Composition containing herbal medicine extracts of pinellia and scutellaria for reducing side effects due to anticancer drugs

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition containing a Pinelliae Rhizoma and Scutellariae Radix extract as an active ingredient to reduce side effects caused by an anticancer drug, and more particularly, a composition for reducing side effects such as damage to the gastrointestinal tract and a gastrointestinal motility disorder by administering an anticancer drug. The composition of the present invention has an excellent effect of reducing side effects in administration of the anticancer drug through an antioxidative function, and synthesis, secretion and control of the functions of gastrin and serotonin producing gastrointestinal endocrine cells.

1 . A pharmaceutical composition for reducing a cisplatin-induced digestive disorder, comprising:
 a  Pinelliae Rhizoma  and  Scutellariae Radix  extract as an active ingredient.   
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein a mixed weight ratio (w/w) of the  Pinelliae Rhizoma  and  Scutellariae Radix  extract is 0.1 to 5:0.5 to 6.