A COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE EXTRACT OF ARALIA CONTINENTALIS IMPROVING CYTOTOXICITY AND LIVER INJURY FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING OF LIVER DISEASE

摘要

A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating the liver disease, and a health food are provided to inhibit the hepatotoxicity by increasing the activity of an antioxidizing enzyme. A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating the liver disease contains an extract of Aralia continentalis Kitagawa as an active ingredient. Preferably the extract of Aralia continentalis Kitagawa is the extract soluble in the solvent selected from water, a C1-C4 low molecular weight alcohol and their mixture solvent.