This invention discloses an application of lotus leaf extract which can effectively inhibit the formation and accumulation of melanin in skin cells to reduce the content of melanin in skin cells, so as to achieve the efficacy of protecting skin cells and maintaining beauty while being able to effectively treating or improving hyperpigmentation syndrome.本發明係揭露一種荷葉萃取物之用途,其係能夠有效地抑制皮膚細胞內之黑色素形成及累積,以降低皮膚細胞內黑色素之含量,達到保護皮膚細胞及維持美觀之功效,並且能夠有效地治療或改善色素沉積綜合症。