The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, which includes an extract of Quisqualis indica as an active ingredient, and a food composition. According to the present invention, the extract of the present invention exhibits the effect of reducing prostate weight, reducing DHT as a prostatic hyperplasia-inducing factor, and suppressing the proliferation of prostate epithelial cells, thereby treating and preventing prostatic hypertrophy. Can be used usefully. [Selection] Figure 1本発明は、シクンシ（Ｑｕｉｓｑｕａｌｉｓ ｉｎｄｉｃａ）抽出物を有効成分として含む前立腺肥大症の予防または治療用医薬組成物、及び食品組成物に関する。本発明によれば、本発明のシクンシ抽出物は前立腺重量の減少、前立腺肥大症誘発因子であるＤＨＴの減少、及び前立腺の上皮細胞過増殖の抑制効果を発揮し、前立腺肥大症の治療及び予防に有用に使用することができる。 【選択図】 図１
