PIMPINELLA KOMAROVII EXTRACTS HAVING WHITENING ACTIVITY

An extract of Pimpinella komarovii is provided to secure excellent whitening effect and excellent antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities. And a composition comprising the same as an effective ingredient is provided. An extract of Pimpinella komarovii with whitening activity is characterized in that it is prepared by hot-wind drying washed Pimpinella komarovii at a temperature of 40 deg.C, crushing the dried Pimpinella komarovii, dipping the crushed material of the Pimpinella komarovii in 70% ethanol with agitating for 2-3 days at room temperature, filtering the leachate using a filter to prepare a crude extract, and fractioning the crude extract using n-hexane, ethylacetate, and butanol in sequence. A composition for whitening, improving and preventing inflammatory diseases or antioxidizing comprises the extract of Pimpinella komarovii as an effective ingredient.