Composition for anti-inflammatory or whitening comprising green barley extract or its fractions and uses thereof

• Main Authors: PARK HA NEY, MIN SEON YOUNG, PARK YOUNG JIN, PARK CHE HWON, PARK JANG HO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 17.03.2021
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The present invention relates to an anti-inflammatory or whitening composition containing a green barley extract or a fraction thereof, and uses thereof. Since the green barley extract or the fraction thereof of the present invention excellently inhibits nitric oxide or inflammatory cytokine levels, tyrosinase activity or melanin production in addition to a DPPH radical scavenging effect, thereby being able to be effectively provided as the anti-inflammatory or whitening composition or a composition for preventing, alleviating or treating inflammatory disease or diseases related to hyperpigmentation. 본 발명은 청보리 추출물 또는 이의 분획물을 포함하는 항염증 또는 미백용 조성물 및 이의 용도에 대한 것이다. 본 발명의 청보리 추출물 또는 이의 분획물은 DPPH 라디칼 소거 효과 이외에 산화질소 내지 염증성 사이토카인의 수준, 타이로시나제의 활성 내지 멜라닌 생성을 우수하게 억제하므로, 항염증 또는 미백용 조성물 내지 염증성 질환 또는 과색소침착 관련 질환의 예방, 개선 또는 치료용 조성물로서 효과적으로 제공될 수 있다.