Provided is a hair growth agent / hair tonic with improved hair growth / hair tonic effects that is capable of providing grey hair-improving effects. Concretely, the hair growth agent / hair tonic is characterized in comprising an extract obtained from the whole flower of plants in the Cymbidium genus of the Orchidaceae family as the active ingredient, and is also provided with grey hair-improving effects. Great Flower Marie Laurencin is particularly effective as the plant of the Cymbidium genus of the Orchidaceae family. The amount blended of the extract is 0.1 - 30 weight%, preferably 1.0 - 2.0 weight%. 5.0 - 15 weight% is a particularly favorable blended amount.
