COMPOSITION COMPRISING ARTEMISIA ANNUA ESSENTIAL OIL HAVING SKIN REGENERATION AND ANTI-OBESITY

摘要

The present invention relates to a composition comprising an essential oil extracted from Artemisia annua, which has skin-regenerative, antioxidant and anti-obesity effects. The essential oil extracted from Artemisia annua induces the proliferation of epidermal keratinocytes and the synthesis and secretion of type I and type IV collagens of epidermal keratinocytes. The essential oil of the present invention regulates the proliferation of cells by inducing phosphorylation of serine/threonine kinase (AKT) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2), and thus has an excellent effect on skin regeneration. Also, the essential oil of the present invention has ABTS radical or DPPH radical scavenging activity, and thus shows an excellent antioxidant effect. Further, the essential oil of the present invention has an inhibitory effect on the differentiation of adipocytes, and thus has an excellent anti-obesity effect.