<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fibroblast growth factor-1 production promoting agent containing a component of natural origin as an active component. <;P>;SOLUTION: A fibroblast growth factor-1 production promoting agent comprising an extract of lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) which is a plant of the genus Cymbopogon, family Gramineae and is originated from natural source as an active component is applied to promote the production of fibroblast growth factor-1 which is an important physiologically active protein for regulating the proliferation and differentiation of cells and reinforce the corium and the epidermis. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT