NEUROPROTECTIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING GLYCRYRRHIZIC ACID AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT

摘要

PURPOSE: A composition containing glycyrrhizic acid for protecting nerve is provided to treat brain injury and nervous injury and to suppress infiltration of neutrophil white blood cells. CONSTITUTION: A composition for protecting nerve contains glycyrrhizic acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The glycyrrhizic acid is denoted by chemical formula 1. The composition is used for treating and preventing ischemic brain diseases. The ischemic brain diseases include stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, head injury, Alzheimer, vascular dementia, creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and coma. A health food for protecting nerve contains glycyrrhizic acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.