COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT, PREVENTION OR IMPROVEMENT OF HEPATOTOXICITY COMPRISING AN EXTRACT OF SEED OF HOVENIA DULCIS AND THE COMPOUND PURIFIED FROM THE SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to extracts of Hovenia dulcis seeds or a compound separated therefrom, representing an activation to protect hepatocyte damage induced by carbon tetrachloride which is a substance inducing hepatotoxicity, and thus can be useful as a pharmaceutical composition for treatment or prevention of liver disease by hepatotoxicity, or a health functional food composition for prevention or alleviation of liver disease by hepatotoxicity.