Disclosed is a composition for promoting hair growth or for preventing hair loss, comprising an extract of a flower stalk of ginseng as an active ingredient. The extract is obtained through extraction using water, C1-C5 alcohols or an aqueous C1-C5 alcohol solution. The composition can be used as a food composition, a pharmaceutical composition or a cosmetic composition. Also, the composition promotes the proliferation of hair papilla cells, and thus has an excellent hair growth promoting or hair loss preventing effect.La présente invention concerne une composition destinée à favoriser la pousse des cheveux ou à prévenir la chute des cheveux, comprenant un extrait de pédoncule floral de ginseng comme principe actif. L'extrait est obtenu par extraction en utilisant de l'eau, des alcools C1-C5 ou une solution alcoolique aqueuse C1-C5. La composition peut être utilisée comme composition alimentaire, composition pharmaceutique ou composition cosmétique. En outre, la composition favorise la prolifération des cellules du derme papillaire et présente ainsi un excellent effet stimulant sur la pousse des cheveux ou de prévention de la chute des cheveux.본 명세서에는 유효성분으로 인삼 꽃대 추출물을 포함하는 육모 촉진 또는 탈모 방지용 조성물로서, 상기 추출물은 물, C1-C5 알코올 또는 C1-C5 알코올 수용액을 이용하여 추출한 추출물이며, 상기 조성물은 식품, 약학 또는 화장료 조성물로 사용될 수 있고, 상기 조성물은 모유두 세포의 증식을 촉진시키므로 육모 촉진 또는 탈모 방지 효과가 우수한 조성물이 개시된다.