Disclosed herein is a composition comprising, as an active ingredient, an extract of Scutellaria alpina. The composition disclosed in the present specification exhibits an effect of reducing melanin production or suppressing tyrosinase activity by including an extract of Scutellaria alpina. Therefore, due to such effects, the Scutellaria alpina extract of the present specification can exhibit a whitening effect, and therefore can be widely used in the pharmaceutical or cosmetic field as a whitening composition. .
展开▼