JP2005160356A - Health food - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide health food giving no bad influence to the human body and inhibiting frequent urination. <P>SOLUTION: This health food contains green chive, bean of Psoralea corylifolia and Perilla leaves as main ingredients. Mugwort may be contained in the health food as a warming auxiliary ingredient in addition to the green chive, bean of Psoralea corylifolia and Perilla leaves. Mugwort and red bean leaves may be contained in the health food as auxiliary ingredients in addition to the green chive, bean of Psoralea corylifolia and Perilla leaves. Dioscorea japonica Thunb. may be contained in the health food as a vehicle in addition to the green chive, bean of Psoralea crylifolia and Perilla leaves. Propolis may be contained in the health food as nutritious ingredients in addition to the green chive, bean of Psoralea corylifolia and Perilla leaves. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a health food effective for suppressing frequent urination and the like.

As humans age, their kidney function declines and they tend to urinate frequently. In particular, with men aging, the prostate becomes enlarged and the tendency becomes remarkable.
When frequent urination occurs, sleep is broken up due to urination, and sufficient sleep cannot be obtained.

As an approach for improving frequent urination, for example, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, a chemically synthesized drug is administered.
JP 2000-264849 A (pages 1 to 3)

  However, chemically synthesized drugs may cause side effects and the like, and from this point of view, a means for suppressing frequent urination that does not adversely affect the human body has been demanded.

  This invention is made | formed from such a viewpoint, and makes it a subject to provide the health food for suppressing the frequent urination which does not have a bad influence with respect to a human body.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows.
The invention according to claim 1 is a health food characterized by containing eggplant, prosthetic fat and perilla leaves as main components.

  Perilla leaves have a sedative effect in Oriental medicine because they improve the flow of air, and are said to be effective against neurosis and neurosis. Frequent urination is probably caused by a sense of mental tension. Therefore, perilla leaves are used to stabilize the mind and to have a main component, thereby exhibiting a sedative effect and suppressing the cause of frequent urination.

  In oriental medicine, eggplant is said to have a function of warming the lower part from the waist, and is used as an auxiliary component that strengthens the function of prosthetic fat.

  In oriental medicine, prosthetic fat is said to have an action of activating blood flow and warming the body, and is used as an auxiliary component that strengthens the function of the insulator.

In invention of Claim 1, it becomes possible to obtain the health food which has the effect which suppresses frequent urination by mixing and using these three types of components.
Moreover, since these three types of components are non-toxic, there is no risk of side effects when taking them.

  Invention of Claim 2 contains a mugwort and a red bean leaf as an auxiliary | assistant component in the health food which contains a coconut, a complement bone fat, and a perilla leaf as a main component.

  Mugwort is said to have an effect on coldness in folk remedies and is expected to have an effect of suppressing coldness, and is therefore used as an auxiliary ingredient added to the main component.

  Red pea leaves are said to be effective in suppressing frequent urination and residual urine in folk remedies and are expected to be effective in suppressing frequent urination, and are therefore used as an auxiliary component added to the main component. By adding both mugwort and red bean leaf, synergistic effects can be expected.

  Invention of Claim 3 contains mugwort as a warming auxiliary ingredient in the health food which contains a coconut tree, prosthetic fat, and perilla leaves as a main component.

  Mugwort is said to be effective in suppressing chilliness in folk remedies and is expected to have an effect of suppressing chilling, so it is particularly desirable to use mugwort as a warm auxiliary ingredient added to the main component.

  The invention according to claim 4 is a health food containing yam as a main ingredient as an excipient to those containing eggplant, prosthetic fat and perilla leaves as main components, In addition to fat and perilla leaves, as an auxiliary ingredient containing mugwort and red red bean leaves, as an excipient, a health food containing yam potatoes, as well as eggplant, prosthetic fat and perilla leaves A health food containing yam as an excipient in addition to mugwort as a warming auxiliary ingredient.

