Aloe vera 껍질에서 항우식 및 항염증제재를 개발하기 위해 항우식 및 항염증 활성이 있는 물질을 분리, 정제하였고, 활성이 우수한 ethylacetate층을 silica gel column chromatography 및 preparative thin layer chromatography를 통해 두 가지 활성물질을 정제하였다. 정제된 두 가지 물질은 UV spectrum과 FT-IR, ^1H-NMR 및 Mass spectrum 분석을 통해 aloe-emodin과 barbaloin으로 동정하였다.

Sprague-Dawley 흰쥐에 고지방식이로 6주간 식이하면서 천궁 열추출액을 경구투여하여 혈장 중 GOT, GPT 및 LDH 활성과 지방의 분해와 합성에 관여하는 코티졸과 인슐린의 함량을 측정하였다. 또한 지방침착억제효과를 광학현미경으로 관찰하였다. GOT, GPT 및 LDH의 활성은 정상군보다 높았으나 대조군보다 낮았으며 현미경 관찰을 통하여 지방간이 약간 개선되고 있음을 나타내어 천궁의 투여가 고지방식이에 의한 비만유발의 개선효과의 경향을 나타내었다.

This study was divised to observe the inhibitory effect of growth rate of human colon cancer cells by Eucommial leaf extract, in vitro. Three species of human colon cancer cells, HRT-18, HCT-48 and HT-29, were used for the experiment. Each extract of Ecommial leaf was prepared by extraction with water, 95% alcohol, acetone, chloroform and petroleum ether, and then the inhibitory effect of each extract on the growth rate of cells was compared with control group and each other. The expermental results obtained are summarized as follows ; 1. Inhibitory effects on growth rate of human colon cancer cells were strongest in the petroleum ether extract and next in the chloroform extract. 2. Inhibitory effects on the growth rate of the cancer cells by extracts of water, 95% alcohol and acetone were weaker than that of petroleum ether and chloroform. 3. Inhibitory effect of each extract on the cancer cell growth was shown most strong activity in HT-29, and was in order of HRT-18 and HCT-48. In view of the results, it could be suggested that inhibitory effects of non-polar solvent`s extracts against the cancer cell growth were more stronger than that of polar solvents and the effects were indicated defference according to the species of the cells.