Toona sinensis extract for suppressing the proliferation and inducing
apoptosis of osteosarcoma, but not normal human osterblasts. The
extraction process comprises: extracting Toona sinensis with water to
obtain a first extract, and filtering the first extract by a membrane to
obtain a filtrate, and the Toona sinensis extract of the invention does
not cause biological damages of normal bone cells. In addition, the
invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the
Toona sinensis extract.