Bark Extracts of Ceylon Cinnamon Possess Antilipidemic Activities and Bind Bile Acids In Vitro

Table 1

Antilipase activity of bark extracts of Ceylon cinnamon and orlistat.

Extract/Std	% inhibition					µg/mL
	Concentration (µg/mL)
Bark	37.5	75	150	300	600	IC50
Ethanol	5.78 ± 0.57	6.77 ± 0.90	24.50 ± 3.13	49.89 ± 0.21	55.87 ± 2.54
DCM : M	12.50 ± 0.93	17.95 ± 4.04	24.14 ± 2.20	52.07 ± 1.39	55.66 ± 2.17
Std	0.01	0.39	1.56	6.25	25	IC50
Orlistat	18.85 ± 0.31	27.84 ± 0.61	34.62 ± 0.67	41.54 ± 0.55	49.69 ± 0.65

Data represented as mean ± SEM ; mean IC₅₀ values superscripted by different letters are significantly different at . Ethanol bark, DCM : M bark, and orlistat are , 0.98, and 0.98, respectively. DCM : M: dichloromethane : methanol.