  The yam rhizome contains a large amount of polysaccharide, and the mucus of this polysaccharide acts as a binder when molding the powder of the main component and auxiliary component, so that the health food of the present invention can be molded into various shapes.

  Invention of Claim 5 contains propolis as a nourishing ingredient with respect to health food containing coconut, prosthetic fat and perilla leaves as a main component, and as a main component, coconut, It contains prosthetic fat and perilla leaves, and supplements with health food containing mugwort and red bean leaves as supplementary ingredients, including propolis as a nourishing ingredient, and as main ingredients coconut, prosthetic fat And health food containing mugwort as a warming auxiliary ingredient and propolis as a nourishing ingredient.

  Furthermore, the invention described in claim 5 contains coconut, prosthetic fat and perilla leaves as main components, and also contains propolis as a nourishing ingredient for health food containing yam as an excipient. A health food containing eggplant, prosthetic fat and perilla leaves as main ingredients, mugwort and red bean leaves as auxiliary ingredients, and yam as an excipient On the other hand, containing propolis as a nourishing ingredient, and also containing coconut, prosthetic fat and perilla leaves as main components, mugwort as a warming auxiliary ingredient, and as an excipient, Propolis was added as a nourishing ingredient to health food containing yam.

  Propolis contains about 20 or more flavonoids. Flavonoids are known to exert antioxidant activity in the body and strengthen and protect cell membranes, and are used as auxiliary components added to the main component.

Since the health food of the present invention is a mixture of components that are harmless to the human body, it can be regularly used on a daily basis and can alleviate the symptoms of frequent urination.
Moreover, the health food of the present invention is effective not only for frequent urination but also for relieving chilliness.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
Each component used in the health food of the present invention will be described.
The principal ingredient is the so-called leek seed, and uses seeds of Allium tuberosum Rottler belonging to the lily family.

The main component of prosthetic fat is so-called Dutch biloba, which is obtained by drying the fruits of Psoralea corylifolia L. belonging to the legume family in the sun.
Perilla leaves, which are the main components, are made of shaded leaves of Perilla frutescens Britton var. Acuta Kudo belonging to the family Lamiaceae.

Artemisia Princeps.Pam. Belonging to the family Asteraceae is collected from June to July, and the stem and leaves are shaded and dried.
Red adzuki leaf, which is an auxiliary component, is a so-called azuki bean leaf. Phaseolus angularis Wight. Belonging to the leguminous family is collected around June and dried in the sun.

Perilla leaves with sedative action are so-called perilla leaves. Perilla frutescens Britton ver. Acuta Kudo, a member of the family Lamiaceae, is harvested from June to July, dried for half a day, and dried in the shade. Is used.
The yam used as an excipient is a dried root of Dioscorea japonica Thunb.

Then, the manufacturing method of the health food of this invention is demonstrated.
First, after passing through a mixing step of mixing the main component, auxiliary component, and warm auxiliary component to obtain a mixture, a sterilization step of sterilizing miscellaneous bacteria adhering to the mixture by irradiating the mixture with ultraviolet rays at 40 ° C. or lower is performed.

At this time, it is desirable to stir the mixture so that the mixture is uniformly irradiated with ultraviolet rays.
After the sterilization step, the main component is pulverized to obtain a powder while spraying a solution obtained by diluting propolis with a solvent such as ethanol onto the mixture. In the pulverization step, it is desirable to perform pulverization at a temperature of 40 ° C. or lower in order to suppress thermal denaturation of each component.

  This propolis serves as an auxiliary component of the excipient described later, and enhances the formability of the powder obtained in the grinding step. In addition, since propolis has actions such as strengthening the blood vessel wall, stabilizing active oxygen, and improving immunity, adding it to the health food of the present invention further adds the added value of the health food of the present invention. Will increase.

