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The chemical constituents of Angelica decursiva (Miq.) Franch. & Sav., Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn and Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm., papers were investigated and compared. Papers were searched through electronic bibliographic databases with search terms and the chemical constituents were classified by chemical structures. Most constituents were dihydroxanthyletin structures in A. decursiva and dihydroseselin structures in P. praeruptorum which were coumarin-based structures. A. sylvestris showed lignan-based constituents in many literatures, of which dibenzyl butyrolactone structures were mostly reported. A. sylvestris must be differentiated from A. decursiva and P. praeruptorum due to its difference of chemical constituents.

One of the visualization techniques, SVG (scalable vector graphics), was used to introduce how to build the distribution of Korean herbal medicine on the map. The XML-based vector image format was employed to explain how the distribution of herbal medicine was created on the SVG maps that highlighted the locations in south Korea. The areas, endemics, and local productions of Korean herbal medicines as well as a variety of informations were visualized using SVG format. In addition, the appendix about local distribution of Korean herbal medicines was provided on the map. SVG format could help to visualize and create local distributions of Korean herbal medicines on the map.

Objectives: For the authentication of the Milmong-wha, one of korean herbal medicines, it was made a comparative study between Buddlejae Flos (BF), flower bud or inflorescence of Buddleja officinalis Maxim., and Edgeworthiae Flos (EF), those of Edgeworthia chrysantha Lindl. Methods: In addition to a sensory observation, a stereoscope was used for more accuracies. Results: BF was yellowish-brown and irregularly truncated conical, whereas EF was stramineous and regularly hemispherical. The flower bud of BF was densely stellate tomentose with some glandular hairs, while the that of EF was densely white silkily hairy. Conclusions: The type of hairs and general appearance are discriminable criteria between two herbs, BF and EF.

The standards of herbal medicines are prescribed differently in each countries. Hence, the difference of the standards should be confirmed for the standardization of herbal medicines. The descriptions of standard of ‘ginseng’ were compared among the Korean Pharmacopoeia (KP), the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP), Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China (CP), Taiwan Herbal Pharmacopeia (THP), Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards (HCS), and the Pharmacopoeia of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DP). There were different descriptions of standard of ginseng among pharmacopoeias: THP provided detailed description, HCS focused on the identification, ash, and extract content; KP and HCS dealt with the purity; CP which was more copious than the other informations described more strict in the loss on drying; CP and THP concentrated on the assay. The differences of standards among northeast-asian countries should be investigated thoroughly in terms of efficacy and safety. This study would be a helpful reference for the revision of the regulation on herbal medicine.

Scopolia rhizome as Korean herbal medicine was used to introduce and to emphasize its production and application of tropane alkaloids (Scopolamine and Hyoscyamine) in South Korea. The information about Scoplia Rhizome in South Korea was described by previously published articles and the 2013 dictionary of herbal medicine origins. The main useful compounds of Scopolia rhizome were scopolamine and hyoscyamine. Scoplia rhizome was used as traditional medicines in East-North Asia based on the 2013 dictionary of herbal medicine origins. The application and production to improve useful compounds in Scoplia rhizome were mostly reported in South Korea. Scoplia rhizome could be a useful korean herbal medicine in South Korea. A variety of application and production in Scopolia rhizome might improve tropane alkaloids.

We were investigate focusing the mountains and the sea of look into folk remedies used Ikmocho(Leonurus sibiricus L.) in Chungcheongnamdo. As results, there were not shown regional differences of Ikmocho (Leonurus sibiricus L.), but the most used as the home medicines.

The records of cities and municipalities are integrated data with records on humanities and natural environment including history, society, culture, geography, vegetation and climate. They are highly valuable and important data in assessing the folk remedies using the unique medicinal herbs of several regions. Many data have been acquired through collection, analysis of a diverse range data in the corresponding regions, and discovered through actual survey on the local residents. In this study, the current status of 700 medicinal herbs used for treatment of 20 types of diseases for which these medicinal herbs are effective through the actual survey of the Records in Gongju City, Chungcheongnam Province, Korea.

Although the contents of folk stories are fictitious in nature, it nonetheless reflects the social phenomenon and historical facts at the time. In this study, the Story of Ondal will be interpreted through the elm appearing in the “Samguksagi”, and examined the examples of application of elm as a Korean herbal medicine used for the purpose of relief famine and as medicinal purpose in relation to the social circumstances of the time through the fragmentary historical observable facts in the Story of Ondal.