• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.306-316
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• 2007

This study have a object to found out the effects of oriental herb medicine, Antaeeum, to dams of rats and their offsprings. The Antaeeum was savaged to female Sprague-Dawley rats at a dose of 5 mg/kg/day for 3 weeks during gestation periods. Dams of rat were sacrificed at 20th day of gestation, and were observed major internal and reproductive organs. Approximately live fetuses in the 20th days of gestation were selected randomly and examined with stereo microscopes. Others offsprings were fixed with 95% ethanol for skeletal examinations. The fixed fetuses were stained with alcian blue and alizarin red S to observe skeletal variations or malformations. Maternal body weight of Antaeeum treated dams have a tendency of increasing compared with control dams. There were no significant difference in internal and reproductive organs of weight or findings. The spleenic organ relative weight of treated dams were decreased compared with the control significaltly (p<0.05). There were no significant changes between two groups in blood chemistry and hematological values. There were no significant changes in number of corpus luteum, implantation, live fetuses and implantation rate, delivery rate, late resorption rate and sex ratio. But in the Antaeeum treated group showed lower early resorption rate than that of the control dams. Fetal body weight and number of fetus a dam at Antaeeum treated group were higher than that of control group. The fetuses of dams treated with Antaeeum didn't induced external malformations. Vertebral and sternal variations were observed in Antaeeum group, but compared with the control, those variations were not significant. The ossification numbers of rib, cervical, thoracic, and lumber were normal. Fetuses treated with Antaeeum to the dams showed no significant difference in the number of caudal vertebra (P>0.01). From these results, it can be concluded that Antaeeum showed no toxicity effects on maternal side especially on body weight, early resorption rate, and number of live fetuses. Also there were no significant changes on maternal organ weights except spleen, hematological data, reproductive organs. Although skeletal variations were examined at vertebra and sternum, this Antaeeum could not induced significant choses in bone malformation.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2009

본 연구는 식이섬유인 돼지감자의 이눌린, 연잎분말과 허브로 제조한 다이어트 제제가 체중, 체지방 등에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 실시하였다. 실험에 참가하기 위한 대상자의 선정은 체질량지수(BMI) $25kg/m^2$ 이상, 체지방률 25% 이상, 복부비만률 0.85로 하였다. 본 연구는 20세 이상의 남녀 대학생 24명으로 각 12명씩 대조군과 다이어트군으로 나눈 후 30 일간 실시하였다. 식사섭취량은 식사기록법(diet record method)으로 조사하여 CAN program에 입력한 후 영양소 섭취량을 분석하였다. 실험 전 후의 영양소 섭취량을 비교한 결과 1주의 영양소 섭취량과 4주째의 영양소 섭취량이 거의 유사하게 나타났으며, 대조군과 다이어트군 모두에서 4주째 열량 섭취량이 다소 감소하였지만 유의적으로 큰 차이는 아니었다. 또한 실험 결과 다이어트군은 대조군에 비해 체중이 약 2.5 kg 감량되었으며 통계적으로 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 그 외의 체지방량, 근육량, 복부 비만율, 비만도, 허리둘레, 엉덩이둘레 모두 실험 기간 중 유의적인 감소를 보였으나, 체지방량과 근육량은 함께 감소하였으므로 체지방률에는 큰 변화가 없었다. 혈압은 대조군과 다이어트군에서 모두 정상의 범위를 나타내었다. 위의 결과를 종합해 볼 때 본 연구의 돼지감자의 이눌린, 연잎분말, 허브의 쐐기풀 분말 및 유칼립투스 잎의 분말의 다이어트 제제가 체중과 체지방 및 비만관련 신체지표를 유의하게 감소시켰음을 알 수 있었으며, 운동요법을 병행할 경우 비정상적인 지방 축적으로 인한 비만을 보다 효과적으로 예방하고 개선할 수 있을 것으로 생각되었다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.343-352
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• 2010

