 agastachis herba is one of the well - known medicinal herbs in korean traditional medicine . 
 this study was taken up to examine the beneficial effects of agastachis herba on a mice model of asthma . 
 balb / c mice were sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin to produce a murine model of asthma . 
 methanol extracts of agastachis herba were orally administered to the ovalbumin - induced asthmatic mice . 
 the effects of methanol extract of agastachis herba on airway hyper responsiveness , immune cell distributions in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid , ovalbumin - specific immunoglobulin e in serum , and histopathological changes were evaluated . 
 mice treated with the methanol extract of agastachis herba showed reduction of airway hyper responsiveness as well as inhibited immune cell infiltration in bronchoalveolar region . also ovalbumin - specific immunoglobulin e levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid significantly decreased in extract treated mice . 
 histopathological findings showed significant beneficial changes in inflammatory cell infiltration . 
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