• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.33-46
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• 2006

Purpose : This study was conducted to investigate effects of 7 herbs among medicinals resolving dampness with aroma on vaginal microorganisms. Methods : Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans and Gardnerella vaginalis were used for vaginal pathogenic microorganisms. Lactobacillus gasseri, Streptococcus spp. and Escherichia coli HB101 were used for vaginal flora. Medicinals resolving dampness with aroma, Pogostemonis Herba, Amomi Cardamomi Fructus, Amomi Semen, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Ammomi Tsao-ko Fructus, Alpiniae Katsumadaii Semen and Magnoliae Cortex were used in this study. In vitro antimicrobial activities were observed by optical density and colony test. Results : The optical density showed that Alpiniae Katsumadaii Semen and Magnoliae Cortex among medicinals resolving dampness with aroma had antimicrobial effects on pathogenic vaginal microorganisms (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Pogostemonis Herba, Ammomi Tsao-ko Fructus had antimicrobial effects on Gardnerella vaginalis. The colony test showed that Alpiniae Katsumadaii Semen, Magnoliae Cortex among medicinals resolving dampness with aroma had antimicrobial effects on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Pogostemonis Herbs, Alpiniae Katsumadaii Semen had antimicrobial effects aganist Gardnerella vaginalis. The optical density showed that Magnoliae Cortex among medicinals resolving dampness with aroma had antimicrobial effect on normal vaginal microorganisms (Streptococcus spp.). The colony test showed that medicinals resolving dampness with aroma had no antimicrobial effect on normal vaginal microorganisms. Conclusion : From this study, we could suggest that Pogostemonis Herba, Ammomi Tsao-ko Fructus, Alpiniae Katsumadaii Semen, Magnoliae Cortex of medicinals resolving dampness with aroma are available to antimicrobial agent of pathogenic vaginal microorganisms in vitro.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.200-205
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• 2000

췌장에서 분비되는 cholesterol esterase(CEase)와 소장의 acyl coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase(ACAT)는 흡수된 콜레스테롤을 다시 ester화하는데 관여한다. 한방재료 중 건위, 진토 및 수렴지사작용 등을 가지는 초두구(Alpiniae Katusumadaii Semen)의 에탄올 추출물이 in vitro에서 cholesterol esterase활성에 대하여 강한 저해작용을 보였으며 에탄올추출물의 용매분획 중 클로로포름분획이 다른 분획들, 즉 에틸 아세테이트분획, 부탄올분획 및 물 분획보다 강하였다. 초두구의 클로로포름분획이 고 콜레스테롤식이를 섭취시킨 rat에서 혈중 콜레스테롤치를 저하시키는 효과가 있는지 측정한 실험에서 chloroform분획을 100 mg/kg 및 150 mg/kg 섭취시켰을 경우 각각 총cholesterol 함량이 11.8% 및 20.8% 감소하였으며 HDL-cholesterol 함량 및 동맥경화지수는 정상군에 가깝게 회복된 것으로 나타났다. 또한 초두구 chloroform분획의 독성검사 결과 mouse에서 $LD_{50}$은 1,625mg/kg으로 산출되었다.