염 스트레스(0, 50, 100mM NaCl)에 의한 식물 반응을 이해하기 위하여, 본 실험은 수경법으로 2엽기까지 기른 배추를 이용하였다. 신선중과 건물중, 엽록소, 항산화 물질, 폴리아민함량, 항산화 효소 활성, 그리고 이온 레벨을 조사하였다. 배추의 생체중 및 건물중은 염의 증가에 따라 증가하였으며, 50mM NaCl 처리시 최적의 성장을 보였다. Chl a, total Chl, carotenoid 함량과 Chl a/b 비는 100mM NaCI 처리후 6일째 증가하였으나, Chl b 함량은 감소하였다. 글루타치온 함량은 염처리 후 6일째 뿌리에서 증가하였으며, dehydroascorbate는 6일째 잎과 뿌리에서 현저하게 증가하였다. 염처리후 6일째 잎에서, ascorbate peroxidase 활성은 증가하였으나, catalase와 glutathione reductase 활성은 감소하였다. 지상부에 100mM NaCI 처리후 3일째, $Na^+$ 함량은 12.5배 증가하였으나, $Ca^{2+}$, $K^+$과 $Mg^{2+}$ 함량은 43-57% 감소하였다. 또한 염 스트레스에 의한 스페르미딘 감소 현상과 스페르민 증가현상을 나타내었다. 50mM NaCl 처리에 의해 배추의 생장 촉진, 글루타치온 및 비타민 C 함량 증가 현상이 나타났으며, 또한 식물의 생장 촉진에 의한 재배 기간의 단축효과도 기대된다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.340-346
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• 2003

본 다이어트 식품의 원재료 배합비율은 정제수를 포함하여 총 16종의 원료를 이용하였으며, 허브를 비롯한 한약재 추출물로 이루어진 허브추출물을 비롯하여 석류추출물, 폴리덱스트로스, 이소말토올리고당이 주원료였다. 다이어트 식품에서 가장 중요한 성분 중의 하나인 식이섬유 함량은 2.60%로 법적 규격기준 2.50%를 상회하는 수준이었다. 그러나 칼로리는 100g당 104.57kca1로 비교군으로 분석한 시중 생식제품의 368.06kcal에 비하여 월등히 낮게 나타나 우수한 것으로 판정되었다. 미량성분인 비타민, 무기질은 분석 결과 각각 5종, 6종을 검출할 수 있었다. 한편, 흰쥐를 이용한 동물실험 결과 일반사료와 본 연구에서 제조한 다이어트 사료를 4주간 동량 식이로 제공하며 1주일 단위로 체중을 측정한 결과 4주 후 약 14%의 다이어트 효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 이와 같은 결과는 실험동물의 혈중 중성지질, 총 콜레스테롤 및 HDL-콜레스테롤 농도 측정 결과에서 그 원인파악이 가능하였다. 즉, 4주간 일반사료를 식이로 제공한 실험군에서는 각각 10.55, 6.90, 9.82%의 농도 증가를 나타낸 반면, 다이어트 사료 식이군에서는 각각 6.11, 3.85, 6.11%증가에 그쳤다. 이러한 결과로 볼 때, 체중증가율이 감소한 근본적인 원인이 이 체지방 및 콜레스테롤 농도변화와 밀접한 상관관계가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 그러나 혈중 포도당 및 인슐린 농도 변화를 측정한 결과 혈중 포도당 농도는 두 실험군에서 4주후 각각 4.03, 2.88% 증가하여 차이를 나타내었지만 인슐린 농도는 증감현상에서 뚜렷한 상관관계를 입증하기 어려운 수준으로 변화하여 지표로 활용하기에는 무리가 있었다.

• Environmental Sciences Bulletin of The Korean Environmental Sciences Society
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 1999

The community structure, phytomass, and primary productivity in Thuja orientalis stands on a limestone area located in Maepo-up, Chungbuk province in Korea were estimated quantitatively. Seven species including a small proportion of Quercus dentata were identified in the tree layer, 26 species including Ulmus macrocarpa in the shrub layer, and 79 species including Carex lnceolata in the herb layer of the Thuja stands. The vertical distribution of the fine root phytomass exhibited a power functional decrease relative to the soil depth. The seasonal changes in the fine root phytomass at a soil depth of 5 cm were closely related to the pecipitation in the study area. The productivity of the stand of stems, branches, leaves, and roots were 10.72, 0.82, 0.45 and 6.46 ton DM. $ha^{-1}$ .$yr^{-1}$, respectively. The Thuja stand had a high foliage(25%) and low rate of production per unit of foliage. The annual turnover rate of the fine roots int he Thuja stand was 6.71 $yr^{-1}$. The net primary production of the overstory including the understory was estimated at 19.48 ton DM.$ha^{-1}$.$yr^{-1}$ including an underground section of 6.46 ton DM.$ha^{-1}$.$yr^{-1}$(33%). The allocation ratio of net production to root was lower in the limestone Thuja communities than at the nearby non-limestone ones, whereas the production efficiency to leaf weight was higher in the limestone communities. These results would seem to indicate that the limited production capacity is due to the calcium toxicity and low availability of iron and phosphorus in a limestone soil with a high pH, calcium, and bicarbonate content with a strategy for survival in a hostile habitat.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.96-99
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• 2008

