• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2008

The plant Eclipta prostrata, a member of the Compositae family, has folkloric reputation of being used as a medicinal agent in Bangladesh. In the present investigation, attempt was taken to explore the antimicrobial potency and cytotoxicity of its extractives and purified compounds. The methanolic extract of the whole plant, its n-hexane, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, aqueous soluble fractions and two purified compounds, eclalbasaponin I (1) and II (2), obtained from Eclipta prostrata were subjected to screening for inhibition of microbial growth by the disc diffusion method at 300 and 100 ${\mu}g$/disc for extracts and pure compounds, respectively. In this case, the carbon tetrachloride and chloroform soluble fractions of the methanolic extract appeared very potent in terms of both zone of inhibition and spectrum of activity. However, all the extractives were also subjected to brine shrimp lethality bioassay for preliminary cytotoxicity evaluation. Here, the carbon tetrachloride soluble fraction of methanolic extract revealed the strongest cytotoxicity having $LC_{50}$ of 1.318 ${\mu}g$/ml.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2006

Common thistle contains water-soluble substances that are phytotoxic to neighboring plant species. A series of aqueous extracts from leaves, stems, roots and flowers of common thistle (Cirsium pendulum Fisch.) were assayed against alfalfa (Medicago sativa) seedlings to determine their allelopathy, and the results showed highest inhibition in the extracts from flowers and leaves, and followed by stems, and roots. The extracts at 40 g dry tissue $L^{-1}(g\;L^{-1})$ applied on filter paper in a Petri-dish significantly inhibited root growth of test plant by 87%. Methanol extracts at 100 g $L^{-1}$ from leaves inhibited root growth of alfalfa and barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) by 89 and 98%, respectively. Hexane and ethylacetate fractions of common thistle reduced alfalfa root growth more than did butanol and water fractions. Incorporation into soil with the leaf residues at $100g\;kg^{-1}$ inhibited shoot fresh weights of barnyardgrass and eclipta (Eclipta prostrate) by 88 and 58%, respectively, showing higher sensitivity in grass species. These results suggest that common thistle plants had allelopathic potential for eco-friendly vegetation management, and that especially their activities were differently exhibited depending on plant part.

• 생약학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.187-194
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• 2011

Aldose reductase (AR), the key enzyme in the polyol pathway, plays an important role in the development of the diabetic complications. None of Aldose reductase Inhibitor (ARI) has achieved worldwide use because of limited efficacy or undesirable side effects. Therefore, evaluating natural sources for ARI potential may lead to the development of safer and more effective agents against diabetic complications. Fifty two Chinese herbal medicines have been investigated for inhibitory activities on AR. Among them, twelve herbal medicines, Artemisia anomala (aerial part), Centella asiatica (aerial part), Scutellaria baicalensis (root), Senecio chrysanthermoides (whole plant), Gleditsia japonica (twig), Zizyphus jujube (twig, leaf), Citrus aurantium (fruit), Hydnocarpus anthelmintica (fruit), Potaninia mongolica (aerial part), Tribulus terrestris (fruit), Artemisia apiacea (aerial part) and Eclipta prostrate (aerial part) exhibited a significant inhibitory activity against AR. Particularly, Artemisia anomala, Centella asiatica and Scutellaria baicalensis showed four times more potent inhibitory activity than the positive control, 3,3-tetramethyleneglutaric acid (TMG).

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.221-228
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• 2011

본 연구는 시설원예작물 후작물의 재배가 증가하고 있어 이들 작물에 대한 효과적인 잡초관리를 위한 기초자료를 얻기 위해 시설작물 재배지를 중심으로 작물별로 춘 추계 분포 상태와 하계 표토관리 방법별로 잡초발생 양상을 조사하였다. 시설작물 재배지 시기별로 춘계에는 24종으로 화본과 잡초 3종, 방동사니과 잡초 2종, 그리고 광엽잡초가 19종 발생하였으며, 추계에는 33종으로 화본과 7종, 방동사니과 3종, 그리고 광엽잡초가 23종 조사되었다. 시설내 춘 추계 잡초의 과별로는 국화과는 한련초, 쑥 등 9종, 화본과는 피, 뚝새풀 등 7종, 방동사니과는 알방동사니, 올방개 등 4종, 십자화과는 개갓냉이 등 3종, 석죽과는 쇠별꽃 등 3종, 대극과와 마디풀과가 각각 2종, 그리고 괭이밥과 등 총 18과로 분류되었다. 추계시설 내 잡초 우점순위를 보면, 바랭이 11.6%> 참방동사니 10.9%> 쇠비름 10.5%> 속속이풀 8.3%> 주름잎 7.8%로 대부분이 밭잡초의 우점순위가 높았으며 한련초, 피, 알방동사니, 여뀌바늘과 같은 논잡초도 발생되었다. 한편, 시설작물 수확 후 표토관리 방법별 잡초 발생은 하계 일년생 잡초로는 한련초, 참방동사니, 쇠비름, 왕바랭이 4종, 동계 일년생 잡초는 좁쌀냉이, 속속이풀, 꽃마리 3종이었다. 그리고 다년생 잡초로는 괭이밥으로 전체 7과 8종이 발생하였다. 적산우점도로는 경운 시 좁쌀냉이 88.1%> 한련초 57.5%> 쇠비름 55.2%> 괭이밥 53.4% 순이었다. 비닐제거구에서는 쇠비름이 88.9%> 한련초 57.9%> 꽃마리 25.1%> 왕바랭이 23.7% 순이었다. 비닐피복구는 쇠비름 98.7%> 꽃마리 49.1%, 한련초 36.8% 순이었다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.659-665
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• 2011

The aim of this study was to determine total phenolics (TP) content, total flavonoids (TF) level, and antioxidant activity of methanol extracts from leaf parts of 15 Vietnamese wild plants. TP content showed the highest amount in methanol extracts from Altenanthera sessilis ($409.7{\pm}1.4$ ppm), and followed by Eclipta prostrata ($183.6{\pm}3.8$ ppm) and Cassia tora ($159.3{\pm}5.7$ ppm). The highest TF level also was found in A. sessilis ($156.3{\pm}1.7$ ppm), followed by E. prostrata, and C. tora, showing similar tendency to TP. Methanol extracts of A. sessilis, E. prostrate and C. tora at 1000 ppm exhibited the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity by 94.5, 92.6 and 92.7%, respectively. The methanol extracts from A. sessilis showed the highest ABTS and nitrite scavenging activities by 97% and 92%, respectively. The highest correlation coefficient ($r^2$) was 0.9522 between TP and TF, and followed by 0.8919 between DPPH and ABTS activities. However, polyphenols and antioxidant activities showed low correlation coefficients, ranging from $r^2=0.4114$ to 0.4826. It was concluded that Vietnamese wild plants contain polyphenol compounds with antioxidant activities depending on plant species.