The present disclosure discloses a composition for promoting hair growth or preventing hair loss, which contains a ginseng floral axis extract as an active ingredient. The extract may be an extract extracted using water, a C1-C5alcohol or a C1-C5alcohol aqueous solution and the composition may be used as a food, pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition. The composition exhibits a superior effect of promoting hair growth or preventing hair loss by promoting proliferation of dermal papilla cells.本發明揭露一用於促進毛髮生長或預防脫髮的組合物,其含有人參花軸(ginseng floral axis)萃取物作為活性成分。萃取物可以是使用水、C1-C5醇(C1-C5alcohol)或C1-C5醇的水溶液(C1-C5alcohol aqueous solution)所萃取的萃取物,而該組合物可以作為食品、藥物或化妝品組合物。 該組合物藉由促進真皮乳突細胞(dermal papilla cells)的增殖(proliferation)展現出促進毛髮生長或預防脫髮的優異效果。