PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide NF&kgr;B inhibitor which is a transcription factor regulating transcription of a gene encoding molecules, such as a NADPH oxidase (NOX) inhibitor, proinflammatory cytokine, and inductive effector enzyme, and to provide a preventive or therapeutic agent for diseases caused by NOX and NF&kgr;B using the same.SOLUTION: The invention relates to a NOX inhibitor containing a methoxy flavone represented by formula (I) obtained from black Zingiber officinale. [R, R, and Rare each independently a H or methoxy group; Rand Rare methoxy groups]【課題】NADPHオキシターゼ(NOX)阻害剤及び炎症促進性サイトロインや誘導性エファクター酵素等の分子をコードする遺伝子の転写を調節する転写因子であるNFκB阻害剤、及びそれを利用した、NOXやNFκBに起因する疾患の予防又は治療剤の提供。【解決手段】黒ショウガから得られる式(I)で表されるメトキシフラボンを含むNOX阻害剤。[R1、R4及びR5は各々独立に、H又はメトキシ基;R2及びR3はメトキシ基]【選択図】なし