• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.158-162
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• 2006

중국에서 도입된 우슬 (Achyranthes bidentata.)을 신소득작물로 개발하기 위하여 국내 적응성을 검토하였다. A. bidentata는 $25^{\circ}C$와 $15^{\circ}C$에서 파종 후 각기 3일과 5일경부터 발아가 시작되었고, 10일과 15일경에는 대부분의 종자가 발아하였으며, 발아율과 발아세 모두 A. japonica보다 높게 나타났다. 초기생육 및 정식 후 60일까지는 A. bidentata의 생육이 A. japonica보다 양호하였으나, 그 후부터는 반대의 양상을 보였다. A. bidentata의 개화기와 낙엽기는 7월 10일과 9월 26일로 A. japonica에 비하여 월등히 빠르게 나타났다. A. japonica는 줄기색이 녹색 바탕에 옅은 자색을 띠는데 반하여 A. bidentata는 자색을 나타내어 두종 간의 차이가 확실하였다. A. japonica의 키와 분지수는 A. bidentata에 비하여 길고 많으나, 화방군의 길이와 화방군당 꽃수는 짧고 적었다. 뿌리의 길이, 직경, 지근수 및 천립중은 A. bidentata가 A. japonica에 비하여 짧고, 굵고, 적고, 무거운 것으로 조사되었다. A. bidentata의 수량성 (수원, 나주지역 평균)은 A. japonica와 비슷하였으며, A. bidentata는 A. japonica에 비교하여 수원보다 나주지역에서 수량 증수효과가 더욱 큰 것으로 보아 도입종인 A. bidentata의 재배적지는 따뜻한 남부지역으로 판단되었다. 이상의 결과로 한약재 우슬로 대한약전에 새로 수재된 도입우슬의 국내 재배생산 가능성이 확인되어 새로운 한약재 자원식물로 이용 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.40-46
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• 2003

Objectives : Achyranthes bidentata radix (Usul) has been used as anti-arthritic, antiallergic, antidiuretic, and so on. Recently extracts of Achyranthes bidentata radix have shown anti-inflammatory and cancer preventive effects in vitro and in vivo. Methods : We therefore evaluated the inhibitory potential of ethanol extracts of Achyranthes bidentata radix on cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms-catalyzed reactions, which relate to causes of cancer and inflammation, including CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2E1, CYP2D6, CYP2C8, and CYP3A4, using human liver microsomal preparations. Results : The extracts showed weak or negligible inhibitory effects on CYP2C9-catalyzed (S)-warfarin 7-hydroxylation, CYP2C19-catalyzed S-mephenytoin 4-hydroxylation, and CYP2D6-catalyzed dextromethorphan O-demethylation with each IC50 over 1750 g/ml, respectively. However, it showed relatively significant inhibitory effect on CYP1A2-catalyzed phenacetin O-deethylation and CYP2E1-catalyzed chlorzoxazone 6-hydroxylation with IC50s of 970.5 g/ml and 821.4 g/ml, respectively. Conclusions : These results suggest that extracts of Achyranthes bidentata radix have inhibitory effects on CYP-catalyzed reactions, especiallyCYP1A2 and CYP2E1, in human liver microsomes. These effects appear to relate to anti-inflammatory and cancer prevention following decrease of reactive oxygen species formed by CYP, especially CYP1A2 and CYP2E1, by Achyranthes bidentata radix. However, further evaluation is necessary to demonstrate and to confirm its effects in human.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.466-471
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• 2012

'Usul' is a traditional medicinal herb, which has anti-inflammatory activities is distributed in India, Nepal, China, Korea, Japan. Korea pharmacopeia listed 'Usul' as either a species of Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai or A. bidentata Blume. Recent taxonomic studies in China and Japan delimited these taxa as two varieties, A. bidentata Blume var. bidentata and var. japonica Miq. A multivariate morphometric study of Achyranthes bidentata complex was undertaken to assess the entities of taxa that usefully could be recognized. Five quantitative characters were reviewed and analyzed with 293 specimens from Korea. The univariate analysis of inflorescence length, interval between florets, angle between floret and floral axis indicated that ranges among all taxa were continuous. However, quantitative characters of membrane size and the number of hairs within 4 were useful to identify two varieties. In PCA, the first three principal components accounted for 89.4% of the total variance. PCA revealed that var. bidentata showed distinctions in morphological attributes from var. japonica entity. Therefore, continued recognition at the infraspecifc level for these taxa is supported.

