HYALURONIDASE INHIBITOR

摘要

[PROBLEMS] To provide: a novel agent having an inhibitory activity on hyaluronidase; and an anti-aging agent for the skin, an anti-inflammatory agent and others each of which comprises the agent. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] Disclosed is a hyaluronidase inhibitor comprising a phenylethanoid glucoside as an active ingredient. The phenylethanoid glucoside preferably comprises at least one of echinacoside and acteoside. Also disclosed is a hyaluronidase inhibitor comprising an extract of a plant belonging to the family Cistanche as an active ingredient. The extract of a plant belonging to the family Cistanche is preferably is an extract from a stem of a plant Cistanche tubulosa. Each of the hyaluronidase inhibitors can be used in a pharmaceutical product for a mammal including human, an external preparation for the skin, a food/beverage or a feed for a mammal as an active ingredient of an anti-aging agent for the skin or an anti-inflammatory agent.