PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE BY GASTRODIA ELATA BLUME EXTRACTS AND VANILLYL ALCOHOL AS EFFECTIVE COMPONENT

摘要

PURPOSE: A composition containing vanillyl alcohol isolated from a Gastrodia elata Blume extract for preventing and treating neurodegenerative diseases is provided to suppress cytotoxicity in MN9D cell which is a dopaminergic neuron. CONSTITUTION: A composition for preventing and treating neurodegenerative diseases contains vanillyl alcohol of chemical formula 1 as an active ingredient, isolated from a Gastrodia elata Blume extract. The Gastrodia elata Blume extract is a crude extract or an organic solvent-soluble extract. A health functional food for preventing and treating neurodegenerative diseases contains vanillin alcohol as an active ingredient. The health functional food is a powder, a granule, a tablet, a capsule, or a drink.