PURPOSE: A composition containing quercetin-3-0-alpha-rhamnoside isolated from Lindera obtusiloba Blume is provided to improve skin whitening and skin tone without side effects.CONSTITUTION: A composition for improving skin whitening or skin tone contains 0.001-50 wt% of quercetin-3-0-alpha-rhamnoside. The composition is a cosmetic, functional food, or pharmaceutical composition. Quercetin-3-0-alpha-rhamnoside is isolated from Lindera obtusiloba Blume by a solvent such water, low carbon number alcohol of 1-4 carbon atoms, or mixture solvent thereof.COPYRIGHT KIPO 2013본 발명은 생강나무로부터 분리한 쿼세틴-3-0-알파-람노사이드을 포함하는 피부미백 및 피부톤 개선용 조성물에 관한 발명이다.