Salsola komarovi Iljin is a halophyte and herbaceous annual native to the sand dunes and beaches of Japan, northern China, Sakhalin, and Korea. The plants have been known as an ecologically important species for enhancing formation of sand dunes in Korea. The purpose of this study was to examine the anti-gastric ulcer effect of Salsola komarovi Iljin halophyte in an HCl-ethanol-induced gastritis model. SD rats (7-weeks-old) were divided into normal (I, n=10), control (II, 60% HCl-ethanol + water, n=10), 60% HCl-ethanol + Ranitidine 300 mg/kg (III, n=10), 60% HCl-ethanol + Salicornia herbacea L. 500 mg/kg (IV, n=10), 60% HCl-ethanol + 50% alcohol extract of Salsola komarovi Iljin 500 mg/kg (V, n=10), and 60% HCl-ethanol + water extract of Salsola komarovi Iljin 500 mg/kg (VI, n=10) groups. Salsola komarovi Iljin significantly suppressed gastric lesions and ulcers in the 60% HCl-ethanol-induced gastric model. Especially, 500 mg/kg of 50% alcohol extract of Salsola komarovi Iljin showed significant inhibitory effects against gastritis. Especially, 50% alcohol extract of Salsola komarovi Iljin 500 mg/kg showed a significantly inhibitory effect, which was more potent than that of 300 mg/kg of Ranitidine. In histopathological analysis of the animal model, Salsola komarovi Iljin attenuated gastric ulcer formation. Our results suggest that Salsola komarovi Iljin has inhibitory effects against gastritis and gastric ulcers and could be developed as a new anti-gastric ulcer agent.

Bamboo salt has been used as a traditional remedy for gastric ulcer and gastro-intestinal disorders. It is produced by baking the salt packed in bamboo cylinder nine times under the fire of pine tree. Three of commercially available bamboo salt products (bamboo salt A, B, and C) were characterized by qualitative and quantitative analyses using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectrometer, ion chromatograph (IC), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and electron microscope (EM). Compared with crude salt, the contents of iron, silicon, potassium, and phosphate in the bamboo salt products were higher whereas the sulfate content was lower. Water-insoluble fraction of bamboo salts contained the following compounds; MgO, SiO₂, Mg₂SiO₄, and CaMgSiO₄. The study on the microscopic structures of the bamboo salts were shown to have smooth surface and fused shape compared with crude salt. Among the three bamboo salt products, product A was used to test a possible inhibitory effect on gastric acid secretion. Each test material (bamboo salt A, crude salt, and reagent-grade NaCl) was given orally to Sprague-Dawley rats at doses of 0.2, 1.0, and 2.0 g/kg for 28 days before pyrolus ligation. Twenty four hours after the last administration of the test materials, volume, pH, total acidity, and pepsin activity of gastric juice were measured by the Shay-ligation method. No significant differences were observed in the secretion of gastric acid between treated groups (bamboo salt-, crude salt- and reagent-grade NaCl-treated groups) and control group (distilled water-treated group). This result demonstrated that bamboo salt did not exert anti-ulcer activities in experimental animals used in the present study.

본 연구는 산약(Dioscorea Rhizoma)이 급성 위궤양을 유발 한 흰쥐의 위장 장애에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. 산약 분말사 료를 섭이한 실험군과 산약 분말액을 투여한 실험군의 궤양성 출혈은 1 일 이상 진행되었으나 시간이 경과함에 따라 서서히 호 전되었으며, 특히 산약즙을 처리한 실험군의 경우 급성 위궤양 유발직후에 국소적인 위점막 울혈만이 관찰되었다. 또한 산약 분말액과 산약즙을 투여한 실험군에서는 급성 위괘양 유발 후 증가되는 gastrin과 histamine의 농도가 감소되어 산약이 위산 의 과다 분비를 억제하는 것으로 조사되었으며, 산약을 투여한 모든 실험군에서 과도한 지질과산화물의 생성이 감소되었다. 이와 더불어 산약의 투여는 급성 위궤양에 의해 급격하게 증가 된 SOD와 GPX의 활성을 감소시키는 반면, CAT의 활성은 높여 주어 조직 내 항산화효소 활성을 정상 수준으로 회복시켜주는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 산약은 급성 위궤양에 의한 위 조직의 손상을 감소시키고 혈장 성분과 항산화효소의 활성을 정상수준 으로 회복시켜 위궤양으로부터 위장기능을 개선하는데 높은 효 과가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

유백피 물 추출물의 위궤양치료 효과를 확인하기 위하여 여러 비율의 농도로 rat에 대한 투여량을 조절하면서 Shay, aspirin 및 Indomethacin으로 유도된 위궤양에 대하여 실험하였던 바 유백피의 물 추출물을 각기 500 및 1000mg/kg을 투여하였을 때 항궤양 효과가 유의성 있게 농도 의존적으로 증가하였으며 Shay궤양이나 aspirin유발 궤양보다도 indomethacin유발 궤양의 경우에 더욱 항궤양 효과가 좋았다.