The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate anti-tumor activity and detect what compounds affect its activity form Alpinia officinarum Hance. Two fractions, methanol and ethylacetate, were isolated by Amberlite XAD-2 resin column chromatography from methanol extract of the rhizomes of Alpinia officinarum. In hollow fiber assay, the methanol extract and methanol fraction were found to inhibit the tumor growth against colon tumor cell lines such as Colo-320, HCT116 and WiDr. Three diarylheptanoids [5-hydroxy-1, 7-diphenyl-3-heptanone, 5-hydroxy-7-(4``-hydroxy-3``-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl- 3-heptanone and 3, 5-dihydroxy-1, 7-diphenylheptane] and two flavonoids [galangin and kaempheride] were isolated and identified from the methanol fraction, which is higher activity than ethylacetate fraction. Among these diarylheptanoids and flavonoids, 3, 5-dihydroxy-1, 7-diphenylheptane, galangin and kaempheride as active components on anti-tumor activity were mainly posited in methanol fraction.