The areca nut from Hainan was used as the raw material in order to research the effect of Areca extracts on white rat gastrointestinal function. After extracted with 70% aqueous-methanol and condensed, the areca nut crude extract (A) was produced. The petroleum ether, chloroform and ethyl acetate were used to treat the crude extract. Different solvent extracts were received, including the petroleum ether fraction(B), the chloroform fraction(C ), the ethyl acetate fraction (D) and the aqueous fraction (E). The functional evaluation of ...