ANTI-INFLAMMATION COMPOSITION USING AN EXTRACT OF HYPOCHOERIS RADICATA

摘要

PURPOSE: A composition for anti-inflammation using Hypochoeris radicata L. extract is provided to suppress generation of NO, PGE2, and inflammatory cytokines. CONSTITUTION: A composition for anti-inflammation contains Hypochoeris radicata L. extract as an active ingredient. The extract is prepared using water, distilled water, ethanol, or mixture solvent thereof and by fractioning the solid extract into a water layer and an ethyl acetate layer. The composition is a pharmaceutical composition or food composition. A pharmaceutical composition of an iNOS inhibitor or COS-2 inhibitor contains the extract as an active ingredient.