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An anti-obesity pharmaceutical composition, and the anti-obesity food are provided to inhibit the differentiation of preadipocyte into adipocyte and to suppress the synthesis of cholesterol. An anti-obesity pharmaceutical composition comprises the extract of grape tree bark, or at least one component selected from the vitisin A represented by the formula 1, the vitisin B represented by the formula 2, the epsilon-viniferin represented by the formula 3 and the ampelopsin represented by the formula 4 which are separated from the extract of grape tree bark.
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PURPOSE: A composition containing Pittosporum heterophyllum extract for preventing or treating obesity is provided to suppress differentiation of adipocytes and to activate AMPK(5'AMP-activated protein kinase). CONSTITUTION: A composition for preventing and treating obesity contains 0.1-99.9 wt% of Pittosporum heterophyllum extract as an active ingredient. The composition is a pharmaceutical composition or food additive composition. A food composition for preventing and treating obesity contains Pittosporum heterophyllum extract as an active ingredient. The composition is manufactured in the form of a pill, powder, granule, tablet, capsule, or beverage.
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PURPOSE: A composition containing mixture extract of Saururus chinensis and Scutellaria baicalensis is provided to suppress osteoclast differentiation, enhance bone density and bone content, and prevent or treat osteoporosis. CONSTITUTION: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating osteoporosis contains mixture extract of Saururus chinensis and Scutellaria baicalensis as an active ingredient. The weight ratio of the Saururus chinensis and Scutellaria baicalensis is 1:10-10:1. A food composition for preventing and relieving osteoporosis contains mixture extract of Saururus chinensis and Scutellaria baicalensis as an active ingredient. A method for producing the mixture extract comprises: a step of washing Saururus chinensis and Scutellaria baicalensis with water and drying; a step of extracting the Saururus chinensis and Scutellaria baicalensis with solvent; a step of cooling the extract at room temperature and filtering; a step of decompress-concentrating and freeze-drying; and a step of mixing the extract of Saururus chinensis and Scutellaria baicalensis.
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A composition for relaxing blood vessel which contains an Ulmus macrocarpa extract prevent and treat various cardiovascular diseases by inducing the relaxation of vascular smooth muscle. A pharmaceutical composition for relaxing blood vessel contains an Ulmus macrocarpa extract as an active ingredient. The composition is effective in preventing and treating hypertension, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, main artery disease, kidney dysfunction, cardiac insufficiency or vision disorder An organic solvent for extracting the Ulmus macrocarpa is selected from ethanol, ethanol solution, methanol, methanol solution, butanol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, hexane and their mixture. A health food having the effect of blood vessel relaxation contains Ulmus macrocarpa extract.
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A composition comprising a root extract of Saururus chinensis or a compound isolated from the extract is provided to show excellent blood pressure lowering effect through vascular relaxation, thereby being usefully used as a pharmaceutical composition or a health food composition for preventing and treating various cardiovascular diseases caused by hypertension and complications of the hypertension. A pharmaceutical composition for vascular relaxation comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of machilin D, saucerneol D and a mixture thereof or a root extract of Saururus chinensis comprising the same compound as an effective ingredient, wherein the extract is prepared by using an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of ethanol, an aqueous solution of the ethanol, methanol, an aqueous solution of the methanol, butanol. dichloromethane, ethylacetate, hexane and a mixture thereof.
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A composition comprising the extract of Saururus chinensis or active compounds isolated therefrom is provided to inhibit growth of osteoclast, so that the composition is useful for preventing or treating osteoporosis. A composition for preventing or treating osteoporosis comprises 0.01-30 wt.% of the extract of Saururus chinensis, which is prepared by extracting Saururus chinensis with C1-4 alcohol and its solution, dichloromethane, ethylacetate or a mixture thereof, or active compounds isolated from the Saururus chinensis extract including (-)-saucerneol represented by the formula(1) and sauristolactam represented by the formula(2), and is a pharmaceutical or health food composition having a formulation of beverage.
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A composition comprising the extract of Psoralea corylifolia seed or effective compounds contained therein is provided to inhibit the activity of BACE-1(beta-site APP(amyloid precursor protein)-cleaving enzyme 1) mediating the formation of beta-amyloid as a main causing material of dementia, so that the composition is useful for preventing or treating neurodegenerative disease. A composition for preventing or treating neurodegenerative disease comprises the extract of Psoralea corylifolia seed, which is prepared by extracting Psoralea corylifolia seeds with C1-4 alcohol or its solution, dichloromethane, ethylacetate or a mixture thereof, or a compound selected from 7-hydroxy-3-(4-methyl-4-(4-methylpentene-3-yl)-4H-chromen-6-yl)-4H-chromen-4-one represented by the formula(1), bakuchiol, bavachromene, isobavachromene, bavachalcone, isobavachalcone, bavachinin, 7,8-dihydro-8-(4-hydrophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-2H,6H-[1,2-b:5,4-b']dipyran-6-one isolated from the extract of Psoralea corylifolia seed.