COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING ALOPECIA OR STIMULATING HAIR GROWTH CONTAINING EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDE PRODUCED FROM CERIPORIA LACERATA AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT
The present invention relates to extracellular polysaccharide produced from Ceriporia lacerata, a mycelium culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata containing the extracellular polysaccharide, and a composition for preventing alopecia or stimulating hair growth containing dry powder or an extract of the mycelium culture medium as an active ingredient. The composition according to the present invention inhibits expression of TGF-β and is thus superb in preventing alopecia or stimulating hair growth and a composition containing said composition can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition, quasi-drug, healthy functional food and cosmetic composition for preventing alopecia or stimulating hair growth.