Toxoplasma gondiiis a widespread apicomplexan parasite which is able to infect virtually all warm-blooded vertebrates. Twenty-two percent of the U.S. population is infected, but severe disease in adults is mainly limited to immunosuppressed patients. In patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS), T. gondii causes a life-threatening opportunistic infection, with Toxoplasma encephalitis as its most severe manifestations. T. gondii is also known to cause congenital infection and is among the pathogens with the highest incidence of complications in pregnancies. Despite its clinical importance, only very few therapeutic drugs against T. gondii are available, all of which target the rapidly dividing tachyzoites, leaving the dormant encysted bradyzoite stage unaffected. We searched 15 traditional medicines that have anti-inflammatory effect from dongyibogam and Traditional Chinese medicine. In vitro studies were performed with HeLa cell cultures, with quantification of Toxoplasma growth by a cell proliferation assay. The result of experiment shows the selectivity of Citrus unshiu Markovich is 6.0. This is higher than sulfadiazine (selectivity was 1.63). For in vivo studies, mice were acutely infected intraperitoneally with $10^5$ tachyzoites of the virulent RH strain and then treated per orally for 4 days from 6 hours postinfection. Efficacy was assessed by sequential determination of parasite burdens in peritoneal cavity. In vivo, Citrus unshiu Markoviche inhibited Toxoplasma growth at a concentration of 10㎎/㎏ of body weight per day, the inhibition ratio was estimated to be 64.01%.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.84-90
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• 2006

This study was conducted to anticipate nitrate reduction state in tree through measurement of nitrate reductase activity (NRA) and investigate the effect of nitrogen concentrations (100, 200, 400, and 600 $mg\;L^{-1}$) on growth, the nitrogen content of various tissue, and NRA of pear (Pyrus pyrifolia cv. Niitaka) seedlings in sand culture. Nutrient solutions used in this experiment were adjusted to pH 6.5 and fixed the ratio of ammonium and nitrate to 1:3 and trickle-irrigated 3 times a day. Tree height and dry weight of various organs in seedlings were higher in low nitrogen concentration (100 and 200 $mg\;L^{-1}$) than in high nitrogen concentration (400 and 600 $mg\;L^{-1}$). The shoot growth in 600 $mg\;L^{-1}$ was extremely poor by nitrogen over supply. Increasing the nitrogen concentration, the concentration of nitrate-N in leaves and roots were insignificantly changed but that of stems increased. The accumulation of total and reduced nitrogen in all organs with increasing concentrations of nitrogen supply were increased at 30 days after treatment but those of all organs at 60 and 90 days after treatment were highest in 600 $mg\;L^{-1}$, whereas there were no significant changes among other nitrogen concentration. The in vivo (${+NO_3}^-$) NRA of all organs did not relate to nitrogen concentration but the in vivo (${-NO_3}^-$) NRA of leaves except roots increased with increasing the nitrogen concentration. Therefore, the proper nitrogen concentration to promote growth and nitrate reduction of pear tree was 200 $mg\;L^{-1}$.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.151-161
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• 2019

