COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING COLITIS COMPRISING S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT, AND MEDICAL PREPARATION COMPRISING SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating colitis. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the composition for preventing or treating colitis comprises S-allyl-L-cysteine, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate or hydride of same as an active ingredient, and exhibits an anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammation) action in colitis. The composition for preventing or treating colitis has an outstanding effect in preventing and alleviating colitis due to the effect of the anti-inflammatory action and the effect of an antioxidant action of S-allyl-L-cysteine, while at the same time S-allyl-L-cysteine is not accompanied by side-effects and so has a wide scope of use against colitis.