The invention discloses a
gentianella acuta extract for treating arrhythmia. The extract consists of
ketone compounds,
iridoid compounds and
flavonoid compounds. The invention also discloses a preparation method and application of the
gentianella acuta extract. The
gentianella acuta extract disclosed by the invention comprises 20-40% of
ketone compounds based on the total weight of the extract, 5-15% of
iridoid compounds based on the total weight and a small amount of
flavonoid compounds, wherein the
ketone compounds include 1,3,5,8-tetrahydroxy tetrahydro-ketone, nor-chiratin, 3,8-O-beta-D-diglucopyranose-1,5-dihydroxy-keton, nor-bellidifolin, 1,3,5-trihydroxy-ketone, 2-O-beta-D-n glucopyranose-1-hydroxy-5,6-dimethoxy-ketone and 1,2,8-trihydroxy-5,6-dimethoxy-ketone; the
iridoid compounds include gentiopicroside, swertiamarin and decentapicrin; the
flavonoid compounds include
isoorientin and
isovitexin. Chemical and pharmacological experiments prove that the gentianella acuta extract can be used for treating arrhythmia caused by
coronary heart disease and
ischemic heart disease. The gentianella acuta extract can be made into drugs of various dosage forms independently or by compatible combination or can be used as a raw
medicine.