• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.91-102
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• 2011

Objectives : This report describes 48 prescriptions related to the use of Herba Menthae main blended from Dongeuibogam. The following conclusions were drawn through investigations on the prescriptions that use Herba Menthae as a key component. Prescriptions that Herba Menthae was taken as a monarch drug are utilized for 15 therapeutic purposes, for example, wind stroke, throat disease, nose disease, head disease and tooth disease. In particular, 12.5% of prescriptions appear in the chapter of each wind stroke, throat disease, nose disease. Methods : Prescriptions that utilize Herba Menthae as the main ingredient are used in the treatment of urticaria, hemoptysis-hematemesis, loss of consciousness due to wind stroke and they are also used for treating 41 different types of disease. Herba Menthae is used for pathogenic factors such as wind and heat. Results : The dosage of Herba Menthae is 0.15pun(about 0.06g) to 4don(about 14g), however 5pun(about 1.88g) has been taken the most for clinical application. Conclusions : Gamgiltang, Piryongbanggamgiltang and Hoichunyanggyeoksan are the most useful base prescriptions which use the Herba Menthae as the main ingredient.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.1125-1131
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• 2009

Lophatheri Herba, Patriniae Radix, Alli tuberosi Herba, and Menthae Herba have long been used externally for treatment of injuries or inflammations in Korea. This study was carried out to examine the anti-dandruff effect of the mixture made with equal parts of 70%-ethanol extracts of Lophatheri Herba, Patriniae Radix, Allii tuberosi Herba, and Menthae Herba (LPAM) and of each one above, compared with 1%-zinc pyrithione (Standard) used commercially as anti-dandruff. The results showed the mixture was more effective than each crude drug. The 10%-LPAM produced no toxicity in skin reaction test and eye irritation test, and showed significant antimicrobial activity against Pityrosporum ovale, the major cause of dandruff, and also showed significant anti-dandruff and itch-improvement effects on head skin.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.1606-1610
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• 2008

Magnoliae Flos, Xanthii Fructus and Menthae Herba have long been used for treatment of nasal disease in Korea. The 70%-ethanol extracts of Magnoliae Flos, Xanthii Fructus and Menthae Herba were used externally in order to investigate the effects on a few strains of microbe, nasal alergy and inflammation, rhinitis and sinusitis. When the proportion of Magnoliae Flos : Xanthii Fructus : Menthae Herba was 2 : 2 : 1, the results showed great significance compared to the control group(non-extracts) in treatment of various nasal disorder.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.180-184
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• 2010

The simple and accurate method was established for the simultaneous determination of (-)-menthone and (-)-menthol in Menthae herba obtained from Korea and China. A quantitative analysis was performed with a gas chromatography-flame ionization detector and reference compounds were separated on a capillary HP-Innowax column (30 m $\times$ 0.23 mm, 0.50 ${\mu}m$, Agilent, MA, USA). The correlation coefficients of the compounds showed good linearity ($r^2$ > 0.9997) over the linear range. The precision, repeatability and stability showed less than 1.7% of relative standard deviation (RSD) values for two compounds. Recovery rates were within the range of 95.72 - 103.76%. The method was applied successfully to analyze 15 samples of Menthae herba and achieved sufficient and specific separation of reference compounds. The principal component analysis (PCA) exhibited the classification of 15 samples according to their locations of origin.

• The Korea Journal of Herbology
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.29-43
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• 2015

Objectives : This study was aimed to analyze the correlation between the Herbology and contemporary research results, KCD-codes.Methods : Papers were searched in OASIS and PubMed, then they were categorized. Medicine or pharmacy articles about Menthae Herba were matched with the Herbology treatment and KCD-codes. Other articles were analyzed by abstract of the papers. KCD-codes and terms were arranged by the Herbology treatment. The Degree of Herbology research (HDR) was calculated by numbers of papers, study method, citation rates.Results : There were 97 articles about Menthae Herba. Among these there were 47 medicine and pharmacy articles about Menthae Herba, and 15 articles were matched to the Herbology treatment. Studies about Headache and Wind-warmth was more active than others. Analysis of other articles showed that studies about contraceptive and anti-oxidative effect, plant growth, protective effect from insect, component extraction technics were active, too. In HDR, headache was scored by 136, Wind-warmth by 104, Eye hemorrhage by 51, Discomport in the throat by 50, Distention and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium by 15, Rubella and Measles by 0.Conclusions : 97 articles about Menthae Herba were analyzed and 15 articles were matched to the Herbology treatment. Studies about headache, wind-warmth, eye-hemorrhage were more active than others of the Herbology treatment. And studies about contraceptive and anti-oxidative effect, plant growth, protective effect from insect, component extraction technics could be a new subject of the Herbology.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.227-231
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• 2010

Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) is predicted to be therapeutic target in treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Thus, in order to search for PTP1B inhibitors, we screened the inhibitory activity of PTP1B in the water extracts of 84 medicinal herbs. Among them, the extracts of Pini Folium, Magnoliae Cortex, Artemisiae asiaticae Herba, Schizonepetae Herba, Menthae Herba, Mume Fructus, Cimicifugae Rhizoma, and Amomi Cardamomi Fructus showed relatively significant (58-68%) inhibitory activity against PTP1B. Especially, the methylene chloride fraction of the methanol extract of Menthae Herba (81% inhibition at 30 ${\mu}g$/ml) showed more potent inhibitory activity against PTP1B than others.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.152-152
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• 2003

As utilization of radiation in medicine, industry and biochemical research increases, the protection against radiation damage has become an important issue. Natural products such as herbal medicines are beginning to receive attention as modifiers on the radiation response. In the present study, the protective effect of a herb, Menthae Herba, against radiation-induced DNA damage was evaluated using alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE; comet assay) in the mouse peripheral blood Iymphocytes and the micronucleus formation test in the Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. The tail moment, which was a marker of DNA damage in the SCGE, and the frequency of micronuclei was decreased in groups treated with Mentae Herba extract before exposure to 200 cGy of gamma-ray. We also confirmed its activities to scavenge DPPH and hydroxyl radicals. These experiments demonstrated that Menthae Herba was effective at reducing the radiation-induced damage of DNA and scavenging free radicals. It is plausible that scavenging of free radicals by Menthae Herba may have played an important role in providing the protection against the radiation-induced damage to the DNA. These results indicated that Menthae Herba might be a useful radioprotector and that radical scavenging appears to be one of the mechanisms of radiation protection.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.33-46
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• 2023

Objectives We investigated anti-obesity effects of Menthae Herba hydrosol in obese mice. Methods Animals were divided into four groups, and treatments were performed for 7 weeks. After the treatment, serum lipid profiles, weight and pathological morphology in liver, kidney, adipose tissue were measured. Also, hepatic protein and gene expression levels of lipid metabolism-related factors were analyzed. Results Body weight was decreased in P3% group. In P1% (group fed high-fat diet and 1% Menthae Herba hydrosol) and P3% (group fed high-fat diet and 3% Menthae Herba hydrosol) group, weight of white adipose tissue, serum levels of triglyceride and blood urea nitrogen were decreased, and weight of muscle was increased. Also, liver, kidney and epididymal adipocyte size were reduced in P1% and P3% group. Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase was increased and sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) was decreased in P3% group. mPeroxisome proliferator-activator receptor-γ, mMonocyte chemotactic protein-1 were decreased in P1% and P3% group. In P3% group, mSREBP-1c was decreased and mCarnitine palmitoyl transferase-1 was increased. And mUncoupling protein 1 in brown adipose tissue was increased. Conclusions These results suggest that Menthae Herba hydrosol has a worthy effect on anti-obesity.

• The Korea Journal of Herbology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.103-112
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• 2005

Objectives : In order to develop effective and safe anti-oxidation, the effects of Menthae Herba (M. spicata L. and M piperita L.) were examined. Methods : M. spicata L. and M. piperita L. of Menthae Herba were used to make water extracts and methanol extracts, and then its anti-oxidative effects were compared in vitro. Results : 1. M. spicata L. was stronger than M. piperita L. in anti-oxidative effects of methanol extracts, and water extracts showed similar anti-oxidation effects. 2. Water extracts of M. spicata L. was stronger than M. piperita L. showed a stronger superoxide anit-oxidation than the same-density ascorbic acid, so that water extracts were proved to be stronger than methanol extracts. 3. Methanol extracts' DPPH anti-oxidation was similar in M. spicata L. and M piperita L.. As for water extracts, M. spicata L. showed higher anti-oxidation and M. piperita L. had no anti-oxidation. 4. As for anti-oxidation of LDL and linoleic acid of methanol extracts, both M. spicata L. and M. piperita L. were stronger than a-tocopherol. As for the water extracts, these two showed similar level of anti-oxidative effect on linoleic acid, which is weaker that mehtanol extracts. 5. M. spicata L. includes more phenol than M. piperita L. Conclusions : Menthae Herba (M. piperita L. M. spicata L.) had anti-oxidation effect, so that it can be medically developed for anti-oxidation.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.248-253
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• 1998

Antiallergic activity of the aqueous extract of Menthae herba (MHAE) was investigated in mice and rats. MHAE inhibited systemic anaphylaxis induced by compound 48/80 in mice. Especially, MHAE inhibited compound 48/80 induced systemic anaphylaxis 100% with a dose of 500 mg/kg body weight. MHAE significantly inhibited serum histamine levels induced by compound 48/80. MHAE inhibited histamine release from the rat peritoneal mast cells activated by compound 48/80 or anti-DNP IgE. Our studies provide evidence that MHAE will be beneficial in the treatment of anaphylaxis.