PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hepatopathy inhibitor induced by ethanol containing as an active ingredient a natural compound obtained from a safe food material which has been eaten for a long time.SOLUTION: The hepatopathy inhibitor induced by ethanol of the invention contains as an active ingredient at least one kind of compounds selected from the group consisting of Bisacurone, ar-turmerone, α-turmerone, and &bgr;-turmerone contained in Curcuma domestica Valeton and the like.