Ashwagandha (Withania sominifera Duanal) is an important medicinal herb with increased demand after discovering its anti-stress and sex stimulating properties that are attributed to the presence of biologically active alkaloid compounds. The aim of this study was to elucidate a proper agro technological package that ensures the optimum growth of Ashwagandha to obtain the finest quality without degrading the pharmacologically active constituents. Mixtures of organic and inorganic fertilizers were combined with direct seeding and transplanted as four different treatments in this study. The fresh and dry weights of the tubers were recorded up to 12 months starting from two months after sowing (MAS) while the shoot height, root length, number of leaves, fresh and dry weights of the shoot and the root with a shoot ratio of up to 6 MAS were determined. The results revealed that the growth of Ashwagandha was not affected significantly by the method of planting, type of fertilizer or their combinations during most of the harvests. However, tubers harvested at 6 MAS had the highest recorded dry tuber weight per plant in all four treatments compared to the early harvests where two direct seeded treatments had the best results. Comparison of the phytochemical compounds showed that direct seeding with organic fertilizer had the highest recorded values for alkaloid and withaferine A contents with a lower percentage of fiber compared to the treatments with inorganic fertilizer. In conclusion, direct seeding with organic fertilizer and tubers harvested at 6 MAS are recommended as the best cultivation conditions and harvesting stage to obtain high quality tubers of Ashwagandha, respectively.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.1586-1592
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• 2005

숙취해소, 알콜성 간질환예방, 간의 해독작용 기능을 지닌 헛개나무 열매를 첨가한 국수를 제조한 후 품질특성을 살펴본 결과 다음과 같다. 유리아미노산 함량은 17종의 아미노산이 검출되었으며, leucine이 가장 높았다. 필수아미노산 함량은 헛개나무 열매 분말 첨가량이 증가할수록 높았으며 지미성분인 aspartic acid와 glutamic acid는 대조군보다 헛개나무 열매 분말 첨가군의 함량이 더 높았다. 조리국수의 중량(p < .001)과 부피 (p < .01), 수분흡수율(p < .001)은 헛개나무 열매 분말을 첨가할수록 낮았고, 탁도는 높았다(p < .001). 색도는 명도 L값은 대조군이 7.62로 가장 높고, 적색도 a값과 황색도 b값은 5$\%$ 첨가군이 가장 높았다. 기계적 검사의 texture는 경도(p < 0.05), 응집 성 (p < 0.05), 껌성과 파쇄성 (p < 0.001)은 대조군이 가장 높았고, 탄력성은 1$\%$ 첨가군이 85.03으로 가장 높았다. 전자현미경의 미세구조 관찰은 헛개나무 열매분말 첨가량이 증가할수록 전분입자들의 조직이 느슨해지고 입자들이 커지면서 형태가 부드러워지는 양상을 보였다. 관능검사의 색상과 허브향은 헛개나무 열매 분말의 함량이 높을수록 진하다고 평가하였으며 표면의 매끄러운 정도는 3$\%$ 첨가군이 가장 매끄럽다고 평가하였다(p < 0.01). 단맛과 구수한 맛은 헛개나무 열매 분말을 첨가할수록 높아 시료간에 유의적인 차이가 있었다(p < 0.05, p < 0.001). 맛의 기호도는 헛개나무 열매 분말 3$\%$ 첨가군이 가장 높고, 대조군이 가장 낮았다. 전반적인 기호도는 헛개나무 열매 분말 3$\%$ 첨가군에서 가장 좋았다(P < 0.01).

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2012

Objectives : To observe the effect of 4 kinds of Korean medicine and complex extracts on the anti-stress of chronic mild stress Rat model, so as to find out the machanism of its pharmacological effects. Methods : 64 healthy SD Rats were randomly divided into 8 groups. Model Design by chronic stress(CSM), and carried out the forced swimming test. We investigated the body weight, feed and water intake, feed conversion ratio and measured parameters to changes in swimming time, immobility time, 2 and 24 hours of feces, corticosterone hormone and blood glucose level. Results : In this experiments, body weight gain and feed intake were higher in all korean medicinal herb group. Swimming time were increased by Zizyphus jujuba and Gagamsanzointang(SZT) groups and immobility time was significantly lower by Zizyphus jujuba and Fluoxetine(FLX) groups. The result of corticosterone hormone level were significantly lower in Fluoxetine(FLX) and Gagamsanzointang(SZT) but blood glucose was not significantly difference. In 2 hours after fecal frequency result were significantly lower in Zizyphus jujuba group. but SZT group were increased. This result caused by acute stress but 24 hours of feces were restored to normal. Conclusions : 5 kind of Korean Medicinal Herbs extracts has good anti-stress effects, and also to clear the circulatory system and regulate blood glucose and improve bowel function. We suggest that use a single Korean medicine rather than the combination to relieve stress.