B Composition for the treatment or prevention of liver disease and liver protection containing Nectandrin B

摘要

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of hepatoprotective and liver diseases, which comprises an extract of aqueous solution of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) ethanol or nectandrin B isolated therefrom as an active ingredient, The composition containing the nutmeg ethanol aqueous solution extract or the nectendrin B isolated therefrom as the active ingredient does not contain any toxic substance and is not cytotoxic. The composition of the present invention is not limited to the cell death and the increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) And thus can be useful for protecting hepatocytes and for treating or preventing liver diseases.