The invention provides aegiceras corniculatum leaf
petroleum ether extract and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises adding aegiceras corniculatum leaves into
ethanol, soaking the aegiceras corniculatum leaves to obtain
ethanol total extract of aegiceras corniculatum leaves, volatilizing the
ethanol in the ethanol total extract, adding
petroleum ether into the total extract, carrying out extraction, collecting
petroleum ether extract in the upper layer, carrying out water bath treatment, and carrying out
drying. An in-vitro
molecular biology experiment result shows that the
petroleum ether extract of the aegiceras corniculatum leaves can inhibit proliferation of human prostatic
cancer cells PC3 and DU145 and significantly inhibit
cloning formation of human prostatic
cancer cells PC3 and DU145. Therefore, the
petroleum ether extract of the aegiceras corniculatum leaves has a potential application prospect in preparation of drugs for treating prostatic
cancer and can be used for preparation of an anti-prostatic cancer
drug. Deep development of the aegiceras corniculatum leaf
petroleum ether extract can enlarge a use range of aegiceras corniculatum and provide a novel approach for
cancer treatment.