장내 유해세균에 대한 세균성 장내 질환치료와 관련된 한약재를 항균활성 검색을 통해 우수한 효과가 인정된 빈랑을 선정하고 혐기적 broth system에서 각 용매별 분획물의 6종의 장내 유해세균에 대한 항균활성을 측정하였으며 그 항균물질을 column chromatography법에 의해 부분 정제하였다. 빈랑의 경우, n-hexane을 제외하고 각 분획에서 뛰어난 항균력을 나타내었으며, 특히 ethylacetate 분획의 항균활성이 뛰어났다. 빈랑의 ethylacetate 분획은 Sephadex G-200 clumn chromatography에 의한 30기 분획 중 5번에서 7번까지의 분획에서 강한 항균활성을 나타내었으며 Silica gel column chromatography에 의한 40개 분획 중에서 20번 분획에서 항균활성을 보였다.
Areca catachu L. which was showed antimicrobial activity against intestinal pathogens through screening herbs related treatments of intestinal diseases, were extracted by methanol and fractionated by n-hexane, ethylether, ethylacetate, and water. Antimicrobial activities of the methanol extract and each fractionates were then investigated under the anaerobic broth system. All fractions of Areca catachu L. except of n-hexane showed antimicrobial activity against all tested pathogens. Especially, ethylacetate fraction of them had the most significant inhibition activity. There is no significant difference of antimicrobial activity among each fractionates. Fraction of Areca catachu L. ethylacetate fractionate, which were fractionated by Sephadex G-200 and Silica gel column chromatography revealed the strongest antimicrobial activity at 5 to 7 and 20 of fraction number, respectively.
