east asian herbal medicine (EAHM) treatment alone is effective in improving pregnancy-related indicators compared to conventional medicine in women with Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR). Methods: We searched eligible studies from PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, CiNii, Korean Medical Database, Korean Studies Information Service System, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, ScienceOn. GRADE pro was used to evaluate the current evidence of the study. Result: A total of 5 studies, 325 women with DOR were included. EAHM showed a significant effect on improvement of pregnancy rate (n=270, RR 2.13 [95% CI 1.44 to 3.15], Z=3.78, p=0.0002, I2=0%) and Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level (n=211, SMD 0.82 [95% CI 0.40 to 1.25], Z=3.80, p=0.0001) compared to conventional medicine. In ovulation rate (n=156, RR 0.86 [95% CI 0.70 to 1.06], Z=1.43, p=0.15, I2=0%), Antral Follicle Count (n=245, SMD 0.27 [95% CI -0.25 to 0.79], Z=1.01, p=0.31), and follicle stimulating hormone (n=245, SMD 0.29 [95% CI -0.13 to 0.70], Z=1.36, p=0.17) level, EAHM showed similar effects to conventional medicine. In this study, the most frequently used herbal medicines were Cuscutae Semen, Dipsaci Radix, and Angelicae Gigantis Radix. Conclusion: This meta-analysis showed that EAHM could improve pregnancy rates and AMH levels in women with DOR. However, more well-designed RCTs will have to be performed further in the future.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.53-65
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• 2023

Objectives : Present study investigated the hepatoprotective effects and the optimal mixing ratio of fermented Schizandrae Fructus Pomace (fSFP) and Hoveniae Semen Cum Fructus (HSCF) extract combination in carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)-induced acute liver injury mice. Methods : ICR mice were orally administered with 200 mg/kg of fSFP, HSCF and mixtures of fSFP and HSCF [MSH (w:w); 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:6, 2:1, 4:1, 6:1, and 8:1] for 7 consecutive days. Silymarin (100 mg/kg) was administered as a reference drug. 0.5 mL/kg of CCl₄ was injected intraperitoneally to induce acute liver injury. Body weight gain, relative liver weight, serum chemistry, histopathological analysis, and hepatic endogenous antioxidants capacities were observed. Results : All diverse combinations of MSH significantly reduced relative liver weight increase by CCl₄. In addition, MSH administrations significantly decreased the elevation of serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities by CCl₄. Histopathological observation indicated that all MSH treatments significantly reduced the increase of degenerated hepatocytes, inflammatory cell infiltration, and histological activity index score by CCl₄. Moreover, all MSH administrations reduced the elevation of malondialdehyde contents, and ameliorated the reduction of hepatic glutathione contents, superoxide dismutase activity, and catalase activity. Among the various mixing ratio of MSH combinations, MSH 1:1 and 2:1 showed the most potent anti-oxidative stress, and hepatoprotective effect. Conclusion : Present results suggest that 1:1 and 2:1 combinations of MSH is promising herbal formulation with the hepatoprotective effect against oxidative stress.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.79-89
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• 2023

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate various application methods of focused ultrasound and apply them to clinical use in Korean medicine. Methods : Search was performed using the search engines of electronic databases, including PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), ScienceON, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System (OASIS), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, Japan Science Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic (J-STAGE) and Citation Information by NII (CiNii), from inception to July 2023 without language limitation. Inclusion criteria were clinical studies including randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and animal experimental studies related with focused ultrasound treatments for acupoints or meridian sinews. Results : Total 17 papers, 7 for RCT, 6 for in vivo animal studies, and other experimental studies, were finally selected. Indications used in studies were shoulder pain, back pain, chronic back pain, and degenerative knee arthritis. In experimental studies, studies on animal models of hypoxic ischemic brain damage and hyperlipidemia were also conducted. As for the acupoints, LR3, LI4, and ST36 were used in clinical studies and, in animal experimental studies, GV20, KI1, and ST36 were used. As for the dose, 4 studies below 3 W/cm² and 3 studies in the range of 0.625 to 5 W/cm² in clinical studies, and all studies did not exceed 5 W/cm². In animal experimental studies, 0.5 W/cm², 2 W/cm², 7.5 WW/cm², 15 W/cm², 10~20 W/cm² were used. In all three studies describing the penetration depth during irradiation, it was less than 1 cm. Conclusions : We suggest that focused ultrasound is an appropriate treatment tool for stimulating the acupoints to transfer heat energy. Future studies with rigorous and well-designed RCTs for various diseases will be required to ascertain the focused ultrasound stimulate acupoints or meridian sinews.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.97-113
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• 2023