• 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국약용작물학회 2011년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.86-87
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• 2011

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2005

Objectives : A morphological classification among Achyranthes japonica Nakai (produced in Korea), A. bidentata Blume (imported from China), and Cyathula officinalis Kuan (used in China exclusively) was made through microscopic observation. Method : The slice of the tested material made by paraffin section technique was colored with Safranine Malachite Green contrast methods, and then observed and photographed by olymphus-BHT. Result : 1. Korean A. japonica Nakai has slim roots, whose diameter is $1{\sim}5\;mm$. 1) Most of its intersection is stele, which includes a lot of vascular bundles. The inside of vascular bundles shows the arrangement of $2{\sim}4$ cycles, the innermost wheel of which is divided into two parts. 2) Parts of parenchymatous cell include Crystal sand of calcium oxalate. 2. The diameter of the roots of Chinese A. bidentata Blume is $0.4{\sim}1\;cm$. 1) The xylem in the vascular bundle in the middle of its intersection is rather big, around which the inner parts of the vascular bundles are arranged in the shape of $2{\sim}4$ cycles around. The most outside part of it is small, and the middle part is gathered into $2{\sim}3$ groups. 2) Parts of parenchymatous cells include Crystal sand of calcium oxalate. 3. The roots of Chinese C. officinalis Kuan is thick, whose diameter is $0.5{\sim}3\;cm$. 1) Vascular bundle of its intersection is spotted, arranged in the shape of $4{\sim}11$ concentric circles, whose center is divided into $2{\sim}9$ groups. 2) Parenchymatous cells include crystal sand and square crystal of calcium oxalate. Conclusion : It is concluded that Achyranthes japonica Nakai, A. bidentata Blume, and C. officinalis Kuan have different shapes in both external forms and internal intersections, so that they can be easily distinguished from one another through microscopic observation.

• 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국약용작물학회 2009년도 심포지엄 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.385-386
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• 2009

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.902-908
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• 2005

An oriental herbal combination (BDX-1) was isolated from Achyranthes bidentata and Atractylodes japonica. We previously tested the clinical effectiveness of BDX-1 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and found that it has a beneficial therapeutic effect. Here, we provide experimental evidence for the effectiveness of BDX-1 on RA in murine models. The oral administration of BDX-1 was found to markedly inhibit collagen-induced arthritis, adjuvant-induced arthritis, and zymosan-induced inflammation. It also inhibited carrageenan-induced acute edema and acetic acid-induced writhing response. In addition, the biological activity of BDX-1 was found to be strongly increased by fermentation. Our results suggest that BDX-1 could be useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

• 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국약용작물학회 2012년도 심포지엄 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.333-334
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• 2012

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2015

Osteoporosis induces a bone mineral density loss due to imbalance of bone homeostasis that is achieved by osteoclasts (which are involved in bone resorption) and osteoblasts (which are involved in bone formation). Thus, this study was performed to evaluate the effects of hot water extract of the Achyranthes bidentata Blume (ABB) and Panax ginseng (Gin) on osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation. In this study, there was no cytotoxicity by ABB, 50 and $100{\mu}g/ml$ of Gin significantly decreased cell viability of RANKL-induced osteoclast in RAW264.7 cell (p < 0.01). But, it was $50{\mu}g/ml$ of ABB and Gin mixtures increased due to protective action of ABB. Furthermore, Gin contained groups (Gin, ABB and Gin mixtures) were inhibitory effects on osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption, and increased in osteoblast differentiation activity. Gin clearly inhibited RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation by decreased calcitonin and TRAP (p < 0.01). Also, these extracts significantly increased calcium accumulation formation of osteoblastic differentiation reagents-induced osteoblast in MC3T3-E1 cell (p < 0.05). These results suggest that ABB and Gin mixtures may be a potential as drug for the treatment of osteoporosis.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.416-424
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 우슬을 이용한 고부가가치 식품개발 연구의 일환으로, 우슬의 기원식물별 성분과 생리활성의 차이를 확인하기 위해 국내산 토우슬과 중국산 회우슬의 ethanol 추출물 및 이의 순차적 유기용매 분획물을 조제하여 각각의 유용성분을 분석하고, 이들의 in-vitro 항균활성, 항산화 및 항당뇨 활성을 비교하였다. 국내 대한약전에서 토우슬 및 회우슬 2종 모두를 우슬로 규정하고 있으며, 구분없이 사용되고 있는 실정이나, 분석 결과 토우슬은 회우슬물보다 지용성 물질을 많이 포함하며, 회우슬의 경우 상대적으로 수용성 당류를 많이 포함하고 있었다. 또한 토우슬 및 회우슬 모두 다양한 종류의 폴리페놀들을 함유하고 있으나, 회우슬이 토우슬 보다 상대적으로 많은 총플라보노이드 및 총폴리페놀 함량을 나타내었다. 항균활성 및 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성 평가 결과 토우슬의 분획물이 회우슬의 분획물보다 활성이 우수하였으며, 항산화능(DPPH 음이온 소거능, ABTS 양이온 소거능, nitrite 소거능 및 환원력)의 경우 토우슬보다 회우슬이 더욱 우수함을 확인하였다. 본 연구결과는, 국내에서 동일 약재로 사용되고 있는 토우슬과 회우슬은 추출물의 경우 성분 및 효능에서 매우 유사하나, 분획물의 경우 성분 및 활성의 차이가 나타남을 의미하며, 특히 우슬 추출물의 분획물을 이용한 기능성식품 및 천연물 신약 개발시에는 국내산 토우슬과 중국산 회우슬을 구분하여 사용하여야 함을 제시하고 있다.