Abstract: A skin whitening composition includes ?-mangostin or a cosmetically acceptable salt thereof as an effective ingredient. ?-Mangostin represented by Chemical Formula 1 suppresses the expression of tyrosinase and TRP-1 (tyrosinase-related protein-1) and induces autophagy of a melasosome. As such, it was confirmed that the ?-mangostin not only suppresses melanin production but also exhibits the effect of removing previously formed melanin. Accordingly, the ?-mangostin can be advantageously used as a functional material for skin whitening and skin lightening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating obesity or diabetes, and to a food composition and feed composition for preventing or alleviating obesity or diabetes, comprising as an active ingredient, an Acanthopanax extract, a garcinia cambogia extract, or compounds isolated therefrom. The composition has synergistic antidiabetic and antiobesity activity compared to that of using only an Acanthopanax extract, a garcinia cambogia extract, or compounds isolated therefrom. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility of any side effects that may be caused by an overdose of or long-term administration of the garcinia cambogia extract and a substance isolated therefrom, and thus the composition can be very effectively utilized in the development of a therapeutic agent for diabetes or obesity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, comprising an Elaeocarpus petiolatus extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom, as an active ingredient; a food composition for preventing or improving cardiovascular and metabolic diseases; and a method for preventing or treating cardiovascular and metabolic diseases using the same. The composition comprising an Elaeocarpus petiolatus extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom inhibits the binding of Resistin-CAP1 to inhibit the production of tumor necrosis factor, and thereby has an activity of inhibiting inflammation of the cardiovascular system, and thus can be effectively used as a preventive or therapeutic measure for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for prevention or treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, containing noranhydroicaritin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the noranhydroicaritin or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of the present invention is not toxic to cells, is thus safe, inhibits the production of PCSK9, promotes the production of LDLR, and is highly utilizable as a composition for prevention or treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The noranhydroicaritin of the present invention can be used in a food composition for prevention or improvement of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, a functional food composition for prevention or improvement of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and a method of preventing or treating cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, which includes administering a composition containing noranhydroicaritin as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom and, more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating COPD comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom; a food composition for preventing or improving COPD, and the compound isolated therefrom. The composition comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom, according to the present invention, is not toxic, suppresses the invasion of inflammatory cells into the bronchial tube of a COPD-induced animal model, and effectively suppresses the expression of CXCL-1, TNF-?, or MIP-2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating asthma comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia J. Poiss. ex Franch extract or a fraction thereof. The Pistacia weinmannifolia J. Poiss. ex Franch extract or the fraction thereof according to the present invention does not exhibit toxicity, inhibits the generation of NO, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 and the generation of reactive oxygen species in the bronchial tubes, and has significantly induced the alleviation of airway hyperresponsiveness, inhibition of the infiltration of inflammatory cells into the bronchial tubes, and reduction of inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in an ovalbumin-induced asthma mouse model. In addition, the Pistacia weinmannifolia J. Poiss.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition and a food composition containing Portulaca grandiflora Hook. extract or a fraction thereof as an active ingredient for preventing, treating or ameliorating neuroinflammation or neuro-degenerative diseases. The Portulaca grandiflora Hook. extract or a fraction thereof according to the present invention is derived from a natural product which has been in use as a natural medicinal ingredient, and as such, has no side effects and inhibits expression of NO, PGE2, iNOS and/or COX-2 genes or protein, which are factors associated with inflammation, and is additionally superbly effective for increasing and improving memory and the ability to learn, and thus can be beneficially used to prevent or treat neuroinflammation or neuro-degenerative diseases.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition includes any of an extract of Magnoliae flos, a fraction or an active fraction obtained by fractionation thereof with an organic solvent, and a compound separated therefrom as an active ingredient. The extract of Magnoliae flos, the fraction or the active fraction obtained by fractionation thereof with an organic solvent, or the compound separated therefrom inhibits the expression of MUC5AC induced by TNF-? and the promoter activity in human lung cancer mucosal cells (H292), reduces the number of inflammatory cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mouse model, inhibits the production of reactive oxygen species, and reduces the cytokines; and therefore are effective in preventing or treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition includes any of an extract of Magnoliae flos, a fraction or an active fraction obtained by fractionation thereof with an organic solvent, and a compound separated therefrom as an active ingredient. The extract of Magnoliae flos, the fraction or the active fraction obtained by fractionation thereof with an organic solvent, or the compound separated therefrom inhibits the expression of MUC5AC induced by TNF-? and the promoter activity in human lung cancer mucosal cells (H292), reduces the number of inflammatory cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mouse model, inhibits the production of reactive oxygen species, and reduces the cytokines; and therefore are effective in preventing or treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Abstract: A skin whitening composition includes ?