• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.247-250
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• 2010

We report Polygonum plebeium R.Br. (Polygonaceae) as an unrecorded species from the Geumgang River, Buyeo-gun; Galmae-dong, Guri-si; the Chungju Reservoir, Jecheon-si; the Daecheong Reservoir, Okcheon-gun; and the Daecheong Reservoir, Daejeon, in Korea. It is distinguished from P. aviculare by pedicels that articulate in the middle and by its smooth and shiny achenes. The new Korean name, 'Ae-Gi-Ma-Di-Pul', is given considering the small-sized plant. In this study, a description and illustrations of the species and photos of the habitat are provided.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.43-47
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• 2004

Pharmacognostic studies on the shape, microscopic structure, and morphology of Rumex nepalensis (Polygonaceae) were carried out. These studies provided referential information for identification of this crude drug.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.572-576
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• 1999

The root of Polygonum cuspidatum (Polygonaceae) has been used as treatments of hyperlipidemia, dermatitis, gonorrhea, favus athlete's foot, inflammation in traditional medicine. In order to examine anti-lipidperoxidation activity, hexane, EtOAc, BuOH and water fractions of its methanol extract were administered to carbon tetrachloride intoxicated rats. Ethylacetate fraction exhibited antilipidperoxidative effect on liver lipid homogenate and the radical scavenging effect on DPPH. Serum transaminase, AlP, triglyceride and total cholesterol contents significantly decreased by administrations of ethylacetate fraction.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.63-68
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• 2008

We report a taxon of the unrecorded genus Knorringia (Polygonaceae) from Baengryeongdo, Ongin-gun, Incheon-si in the Korean peninsula. This taxon is K. sibirica (Laxm.) Tzvelev subsp. sibirica., has been known from Siberia, Mongolia and China. The new Korean name, 'Si-be-ri-a-yeo-kkwi', was given considering the species epithet and the type locality, Siberia. Description, illustration and photograph showing habitat were given.

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.86.1-86
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• 1994

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• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.55-61
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• 1982

Thirtyfour species of Korean medicinal plants which have been frequently used in oriental herb prescriptions were evaluated on their cytotoxicity and potential antitumor activities against AC glioma(9 ASK) in vitro. Dose of $100{\mu}g/ml$ of plant extracts appeared to exhibit slight cytotoxicity. Seven plant extracts, Aralia continentalis(Araliaceae), Lycium chinensis(Solanaceae), Epimedium koreanum(Berberidaceae), Platyodon grandiflorium(Campanulaceae), Pleuropterus multiflorus(Polygonaceae), Rheum undulatun(Polygonaceae) and Scutellaria baicalensis(Laminaceae), exhibited significant reversal$(51{\sim}90%)$ of astrocyte formation into original neuroglial cells' morphology through the prescreen tests.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.83-94
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• 1973

Experiments were carried out to evaluate the pharmacognostical aspects of Polygoni Radix which consists of the roots of Polygonum multiflorum $T_{HUNBERG}$(Polygonaceae), Cynanchum wilfordii $H_{EMSLEY}$ (Asclepiadaceae) and Polygonum ciliinerve $(N_{AKAI})O_{WI}$ (Polygonaceae), since it was known to be effective as tonic, nutrient, etc. in oriental medicine. The histological features of the above three plants of Polygoni Radix were compared in view point of external and internal morphologies and their habitats. Also their constituents were compared on the basis of anthraquinone group. From the methanol extract of Polygonum ciliinerve $(N_{AKAI})O_{WI}$, furthermore, a specific product of this country, two anthraquinone derivatives were isolated. One of the substances was identified as emodin $(C_{15}H_{10}O_5,\;m.p.\;268-269^{\circ})$ through comparison of the authentic compound and spectroscopy.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.345-349
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• 1999

Five compounds were isolated from the BuOH fraction of Polygonum bistorta (Polygonaceae). On the basis of spectral data, these compounds were established as caffeic acid, quercimeritrin, avicularin, gallic acid and protocatechuic acid. The inhibitory activies on $3{\alpha}-hydroxysteroid$ dehydrogenase $(3\;{\alpha}-HSD)$ of isolated compounds were compared. $IC_{50}$ value of isolated compounds were $133.57\;{\mu}g/ml\;(caffeic\;acid)$, $89.1\;{\mu}g/ml\;(quercimeritrin)$, $189.85\;{\mu}g/ml\;(avicularin)$, $140.69\;{\mu}g/ml\;(gallic\;acid)$ and $165.27\;{\mu}g/ml\;(protocatechuic\;acid)$ respectively. Although all compounds showed lower inhibition activities than BuOH fraction $(IC_{50}<50\;{\mu}g/ml)$ of Polygonum bistorta, it showed higher inhibition activities than aspirin $(IC_{50}\;246.81\;{\mu}g/ml)$.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.45 no.6
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• pp.611-616
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• 2001

The antioxidant activity of Persicaria thunberii (Polygonaceae) was determined by measuring the radical scavenging effect on 1,1-diphenyl-2-pocrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical. The methanol extract of thunbergii showed strong radical scavenging activity at an I $C_{50}$ concentration of 12.2$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml, and thus fractionated by solvent extraction. The EtOAc soluble fraction was stronger than the others, and was further purified by silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, Antioxidant isorhamnetin, quercetin (2), quercitrin (3) and isoquercitrin (4) were isolated from the EtOAc soluble fraction. And isorhamnetin-3-sulfate (5) was isolated from the n-BuOH fraction. Compounds 2, 3 and 4 were found to have strong antioxidative potency.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.282-288
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• 1995

The sutdies were carried out to evaluate the consituents in the rihzomes of the cultivated Korean Rhubarb (Polygonaceae). From the acetone fraction ofl methanol extract Compound I (1, 8-dihydroxy-3-methyl anthraquinone, chrysophanic acid), Compound II($chrysophanol-8-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$), Compound III ($emodin-8-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$) and Compound IV ($aloe-emodin-8-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$), and from the ether fraction Compound V(1, 8-dihydorxy-3-emthyl-6-methoxy anthraquinone, physcion) and Compound VI (1, 6, 8-thitydroxy-3-emthyl anthrauinone, emodin), and also from the n-buthanol fraction Compound VII ($rhapontigenin-3-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside, rhaponticin$) and Compound VIII ($piceatannol-3'-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$), were isolated and identified on the basis of their physico-chemical and spectroscopic evidences (UV, IR, H-NMR, C-NMR, EI-MS), respectively.