COMPOSITION CONTAINING MORI CORTEX RADICIS EXTRACT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING DEPRESSION

摘要

The present invention provides a composition containing Mori Cortex Radicis extract as an active ingredient for preventing or treating depression. The present invention exhibits an anti-stress effect by suppressing the nuclear translocation of glucocorticoid receptors, thereby impeding a stress-induced signal transmission process, and, similar to existing anti-depressives, can have an anti-depressive effect from an antagonist effect thereof for glucocorticoid receptors. Additionally, the present invention provides a food composition containing Mori Cortex Radicis extract as an active ingredient for improving or mitigating depression.