Method for anti-oxidation, inhibiting activity and/or expression of matrix metalloproteinase, and/or inhibiting phosporylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase using flemingia macrophylla extract
A method for inhibiting at least one selected from the group consisting of oxidation, the activity of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), the expression of matrix metalloproteinase, and the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) in a mammal, comprising administrating to the mammal an effective amount of a Flemingia macrophylla extract.