Antihyperlipidemic effect of Alpinia oficinarum

As the part of our continuing study for antihyperlipidemic agents from the herbal medicinal resources. we examined the possibility of the ethylacetate fraction of Alpinia officinarum water extract in vitro and in vivo. We isolated some compounds from the ethylacetate fraction of Alpinia officinarum and measured their antihyperlipidemic activities. The active components isolated by silicagel column lmproved serum TG. HDL and LDL level in corn oil feeding and triton WR-1339 induced hyperlipidemic mice. The most active compound was 3-Methylethergalangin. Consequently. these biologically active gerbal functional foods could be used for preparing the healthy food which might diabetas. hyperlipidemia and other disease.