• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.272-276
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• 2011

Paeonia japonica has been widely used as a folk remedy for a long time. This study was performed to investigate antimicrobial substance of P. japonica extracted with petroleum ether, chloroform, ethylacetate, methanol or hot water. The antimicrobial activities of the P. japonica extracts were determined using a paper disc method and liquid culture. The methanol fraction at a concentration of 10 mg/mL showed the strongest antimicrobial activity against Salmonella typhimurim KCCM 11862. The ethylacetate fraction (5 mg/mL) showed the highest antimicrobial activity against Staphyloccoccus aureus KCCM 11593. In a study using liquid culture, the ethylacetate fraction from P. japonica showed the highest anti-microbial activity against S. aureus KCCM 11593 in a concentration range of 5~10 mg/mL. All fractions prepared from P. japonica inhibited the growth of S. aureus KCCM 11593 under our culture conditions.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.83-89
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• 1996

To evaluate the antioxidative activity of the ethanol extracts from 116 domestic medicinal plants, each extract was added to palm oil and lard in 1,000 ppm level, and the induction time was measured by Rancimat method. Almost all plant extracts tested showed more or less antioxidative activity. The extracts which had strong antioxidative activity to palm oil and lard were Caesalpinia sappan L., Paeonia japonica Miyabe et Takeda, Dendrobium moniliforme (L.) Sw and Crcumae longa L. These extracts were fractionated with chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol and water. Ethyl acetate layer of Caesalpinia sappan L. and Paeonia japonica Miyabe et Takeda showed marked antioxidative activity, and chloroform layer of Dendrobium moniliforme (L.) Sw and Crcumae longa L. ethanol extract had stronger antioxidative activity than all the other layers.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.731-739
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• 2002

The growth of V. parahaemolyticus was inhibited by the combination of natural products having antioxidative capacity. The growth of V. parahaemolyticus was controlled effectively by each or the combination of Paeonia japonica, Acanthodanacis cortex, Phellodendri cortex, Mori cortex radicis, Theae folium, Galla rhois, Coptidis rhizomn and Astragali radix. The growth inhibition ratio of the combination of Astragali radix, Phellodendri cortex, Coptidis rhizotna and Paeonia japonica was 95%, and its antioxidative capacity was also 5.4 times higher, and the elimination ratio of hydroxyl radical was more than 80% compared with control. As natural products might activate some parts of human body, they could be utilized as pharmaceuitcal applications, functional foods, antiaging tea, and multifunctional fermentative beverages.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.222-226
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate the preventive effects of Paeoniae Radix Extract(PRE) against the acute hepatotoxicity-inducing lipopolysaccharide(LPS) in the liver. PRE of 100 mg/kg concentration was intraperitoneally administered into rats at dose of 1.5 ml/kg for 20 days. On day 21, 5 mg/kg of LPS dissolved in saline was injected 4 hours before anesthetization. We examined the levels of glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase(GOT), glutamate pyruvate transaminase(GPT), lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) in serum of rats, superoxide dismutase(SOD) in mitochondrial fractions, and malondialdehyde(MDA), catalase(CAT), glutathione peroxidase(GPx) in liver homogenates. LPS-treatment markedly increased the levels of GOT, GPT, LDH and MDA, and significantly decreased those of SOD, CAT and GPx. But PRE-pretreatment decreased the levels of GOT, GPT, LDH and MDA, by 59.7%, 43.6%, 59.6% and 63.5%, respectively and increased those of SOD, CAT and GPx, by 85.5%, 57.8% and 62.9%, respectively. These results showed that the PRE had the preventive effects against the acute hepatotoxicity-inducing LPS in the liver.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.181-188
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• 2002

We investigated the effect of Paeonia japonica (PJ) on radiation-induced oxidative damage to macromolecules in vitro and in vivo. The PJ reduced the tail moment (TM) which was a marker of DNA strand break in single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE; comet assay) in the human peripheral blood lymphocytes. Lipid peroxidation in the liver of the ICR mouse, measured as malondialdehyde (MDA), was also reduced by PJ administration. Ethanol fraction of PJ was more effective than polysaccharide fraction of that on reduction of TM in SCGE and lipid peroxidation. Also, Their activities to scavenge DPPH radicals and hydroxyl radicals were observed in vitro, and the activities were due to its ethanol fraction. It is plausible that scavenging of flee radicals by PJ extract may have played an important role in providing the protection against the radiation-induced damage. These results indicated that Paeonia japonica might be a useful radioprotector, especially since it is a relatively nontoxic natural product.

• The Hankook-Saengyark Bo
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• no.228
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• pp.6-6
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• 1998

인삼, 오미자등 달인 '생맥산' 더위타는 사람에게 좋아 - 커피맛 치커리차 개발(세계시장 진출 기대) - 한국특산식물원 개강

• Proceedings of the Korean Nutrition Society Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.286.1-286
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• 2001

• Proceedings of the Korean Nutrition Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.228.2-228.2
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• 2003

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.16-23
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• 2018

Paeonia japonica is a perennial flowering plant used in traditional medicine therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of water extract and solvent fractions obtained from P. japonica on anti-oxidative, anti-thrombin, anti-invasive and pro-apoptotic activities in YD-10B cells, human oral squamous carcinoma cell line. Water fraction revealed the highest extraction yield at 11.44% (w/w). Anti-oxidative activity was the highest in ethyl acetate fraction (85.13%). In the thrombin inhibitory activity test, ethyl fraction was the highest, with a value of 87.54%. Release and activation of MMP-2/pro-MMP-2 ratio in thrombin-treated YD-10B cells were significantly inhibited in the ethyl acetate fraction. At a concentration of $120{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ water extract and solvent fractions of P. japonica inhibited cell proliferation in YD-10B cells except water fraction. Pro-apoptotic effect on human oral squamous carcinoma cell using the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio analysis was higher in water extract than other fractions. These findings suggest that the ethyl acetate fraction of P. japonica potentiates a promising antioxidant, anti-thrombin and anti-invasive agents.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.10
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• pp.563-570
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• 2016

This study investigated applicable values and developments of 5 different kinds of oriental medicine materials as functional supplements or medicinal uses, known to improve blood circulation by means of analyzing nutritional compositions and antioxidant activities. Among general nutritional compositions, protein, iron and copper contents in Polygini Multiflori Radix (20.28%, $132.22{\mu}g$/100 g, $26.54{\mu}g$/100 g), Angelica Gigantis Radix (16.54%, $98.20{\mu}g$/100 g, $32.15{\mu}g$/100 g) and Paeoniae Radix(18.67%, $62.10{\mu}g$/100 g, $20.32{\mu}g$/100 g) were significantly higher than other materials. Angelica Gigantis Radix had the highest of total polyphenols and flavonoid contents, Polygini Multiflori Radix (middle), Paeoniae Radix (the lowest). Antioxidant activities by using DPPH radicals removal showed the highest in Polygini Multiflori Radix, Angelica Gigantis Radix (middle), Paeoniae Radix (the lowest). This study tried to use integrated approaches, including Western and Oriental medicine to improve blood circulation and to set up base to develop products originated from natural compositions.