Abstract:
PURPOSE: A composition containing a plant extract for suppressing 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase(15-PGDH) is provided to effectively suppress 15-PGDH which is a core material for inactivation of PGE2 with low cytotoxicity. CONSTITUTION: A composition for preventing or treating alopecia contains one or more plant extracts selected from the group consisting of Glochidion hirsulta, Glochidion velutinum, Cinnamomum tetragonum, Memecylon edule, Artocarpus hetrophyllus, Allospondias lakonensis, Commersonia batramia, Syzygium bullockii aff., Syzygium formosum, Choerospondias axillaris, Lumnitzera racemosa, Osbeckia stellata, Trema orientalis, Lithocarpus gymnocarpus, Planchonella obovata, Triumfetta grandidens, Triumfetta bartramia, Mallotus apelta, Baccaurea ramiflora, and Sonneratia alba. The composition is manufactured in the form of a tablet, a pill, a powder, a granule, a capsule, a troch, or a drink. The composition is a parenteral formulation such as an external use formulation or a sterile injection solvent. [Reference numerals] (AA) Example 2; (BB) Example 4; (CC) Example 6; (DD) Example 7; (EE) Example 8; (FF) Example 9; (GG) Example 10