The application discloses a novel diterpenoid compound with anti-inflammatory activity separated from
Origanum vulgare Linn. 20 H 18 O4, and a
structural formula is as shown in formula I. A preparation method of the compound comprises the following steps: crushing dried medicinal materials of
Origanum vulgare Linn., extracting by using
ethanol, concentrating under reduced pressure to obtain total extract; after extraction by using
petroleum ether, the target compound is obtained through
silica gel column chromatography,
Sephadex LH-20 gel
column chromatography and preparation type high performance
liquid phase chromatography separation and purification.
In vitro anti-inflammatory experiments show that the compound can significantly inhibit NO generation in a LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophage model, and the inhibition rate reaches 62.97%, and the compound shows good anti-inflammatory activity. The compound can be used for preparing medicines for preventing or treating inflammatory diseases such as
enteritis,
hepatitis and
meningitis.