A COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE DRIED FLOWER BUD POWDER OF BLACK PANAX GINSENG FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING ATOPIC DISEASE

摘要

PURPOSE: A composition containing a flower bud extract of black Panax ginseng is provided to reduce the secretion of atopic dermatitis-inducing factors in cells treated with a mite extract, thereby preventing and treating atopic dermatitis. CONSTITUTION: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating atopic dermatitis contains a flower bud extract of black Panax ginseng as an active ingredient. A method for preparing the flower bud extract of black Panax ginseng comprises the steps of: washing and drying flower buds of 4-7 year old Panax ginseng at 25-65C for 12-36 hours; steaming the dried flower buds under the pressure of 0.05-0.45 MPa at 95-155C for 3-9 hours; and drying the steamed flower buds at 40-80C for 8-16 hours to have a moisture content of 14% or less. The extract is a crude extract (BGFE) or a butanol-soluble extract of black Panax ginseng flower buds. A health food for preventing and treating atopic dermatitis contains the extract as an active ingredient.