Objectives This study examined the trends in domestic and international research on the treatment of sarcopenia and analyzed the effectiveness of the treatment. Based on the results, we suggest directions for future Korean medicine research on sarcopenia. Methods The study was conducted using Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review methodology. It included three international databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library) and five domestic databases (Korean studies Information Service System, Korean Medical database, Oriental Medicine Advanced Search Integrated System, Research Information Sharing Service, ScienceON) were used. Literatures published until April 30, 2023, including the contents of 'sarcopenia' and Korean Medicine treatment', were searched. Results A total of 45 studies were included in the analysis. The number of studies on Korean medicine treatments for sarcopenia is steadily increasing, with the majority of studies coming from Asian countries. Of the 45 studies, 30 were conducted in the field of medicine, and the study design was analyzed into 10 clinical studies and 35 non-clinical studies. Among the 10 clinical studies, the most common treatment interventions were herbs (n=4), followed by Daoist exercises (n=3). The most common diagnostic criteria used in clinical studies were those published by the Asian working group for sarcopenia, and various physical examinations and laboratory tests were used as outcome measures. Conclusions The future direction of Korean medicine research on sarcopenia should be to expand the number of clinical studies applying Korean medicine treatment interventions.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.31-44
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• 2023

Objectives The purpose of this study is to check the research trends of pharmacopuncture treatment in nerve entrapment syndrome, identify specific techniques, identify which pharmacopuncture are used, and provide directions for future research. Methods This study was conducted based on the five steps suggested by Arksey and O'Malley. We searched five domestic databases (Research Information Sharing Service, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, Korean studies Information Service System, Science ON, and KMBASE) and identified studies with key search terms like "nerve entrapment" And "pharmacopuncture" until June 23, 2023. Results Twenty-nine studies were finally selected. among them, 25 papers were non-comparative studies (86.2%). The most common disease was carpal tube syndrome (n=10). All the investigated studies were treated by injecting pharmacopuncture into the pathway of the entraped nerve. The depth of pharmacopuncture injection was mentioned only in 13 studies. As for the pharmacopuncture used, sweet bee venom was 8 studies and bee venom was 6 studies, and about half of the pharmacopuncture manufactured with Bee venom as the main component accounted for. Conclusions This study is a scoping review of the pharmacopuncture treatment for nerve entrapment, which was first conducted in Korea. The treatment is mainly performed on the path way of the entraped nerve. After that, it is necessary to study the standardization of the specific technique method of pharmacopuncture and the uniformity of evaluation criteria.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.751-756
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• 2023

목적: 본 연구는 임상에서 많은 빈도로 사용되고 있는 향정신성 약물이 간독성을 발생시킬 수 있음을 임상 예를 통해 보여줌으로써, 한의진료현장에서 이에 대한 경각심과 더불어 약인성간손상에 대한 최신 정보를 제공하고자 한다. 방법: 본 임상 예의 논문은 향정신성 약물을 사용한 후 약인성간독성의 의심과 진단 및 약물의 중단 후 증상과 간손상 효소의 개선과정을 자세히 제시하였다. 결과: 평소 혼합결합조직병으로 한방병원에서 수년 동안 침과 뜸 치료 등으로 잘 유지되고 있던 56세의 여성 환자가, 어느날부터 갑자기 심한 피로감과 전신적 불편편함을 호소하였다. 혈액검사를 시행한 결과, 혈청 AST, ALT가 정상 경계의 2.5-배 이상 증가하였고, 촤근 복용한 향정신성약물에 대한 RUCAM score가 9점으로 약인성간손상 진단에 부합하였다. 이 의심 약물들을 중지한 뒤에 주관적 불편함이 빠르게 개선되었으며, 혈청 간손상 효소 수치 또한 2주 안에 정상화되었다. 결론: 본 증례는 향정신성약물로 생길 수 있는 간손상의 전형적인 임상 예로서, 향정신성약물의 일반화된 상황에 비추어 한의원에서 환자의 진료 과정에서 하나의 중요한 고려사항을 암시한다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.29-49
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• 2024

