| abstract |
Disclosed in the present specification is an anti-inflammatory composition containing an extract of a flower stalk of ginseng as an active ingredient, and the composition inhibits the production of nitric oxide (NO) or inhibits the expression of any one or more of TNF-α, iNOS and COX-2, the extract of a ginseng flower stalk is an extract obtained using water, a C 1 -C 5 alcohol, or an aqueous C 1 -C 5 alcohol solution, and the composition can be used as a health food or a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition and has excellent anti-inflammatory effects. |