Objective: The purpose of this report was to provide the information about Lonicera japonica published in Korea during lately 10 years.
Methods: Domestic papers related to Lonicera japonica were reviewed and analyzed. These papers were then classified by year, experimental method and subject.
Results: The following results were obtained in this study. 1. Thirty nine papers were searched. The studies were completely focused on experimental models. 2. The studies of Lonicera japonica continuously increased during 10 years. 3. The subjects of studies were anti-inflammation, toxicology & liver injury, components analysis & taxology, respiratory disease, dermatology, anti-viral & anti-biotic, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer etc.
Conclusion: Lonicera japonica is being used in various ways. However, mechanism study should be conducted at the molecular biology level and more clinical studies on the efficacy of Lonicera japonica are needed.
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