Objectives The purpose of this study is to systemically review the recent studies in the Korean medicine treatments for torticollis. Methods We search the clinical studies from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2023. The studies were searched through 10 databases (Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, Korean studies Information Service System, Research Information Sharing Service, Korean Medical Database, ScienceON, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Wanfang Data, China National Knowledge Infrastructure). Results A total of 19 studies were included in the study. 12 studies were case report studies, 5 studies were randomized controlled trials, 2 studies were non-randomized controlled trials. Of the 19 interventions, Chuna was the most used in this study and of the 28 evaluation tools, Sternocleidomastoid thickness was the most used in this study except efficiency rate. All 19 studies had improvements after treatment, and 8 studies had statistically significant improvements. As a result of the study, we found that Chuna, GB, GB20, BL10, Glycyrrhiza uralensis were commonly used Korean medicine treatments for torticollis. Conclusions We analyzed the Korean medicine treatments for torticollis. Through this study, we found that the Korean medicine was effective for torticollis. However, more research is needed to confirm the more detailed effect.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.446-454
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• 2008

제호탕 기록이 있는 고문헌과 현대 조리서를 조리학적인 측면에서 재료, 만드는 법, 저장 및 음용 방법 등을 분석 연구 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 제호탕기록이 있는 여러 의서 중에서는 가장 오래된 "의방유취(醫方類聚)"에 원재료의 손질방법, 만드는 법 2가지 등을 가장 자세하게 기술하고 있으나, 후대에 전수되는 과정에서 생략된 것과 해석상의 오류를 찾을 수 있었다. 제호탕을 구성하는 재료는 오매(烏梅), 초과(草果), 사인(砂仁), 백단향(白檀香)과 꿀이다. 이 중 현재 우리나라에서 구할 수 있는 재료는 꿀(蜜)이며, 오매는 중국에서, 나머지 재료는 중국과 동남아시아 등지에서 생산 수입되고 있다. 오매는 성질이 따뜻하고 맛이 시며 독이 없고 담을 삭이며 구토와 갈증, 이질 등을 멎게 하고 술독을 풀어 준다. 초과, 사인, 백단향의 성질은 온(溫) 또는 평(平)하고 무독한 약재로 공통적으로 서열(暑熱)을 풀고 번갈(煩渴)을 그치게 하는 작용을 가지고 있어 여름철 더위에 쇠진한 몸을 보하기에 충분한 약재이다. 문헌상의 재료 해석에 오류가 있다. 오매(烏梅)라 함은 씨를 빼고 그 육(肉)만을 취하여 짚불로 훈증 건조한 것을 지칭하는데, 우리나라에서 현재 오매가 가공 생산되고 있지 않으므로 제호탕을 문헌대로 재현하는데 한계점이 있다. 그러므로 올바른 오매 제조가 우선적으로 선행되고 후대에 해석상 오류를 바로 잡아야 할 것이다. 꿀도 마찬가지다. 은근한 불로 가열하여 위에 뜨는 흰 거품을 제거하는 연밀(煉蜜) 과정을 거친 것을 사용한다고 기록하고 있으나, 조리서에는 연밀에 대한 언급을 하고 있지 않으므로 연밀하는 구체적인 방법이 제시되고 재현되어야 제호탕이 바르게 재현될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 제호탕에 사용된 재료의 양은 "의방유취(醫方類聚)" 기록이 "산림경제(山林經濟)"까지 그대로 내려오다가 "규합총서(閨閤叢書)"에서 부터 오매의 양이 10냥(375 g)으로 줄고 "의방활투(醫方活套)"에서부터 꿀의 양이 무게 단위 1근(斤)(3 kg)에서 부피의 단위인 1두(斗)(2.8 kg)로 사용하였으며, 초과의 양을 줄이고 백단향을 증량하였다. 이로써 신맛과 방향성을 조절하여 거부감을 줄이는 음료로서 기호성을 향상시켰다. 고문헌에 나타난 조리법은 2가지로 하나는 재료를 가루 내어 연밀(煉蜜)에 섞어 약하게 끓는 상태에서 저어가며 졸이는 오매분말 연밀미비법(烏梅粉末 煉蜜微沸法)과 다른 하나는 오매에 물을 넣고 장시간 가열하여 오매수(烏梅水)를 만들고 여기에 향기성 재료를 가루 내어 나중에 섞는 방법인 오매수직화법(烏梅水直火法)이었다. 그러나 현대 조리서에는 가루로 빻은 한약재와 꿀을 혼합하여 중탕하는 방법을 사용하고 있다. 이러한 조리법은 경험에 의해 터득된 방법이거나, 미비(微沸)의 해석상의 오류로 추측된다. 완성된 제호탕은 자기에 담아 실온에 보관하였고 조선 초기에는 끓인 물이나 냉수에 타서 마신다고 한 것으로 보아 겨울철에도 음용하였을 것으로 추측되나 조선 후기 "동의보감(東醫寶鑑)" 이후의 문헌에서는 찬물에 타서 마신다는 것으로 보아 갈증을 없애기 위한 여름철 청량음료로 정착되어 대중화되었음을 알 수 있다. 제호탕의 재현 및 현대화를 위해 재료의 원산지별 품질 평가가 선행되고, 오매의 제조방법의 재현, 연밀(煉蜜)의 재현, 계량단위의 통일이 이루어져야 하며 오매분말 연밀미비법(烏梅粉末 煉蜜微沸法), 오매수직화법(烏梅水直火法), 중탕법 등 여러 만드는 방법들의 장 단점비교, 관능평가, 영양분석 등이 계속적으로 연구되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.790-798
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• 2014

