Patent ID: 8518461

Claim:
A method of treating an inflammatory disorder in a human in need thereof comprising administering to the human a therapeutically effective amount of bamboo vinegar, wherein the bamboo vinegar is a phenolic fraction obtained from a method comprising the steps of: (a) distilling bamboo to obtain a distilled bamboo product, which is then extracted with diethyl ether to obtain an ethyl fraction; (b) extracting the ethyl fraction obtained in step (a) with a NaHCO 3 solution to collect a first organic layer; (c) extracting the first organic layer obtained in step (b) with a NaOH solution to collect an aqueous layer; and (d) extracting the aqueous layer obtained in step (c) with diethyl ether and an acidic solution selected from the group consisting of H 2 SO 4 and HCl to obtain a second organic layer which contains the bamboo vinegar which is used to treat the inflammatory disorder in the human in need thereof.