Obje ctive To study that effect of aralia echinocaulis extract on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in rats. Me thods Ninety SD rats( half males and half females) were divided into 6 groups,including control groups,model groups,and treatment groups. After establishment of dexamethasone-induced osteoporosis rat model,rats received aralia echinocaulis extract( 20 mg / kg)daily. At end of 8 weeks,the levels of lipid metabolic parameters( TC,HDL-C,and LDL-C),bone metabolic parameters( BGP,1,25-( OH)2D3,bone mineral content,BMD,and bone m...