LONICERA JAPONICA EXTRACT HAVING ACTIVITY OF GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME BY EXTRACTING LONICERA JAPONICA WITH WATER, ALCOHOL OR THEIR MIXTURE, AND APPLICATION THEREOF TO COSMETICS, REMEDIES AND FOODS

摘要

PURPOSE: Provided are the Lonicera japonica extract having activity of growth hormone secretagogue, a method for preparing the same by extracting Lonicera japonica with water, alcohol or their mixture, and the application thereof to cosmetics, remedies and foods for enhancing growth hormone secretion. CONSTITUTION: The composition inducing and/or enhancing growth hormone secretion is characterized by containing, as an active ingredient, 0.0001-10 wt.% of the extract of Lonicera japonica. The extract contains at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of loniceroside A, B, C, hederagenin derivative, lonicerin, loganin and iridoid glycosides including vogeloside and Epi-vogeloside.