국내 김천산 lowbush 블루베리와 평택산 highbush 블루베리의 영양성분 및 항산화 활성을 분석하였다. 일반성분조성 분석결과 산지에 따른 유의적인 차이는 없었다. pH는 김천산이 4.35로 평택산의 4.57보다 낮았고 가용성고형분 함량은 평택산 $9.71^{\circ}Brix$ 및 김천산 $8.35^{\circ}Brix$로 차이가 있었다. 주요 5종의 대량무기질 함량 분석결과 김천산과 평택산에서 각각 P(11.60, 12,27%)>Ca(5.33, 9.06%)>Mg(4.70, 6.05%)>Na(0.24, 0.20%)>Zn(0.06, 0.07%) 순으로 함유되어 있었다. 주요 유리당은 김천산 및 평택산 각각 fructose 2.99, 2.89%와 glucose 2.81, 2.61%로 나타났고 sucrose, maltose 및 lactose 등의 이당류는 검출되지 않았다. 불포화지방산은 김천산이 81.7%로 평택산의 79.9%보다 다소 높았다. 두 품종 모두 16종(필수 아미노산 7종, 비필수아미노산 9종)의 유리아미노산을 함유하였고 총 유리아미노산 함량대비 필수아미노산은 김천산이 31.8%로 평택산의 28.9%보다 높았다. 준필수아미노산인 arginine은 평택산에 많이 함유되어 있는 것이 매우 특징적이었다. 생리활성 성분인 anthocyanin, trans-resveratrol 및 total polyphenol을 정량하여 김천산과 평택산에서 각각 anthocyanin 22.0, 18.1 mg/100 g, trans-resveratrol 0.12, 0.11 mg/100 g 및 total polyphenol 141.3, 138.4 mg/100 g의 결과를 얻었다. 전자공여능으로 분석한 두 블루베리의 항산화 활성은 농도의존적이었으며 $1,000{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 각각 79.7% 및 74.1%으로 김천산이 평택산보다 높게 나타났다. 항산화활성은 total polyphenol, anthocyanin 및 trans-resveratrol과 같은 기능성 성분의 함량이 김천산에서 더 높았던 결과와도 밀접한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 보여진다. 이상과 같은 기초적 연구결과는 향후 수입산 블루베리를 대체하기 위한 국내의 블루베리 재배면적 확대뿐만 아니라 기능성 식품소재로서의 이용에 있어 유용한 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.