식물에서 얻어지는 정유의 한 성분으로 화학구조가 유사한 anethole, eugenol, isoeugenol, safrole 및 isosafrole이 토끼 적출장관 운동에 미치는 영향과 그 potency를 알아 보고 또 어떤 작용 양식에 의하여 이루어 지는가를 알아보고 carbachol, pilocarpine, barium chloride 및 histamine 등과의 상호작용을 검토하였던 바 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 화학구조가 유사한 다섯가지 정유들을 단독 투여하였던 바 각각 억제 정도에 차이는 있었으나 모두 토끼 적출장관 운동을 억제시켰으며 그 potency는 isoeugenol>isosafrole>eugenol>safrole>anethole의 순으로 그 값은 각각 4.22, 4.18, 4.17, 4.15 및 3.82이었다. 2. 실험에 사용한 정유 모두가 carbachol, pilocarpine, barium chloride 및 histamine에 의하여 수축된 장관을 이완시켰다. 3. Anethole에 의하여 이완된 장관은 carbachol, pilocarpine, barium chloride 및 histamine에 의하여 모두 투약전과 같은 상태로 회복하지 못하였으며 eugenol, isoeugenol, safrole 및 isosafrole에 의하여 이완된 장관은 carbachol, pilocarpine 및 barium chloride에 의하여는 투약전의 상태로 회복하였으나 histamine으로는 부분적인 회복을 나타내었다. 4. 이상의 결과로 보아서 실험에 사용한 정유들은 향신경성(neurotropic) 및 향근육성(musculotropic), 양쪽에 작용하여 토끼의 적출장관 운동을 억제시킨다고 생각된다.

Anethole, eugenol, isoeugenol, safrole and isosafrole are ingredients of refined oils which are obtained from some plants and their chemical structures are very similar. They are mainly used as a flavoring agent, food additive, dental analgesics and for many drugs. But, there is no report about their effect on the intestinal motility. The result of examining the effect, potency and mode of action of anethole, eugenol, isoeugenol, safrole and isosafrole on motility of isolated rabbit jejunum segment, are as follows : 1. Single administration of anethole, eugenol, isoeugenol, safrole and isosafrole showed the inhibition of motility of isolated rabbit jejunum segment, degree of which was various. The values of isoeugenol, isosafrole, eugenol, safrole and anethole in isolated rabbit jejunum segment were 4.22, 4.18, 4.17, 4.15 and 3.82 (in the descending order of potency). 2. The contracted rabbit jejunum segment : by carbachol, pilocarpine, barium chloride and histarmine were relaxed by five essential oil. 3. The relaxed rabbit jejunum segment by anethole was not recovered by carbachol, pilocarpine, barium chloride and histamine. The relaxed rabbit jejunum segment by eugenol, isoeugenol, safrole and isosafrole were recovered by carbachol, pilocarpine and barium chloride but partially recovered by histamine. 4. Judging from the facts above, it is thought that five essential oil are inhibit the motility of isolated rabbit jejunum segment by neurotropic and musculotropic action.

• 홍창호(Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, of Agric., Kyungpook Natl. Univ.) | Hong, Chang Ho
• 박준형(Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, of Agric., Kyungpook Natl. Univ.) | Park, Joon Hyoung