The present invention relates to a composition comprising a bamboo plant
extract for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory or blood
circulation disease. The extracts of bamboo plant has potent
anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting NO production and blood
circulation-improving activity by inhibiting elastase activity and
healing the wound of vascular endothelial cell, activating u-PA
expression and inhibiting PAI-1 expression, lowering cholesterol deposit
and inhibiting neointima formation, therefore it can be used as a
therapeutic or health care food for treating and preventing inflammatory
or blood circulation diseases.