Biological Activities and Constituents of the Semen of Rumex crispus

Rumex crispus (Polygonaceae) is a well known perennial plant. which is called So-Ri-Jaeng-Yi. growing in the field and on the roadside. It has been used as a Korean Folk medicine in treating of acute and chronic cutaneous disease. cathartics, fever and jaundice. Also, the seed of this plant has been used as only a folk medicine for the treatment of digestion problems, liver diseases and many sorts of tumor. So we examined analgesic activity, anti-inflammatory activities and hepatoprotective activity using MeOH extraction and BuOH fraction in this plant. (omitted)