• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.102-108
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• 2000

Morphological characteristics of nine Epimedium spp was analyzed on the basis of six morphological characters. To analyse the genetic relationship among Epimedium spp., polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed with total genomic DNA of 17 Epimedium spp. by using random 8 primers. The genetic diversity and genetic distance among nine Korean collections, seven Japanese and one China collection were used to generate a dendrogram showing phylogenie relationship. Seventeen Epimedium spp were classified into two groups of group I and II, since they were divided into two major groups at the similarity coefficients value of 0.65. In addition, one of the two group, group I was divided into three sub-groups including Epimedium koreanum, Chul-won collections 1, 2, and 3, Yanggu, Hongchon, Hwachun, Chunchon, China, Maehwa (Japanese), E. diphyllum and E. violaceum (Japanese), while group II included Chulwon collection 4 and 5 and Japanese collection. The samples collected at Chulwon district showed close similarity with Japanese collection. Similarity indexes between collection and genetic relationship were related at the levels ranging from 0.6 to 0.9.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.62-66
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• 2002

As inhibitors of carbohydrate-digesting enzymes can prevent hyperglycemia that is known to cause many macrovascular complications, they may prove a useful adjunct to hypocaloric diets in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Inhibitory activities of two hundred and fifteen kinds of medicinal herb extracts against $\alpha$-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.20) and $\alpha$-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) have been investigated in vitro. Adenophora triphylla, Aneilema keisak, and Morus bombysis significantly suppressed rat intestinal $\alpha$-glucosidase activity iu vitro. Porcine pancreatic amylase was efficiently inhibited by methanol extracts of Epimedium koreanum, Campsis grandiflora and Salvia plebeia. Methanol extract of Epimedium koreanum among the medicinal herbs tested showed the strongest inhibitory activity against porcine pancreatic $\alpha$-amylase with 0.1 mg/ML of $IC_{50}$/. The herb extract also improved glucose tolerance in ICR mice when loaded with 0.9 g soluble starch per kg body weight. Taken together, Epimedium koreanum merits further evaluation as a therapeutic measure.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.233-238
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• 2008

The aerial parts of Epimedium koreanum Nakai have been used to stimulate hormone secretion in treating impotence. Ten flavonol glycosides, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-8-prenylflavone 7-O-[${\beta}$-D-glucopyranosyl($1{\rightarrow}2$)-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside] (1), hyperoside (2), icarisid II (3), 2"-O-Rhamnosylicarisid II (4), epimedin A (5), epimedin B (6), epimedin C (7), icariin (8), hexandraside E (9), and epimedoside A (10) were isolated from the an ethylacetate soluble extracts of the aerial parts of Epimedium koreanum Nakai through activity-monitord fractionation and isolation method. The structures of compounds 1 - 10 were elucidated by high resolution fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry and two dimentional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis. Compounds 1 and 4 showed potent antioxidant activity, with $IC_{50}$ values of 19.7 and 11.5 ${\mu}g$/mL and 88.2 and 90.5 ${\mu}M$, respectively.

• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.143-151
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• 1999

To evaluate the neurotoxic effect of oxygen radicals in cultured mouse spinal dorsal root ganglion(DRG) neurons, cytotoxicity was determined by MTT assay after cultured DRG neurons were grown in the media containing various concentrations of glucose oxidase(GO). In addition, neuroprotective effect of herb extract, Epimedium Koreanum Nakai was examined by MTT assay in cultured DRG neurons. Cell viability of cultured DRG neurons was remarkably decreased by GO in dose- and time-dependent manner, and Epimedium Koreanum Nakai protected remarkably GO-induced neurotoxicity in these cultures. From the above results, it is suggested that oxygen radicals is toxic in cultured mouse DRG neurons, and herb extracts such as Epimedium Koreanum Nakai are effective in prevention of the neurotoxicity induced by oxygen radicals in cultured mouse DRG neurons.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.85-90
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• 1991

The seasonal variation of two flavonol glycosides, icariin and epimedoside A, in the aerial parts and underground parts of Epimedium koreanum from June through September was investigated. The icariin concentration was decreased with time in both parts. Epimedoside A concentration was fluctuated, being highest in June and lowest in July in the underground parts. In the aerial parts, however, it was almost same in concentration. Determinations were made of the occurrence of two new flavonol glycosides, 2‘-O-rbamnosyl ikarisoside A and 2’-O-rhamnosyl icarisid II in the aerial parts and their changes in concentration were similar to those in the underground parts, being highest in July in both parts.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.56-59
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• 1990

n-Alkanes (n-nonacosane and n-hentriacontane), phytosterols (campesterol and ${\beta}$-sitosterol) and phytosteryl glucosides (${\beta}$-sitosterol 3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside and campesterol 3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside) were isolated from the underground parts of Epimedium koreanum (Berberidaceae) and characterized by spectral data.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.32-36
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• 1989

Effects of Lycium chinensis, Epimedium koreanum and tuguaconitine which is isolated from Aconitum sibiricum on primary culture chicken embryonic brain cells were studied by microscopic observation and determined of the activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex(PDHC). Brain cells were prepared from the brain of 10-day-old chicken embryo and cultured with a medicine consisted of 90% Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium(DMEM) and 10% horse serum. It was observed that all substances studied seemed to show the tendency to stimulate the neurite outgrowth of brain cells which were cultured with a deficient medium under microscopic observation. The activity of PDHC in brain cells cultured with a deficient medium was increased by Lysium chinensis and Epimedium koreanum. However, tuguaconitine had not influence on the activity of PDHC.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.289-292
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• 1995

Icariside II, a flavonol glycoside, was isolated from the aerial part of Epimedium Koreanum Nakai by the anti-hepatotoxic acitivity guided fractionation technique employing $CCl_4-in-toxicated$ primary cultured rat hepatocytes as an assay system. Its anti-hepatotoxic activity was evaluated by measuring activity of glutamic pyruvic transaminase released from the $CCl_4-in-toxicated$ primary cultured rat hapatocytes. Icariside II significantly reduced the activity of glutamic pyruvic transaminase released from the $CCl_4-in-toxicated$ primary cultured rat hepatocytes and resulted in 78% recovery of the toxicity at the concentration of $200{\;}\mu\textrm{m}$. The anti-hepatotoxic activity of icariside II on the $CCl_4-in-toxicated$ primary cultured rat hepatocytes was as potent as that of silybin.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.44 no.5
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• pp.455-462
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• 2000

To investigate how the aqueous extracts of Epimedium koreanum Nakai (EK) affects pigmentation of skin, the aqueous extract of EK at various concentrations were incubated with 1 $\times$ 10$^{5}$ melanoma cells per well for 72 h. The morphology and number of cell line were not changed, but the aqueous extract of EK increased the tyrosinase activity and the content of melanin polymer in the cell line. These results indicate that the aqueous extract of EK promotes melanogenesis of Bl6 mouse melanoma cell line.

• 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.09a
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• pp.314-315
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• 2011