The present invention provides an antrodia cinnamomea extract and compound for preparing hair growth composition, wherein the antrodia cinnamomea compound can be expressed by following chemical formula 1: the compound expressed by the chemical formula 1 can be purified from the antrodia cinnamomea extract, wherein the compound and the extract can be active ingredients in the hair growth composition, and the hair growth composition can be prepared in the form of liquid, foam, mist, gel, ointment, or other form for pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in order to be applied to an individual for assisting in hair growing.本發明提供一種牛樟芝萃取物或化合物用於製備促進毛髮增生組合物之用途,其中該牛樟芝化合物如下列化學式1所示:。化學式1所示之化合物係由牛樟芝萃取物中所純化,其與牛樟芝萃取物皆可作為促進毛髮增生組合物中之有效成分,且該促進毛髮增生組合物可被製備成液狀、泡沫狀、噴霧狀、凝膠狀或膏狀,或是包括以藥學上可接受之載劑等多種形態,用以施用於個體而促進該個體毛髮之生長。
