The application discloses application of
xanthohumol in preparation of a
medicine for resisting
Aeromonas hydrophila infection of aquatic animals, and the
xanthohumol can inhibit the activity of aerolysin of the
Aeromonas hydrophila at a sub-inhibitory concentration, has a significant
inhibitory effect on
cell toxicity mediated by the aerolysin of the
Aeromonas hydrophila, and further constructs an
animal model infected by the
Aeromonas hydrophila, and finds that the treatment of the
xanthohumol can significantly improve the
survival rate of the infected animals. The xanthohumol is one of main components of Chinese
medicine hop, belongs to isoprenyl flavonoids, has biological functions such as bacteriostasis, anticancer, antioxidation, antiviral and hypoglycemic, and has high safety, and is an ideal
medicine raw material or
feed additive for preventing and treating the
Aeromonas hydrophila infection of the aquatic animals.