The invention provides an acanthopanan trifoliatus extract, and a preparation method and an application thereof. According to the invention, acanthopanan trifoliatus entire
plant is weighed and is soaked by using
ethanol; rotary
evaporation concentration is carried out, and a water solution is obtained; the water solution is sequentially extracted by using
petroleum ether,
ethyl acetate, and n-
butanol; and an obtained extraction liquid is subjected to reduced-pressure
distillation, such that a paste is obtained, wherein the paste comprises
petroleum ether extract,
ethyl acetate extract, n-
butanol extract, and water-soluble matter. Through a
free radical oxidation resistance experiment, a macrophage growth experiment, a NF-kB nuclear
transcription factor inhibition experiment, and an Erk1 / 2 activation effect experiment, it is verified that the acanthopanan trifoliatus extract has anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory capacities. Inflammatory-treating medicines or anti-oxidative
cosmetics or foodstuff compositions with added acanthopanan trifoliatus and extracts thereof are provided with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects. The acanthopanan trifoliatus extract can be used in
inflammation-controlling or aging-controlling
cosmetics, medicines, vegetable beverages and health-care foodstuffs.