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A composition comprising a plant extract is provided to activate the TCA cycle by inducing the IDH3alpha(isocitrate dehydrogenase) gene promoter, thereby promoting the decomposition of lipid and preventing and treating obesity and hyperlipidemia. The composition comprises at least one plant extract selected from the group consisting of an extract of Belamcandae Rhizoma, an extract of Galium spurium, an extract of Persicaria hydropiper, an extract of Chrysanthemum zawadskii var. lucidum, an extract of Pinus koraiensis, and an extract of Cryptotaenia japonica. The extract is prepared by using a solvent selected from the group consisting of ethanol, methanol, butanol, ethylacetate, chloroform and hexane.
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