THE COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE EXTRACTS, FRACTIONS AND THE ISOLATED COMPOUNDS OF RHUS VERNICIFLUA FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS

摘要

An agent for preventing and treating diabetes complication, and a health food are provided to inhibit the activity of the final sugar product and the aldose reductase. An agent for preventing and treating diabetes complication contains an extract of a lacquer tree (Rhus verniciflua) obtained by using water, an alcohol or their mixture as a solvent. Preferably the agent contains further an organic solvent fraction extracted by using an organic solvent. Preferably the organic solvent is n-hexane, methylene chloride, ethyl acetate or n-butanol.