PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hepatocyte growth factor production promoter having a high HGF production promotion effect.SOLUTION: A hepatocyte growth factor production promoter includes an extract obtained from dandelion as an active ingredient. A hepatocyte growth factor production promoter includes a compound with a skeleton represented by general formula (wherein, Rto Rdenote a hydrogen atom or a 1 to 3C alkyl group, respectively independently and Xand Xdenote an ethylene group or a vinylene group, respectively independently) as an active ingredient. It is preferable that HGF production promotion is reinforced in the presence of a platelet-derived growth factor or an active substance similar to a platelet-derived growth factor.
