Patent ID: 11285188

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a composition for preventing or treating metabolic diseases, the composition containing Artemisiae capillaris Herba and Citrus unshiu Peel complex extracts as active ingredients. Specifically, in the Artemisiae capillaris Herba and Citrus unshiu Peel complex extracts according to the present disclosure, the content of ingredients useful for prevention of metabolic diseases including obesity is much higher than in extracts obtained only from Artemisiae capillaris Herba. In addition, when a high-fat diet mouse model is administered the complex extracts, the levels of total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides in the blood are reduced. Accordingly, the complex extracts of the present disclosure may be used as a composition or functional material for preventing or treating metabolic diseases including obesity, hyperlipidemia, and hypercholesterolemia.