COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING CANCER COMPRISING EXTRACTS OF ANEMONE RADDEANA, LONICERA SPECIES, AND ARALIA ELATA CONTAINING HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ANTITUMOR SAPONINS, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating cancer, comprising extracts of Anemone raddeana and Lonicera species containing a high concentration of antitumor saponins, and a method for preparing the same, wherein saponins contained in the extracts of Anemone raddeana and Lonicera species, are converted to anticancer saponins having high antitumor activity, thereby producing extracts containing a high concentration of the antitumor saponins, and the extracts thus prepared have been confirmed to show desirable antitumor activity. Accordingly, the extracts containing a high concentration of antitumor saponins of the present invention are promising for use in the development of drugs for cancer treatment.
