摘要 |
PURPOSE: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating degenerative brain diseases is provided to have neuroprotective effect using an Astilbe chinensis extract and to prevent and/or treat various degenerative brain diseases. CONSTITUTION: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating degenerative brain diseases contains an Astilbe chinensis extract as an active ingredient. The degenerative brain diseases are selected among stroke, apoplexy, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, Pick's disease, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The extract is prepared from Astilbe chinensis roots using water, alcohol, or a mixture thereof. [Reference numerals] (AA) Normal group; (BB) Astilbe chinesis |