-mangostin or a cosmetically acceptable salt thereof as an effective ingredient. ?-Mangostin represented by Chemical Formula 1 suppresses the expression of tyrosinase and TRP-1 (tyrosinase-related protein-1) and induces autophagy of a melasosome. As such, it was confirmed that the ?-mangostin not only suppresses melanin production but also exhibits the effect of removing previously formed melanin. Accordingly, the ?-mangostin can be advantageously used as a functional material for skin whitening and skin lightening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel 2-phenylbenzofuran derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a production method for the same, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an inflammatory disease comprising the same as an active ingredient, and the novel 2-phenylbenzofuran derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to the present invention is outstandingly effective in suppressing NO, IL-6, and TNF-alpha induced by macrophages, and therefore can advantageously be used in a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an inflammatory disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition and a food composition containing Portulaca grandiflora Hook. extract or a fraction thereof as an active ingredient for preventing, treating or ameliorating neuroinflammation or neuro-degenerative diseases. The Portulaca grandiflora Hook. extract or a fraction thereof according to the present invention is derived from a natural product which has been in use as a natural medicinal ingredient, and as such, has no side effects and inhibits expression of NO, PGE2, iNOS and/or COX-2 genes or protein, which are factors associated with inflammation, and is additionally superbly effective for increasing and improving memory and the ability to learn, and thus can be beneficially used to prevent or treat neuroinflammation or neuro-degenerative diseases.

Abstract: (1aS,1bS,2S,4S,5aR,6S,6aS)-1a-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methoxy-2-(((2S,3R,5S5,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)octahydrooxireno[2?,3?:4,5]cyclopenta[1,2-c]pyran-6-yl 4-hydroxybenzoate}, the isomer thereof, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvates thereof, a composition comprising the same as an active ingredient for treating allergic disease, inflammatory disease, asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer including a lignan compound having a specific chemical structure (Chemical Formula 1); a health functional food composition for preventing or ameliorating cancer including the lignan compound; and a method for preventing, ameliorating, or treating cancer using the composition. Further, the present invention relates to a use of the lignan compound in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition or a health functional food composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating cancer.

Abstract: A compound (3R,5S,5aS,6R,7S,8R,8aS)-8-chloro-8a-hydroxy-5-(2-hydroxy acetoxy) hexahydro-1H-3,6-methanocyclopenta[e][1,3]dioxepin-7-yl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (KS534), the isomer thereof, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvates thereof, a composition comprising the same as an active ingredient for treating allergic disease, inflammatory disease, asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel 2-phenylbenzofuran derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a production method for the same, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an inflammatory disease comprising the same as an active ingredient, and the novel 2-phenylbenzofuran derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to the present invention is outstandingly effective in suppressing NO, IL-6, and TNF-alpha induced by macrophages, and therefore can advantageously be used in a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an inflammatory disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating asthma comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia J. Poiss. ex Franch extract or a fraction thereof. The Pistacia weinmannifolia J. Poiss. ex Franch extract or the fraction thereof according to the present invention does not exhibit toxicity, inhibits the generation of NO, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 and the generation of reactive oxygen species in the bronchial tubes, and has significantly induced the alleviation of airway hyperresponsiveness, inhibition of the infiltration of inflammatory cells into the bronchial tubes, and reduction of inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in an ovalbumin-induced asthma mouse model. In addition, the Pistacia weinmannifolia J. Poiss.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom and, more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating COPD comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom; a food composition for preventing or improving COPD, and the compound isolated therefrom. The composition comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom, according to the present invention, is not toxic, suppresses the invasion of inflammatory cells into the bronchial tube of a COPD-induced animal model, and effectively suppresses the expression of CXCL-1, TNF-?, or MIP-2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel 2-phenylbenzofuran derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a production method for the same, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an inflammatory disease comprising the same as an active ingredient, and the novel 2-phenylbenzofuran derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to the present invention is outstandingly effective in suppressing NO, IL-6, and TNF-alpha induced by macrophages, and therefore can advantageously be used in a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an inflammatory disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer including a lignan compound having a specific chemical structure (Chemical Formula 1); a health functional food composition for preventing or ameliorating cancer including the lignan compound; and a method for preventing, ameliorating, or treating cancer using the composition. Further, the present invention relates to a use of the lignan compound in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition or a health functional food composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating cancer.