COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING, PREVENTING OR TREATING NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a food composition, and a preparation method therefor, comprising a nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) extract and/or a lignan compound derived therefrom as an active ingredient. The composition of the present invention does not contain toxic substances, has no cytotoxicity, and exhibits excellent hepatocellular protection and preventive and therapeutic effects for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and thus can be usefully applied as a preventive and therapeutic agent for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.