COMPOSITION FOR TREATING GOUT, CONTAINING ANGELICA GIGAS EXTRACT HAVING A XANTHINE OXIDASE-INHIBITING EFFECT AND AN INFLAMMATION-INDUCING ENZYME-INHIBITING EFFECT

摘要

The present invention relates to a composition for treating gout, containing Angelica gigas extract, which is effective in treating gout by inhibiting xanthine oxidase and thus reducing uric acid in the blood or urine. Also, the present invention relates to a composition for preventing inflammation, containing Angelica gigas extract, which is effective in inhibiting the inflammation-inducing enzyme Cox-2. The Angelica gigas extract of the present invention is a liquid concentrate containing 98 wt % or more of decursin and decursinol angelate as main ingredients. The Angelica gigas extract of the present invention is extracted using only water and ethanol as a solvent to administer the extract to a human, and extracted by a purifying method using a difference between the temperature and the solubility to improve the purity thereof.