Anti-inflammatory activity of Echinosophora koreensis nakai root extract in lipopolysaccharides-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells and carrageenan-induced mouse paw edema model.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Echinosophora koreensis Nakai is an endemic plant species distributed in a limited area within the Korean province of Gangwon, including the Yanggu-gun, Inje-gun, Cheorwon-gun, Chuncheon-si, and Hongcheon-gun counties. It is used in traditional medicine to treat various disorders, such as fever, skin diseases, diuresis, and neuralgia.

Materials And Methods: This study demonstrated the effects of E.

A New Lichen-Forming Fungus, , from a Forested Wetland in South Korea, with a Taxonomic Key for Aspicilioid Species of Korea.

Lee is described as a new lichen-forming fungus from a wetland forest, South Korea. The new species is distinguishable from (Fr.) Körb.

Vascular plants occurrences in Dokdo Islands, Korea, based on herbarium collections and legacy botanical literature.

Background: The vascular flora of the Dokdo Islands has been reported, based on primary collections made in 2012 and 2013 and legacy botanical literature. The Dokdo Islands are the remotest islands of Korea, located in the East Sea approximately 87 km from Ulleungdo Islands. They comprise two main volcanic islands, Dongdo (east islands) and Seodo (west islands) and minor islets surrounding the two main islands.

The complete chloroplast genome of (Makino) Hatus (Fagaceae).

(Makino) Hatus is an evergreen tree that distributes in Eastern Asia including Islands of Korea and Japan. The chloroplast genome of was successfully sequenced. Its length is 160,705 bp long (GC ratio is 36.

Antioxidant activity of extracts from Alpinia katsumadai seed.

Alpinia katsumadai (Zingiberaceae) has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a variety of conditions such as emesis and gastric disorders. However, very little is known about the cellular actions by which this plant mediates its therapeutic effects. Various aspects of antioxidant activity were evaluated in a total extract derived from Alpinia katsumadai seed in this study.