Spraque-Dawley계 응성흰쥐에 계통분획한 cornsilk의 각 분획물을 경구투여하고 혈청 Ethanol농도와 간의 Alcohol dehydrogenase활서에 미치는 효과를 검색 추적한 결과 알코올대사를 촉진시키는 성분은 주로 에탄올가용부에, 억제시키는 성분은 에탄올불용부에 주로 존재함을 추정할 수 있었다.
Effect of various fraction from corn silk on alcohol metaholism in rats were examined and the results were as follows: ethanol souhle fraction. after a single oral administration to rats. was found to cause a significant deL I ease in the serum ethanol concentration as well as enh.lJ1cement of liver eytosolie ADH activity, on the other hand. the fraction imouhle in ethanol was found to cause an increase in the blood ethanol concentration and inhihit ADH activity.