Pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of alopecia comprising eremochloa ophiuroides extract or fractions thereof as an active ingredient

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition comprising centipede grass extract as an active ingredient for the prevention or treatment of alopecia. Particularly, the centipede grass extract of the present invention increases the expression of hair growth related factors and accelerates hair growth, so that it can be effectively used for the prevention or treatment of alopecia.

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         29 . A pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of alopecia, wherein the composition comprises a fraction of a centipede grass extract prepared by additional extraction of the extract using an organic solvent as an active ingredient. 
     
     
         30 . The pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of alopecia according to  claim 29 , wherein the organic solvent is n-hexane, ethyl acetate, or butanol. 
     
     
         31 . The pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of alopecia according to  claim 29 , wherein the organic solvent is ethyl acetate or butanol. 
     
     
         32 . A health functional food for the improvement of alopecia, wherein the health functional food comprises a fraction of a centipede grass extract prepared by additional extraction of the extract using an organic solvent as an active ingredient. 
     
     
         33 . The health functional food for the improvement of alopecia according to  claim 32 , wherein the organic solvent is n-hexane, ethyl acetate, or butanol. 
     
     
         34 . A hair growth composition comprising a fraction of a centipede grass extract prepared by additional extraction of the extract using an organic solvent as an active ingredient. 
     
     
         35 . The hair growth composition according to  claim 34 , wherein the organic solvent is n-hexane, ethyl acetate, or butanol.