  As a pulverizer for pulverizing the mixture, the heat retention is small because the residence time of the mixture in the pulverizer is short, and powder can be obtained by mutual friction pulverization between the mixtures, and adjustment of the average particle size of the obtained powder A pulverizer (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-334158) developed by the present inventors, which is easy to handle, is particularly suitable.

The obtained powder is mixed with excipients (Yamanoimo, lactose) with a mixer or the like, and tableted with a tableting machine to obtain a health food of a predetermined shape.
The amount of excipient added is not particularly limited as long as it can form a powdered health food into a tablet. It is desirable that
By making the addition amount of the excipient in this range, the health food of the present invention can be surely made into a tablet shape, and slimming does not occur on the surface of the obtained tablet.

Next, the mixing ratio of each component will be described.
If the health food of the present invention contains three kinds of main components, the effect of suppressing frequent urination is exhibited in a practically acceptable range, but the mixing ratio of the main components is a mass ratio, perilla leaves With respect to 100, it is desirable that the insulator is 30 to 100 and the prosthetic fat is 30 to 100. If the mixture ratio of an insulator, a bone substitute fat, and a perilla leaf is this range, the effect which suppresses frequent urination will become remarkable especially.

  Moreover, the mixing ratio of the mugwort and red red bean leaf which is an auxiliary component is a mass ratio, and is 50-100 with respect to the perilla leaf 100 (the mugwort and red red bean leaf shall be the range of 1: 1 to 1: 3). Is desirable. By adding an auxiliary component in such a range, the effect of relieving symptoms of frequent urination can be enhanced.

  Furthermore, the perilla leaf, which is a sedative component, is desirably 50 to 100 in terms of mass ratio. By adding a sedative component in such a range, it is possible to obtain an effect of calming the mind and stabilizing the spirit.

  Moreover, it is also possible to add a well-known additive to the health food of this invention in the range which does not impair the effect. For example, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, niacin and the like can be added as a nourishing agent in addition to propolis.

  As described above, the health food of the present invention is a mixture of various components that are harmless to the human body, so that it can be used regularly without fear of side effects. Moreover, as will be described later, the health food of the present invention exhibits an excellent effect in suppressing frequent urination and relieving chilliness.

Examples of the present invention will be described below. In addition, this invention is not limited to this Example.
(Health food adjustment)
Eggplant (30-100), osteoclast (30-100), perilla leaf (100), mugwort (50-100), red red bean leaf (50-100) were mixed to obtain a mixture. In addition, the value in parenthesis is a mass mixing ratio of each component.

Thereafter, the mixture was stirred while being kept at a temperature of 40 ° C. or less, and irradiated with ultraviolet rays for about 3 to 5 hours to sterilize the mixture.
After the sterilization, the mixture was put into a pulverizer described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-334158, and pulverized at a temperature of 40 ° C. or lower while spraying a solution obtained by diluting propolis with ethanol to obtain a fine powder. . In addition, it used here as the solution diluted to 100-200cc (ml) with anhydrous alcohol with respect to 30% alcohol solution 2-5cc (ml) of propolis.

  This fine powder was mixed with yam yam (100) as an excipient to make a paste, and tableted with a tableting machine to obtain a tablet-like health food with a mass of 0.15 g. . The value in parentheses is the mass mixing ratio of the excipient.

(Confirmation of frequent urination effect)
Twenty male panelists who complain of frequent urination have been ingested 5 tablets in the morning and 5 tablets in the evening for 15 consecutive days to report changes in frequent urinary symptoms during intake. I got it.

As a result, in 15 of 20 people, symptoms of frequent urination alleviated and the number of urinations decreased. Three of the 20 were allergic to frequent urination and were invited to sleep. In 2 of 20 people, the effect could not be confirmed.
Thus, the frequency of frequent urination was improved by the majority of panelists by ingesting the health food of the present invention.

(Coolability improvement effect confirmation experiment)
Thirty female panelists complaining of coldness were asked to take tablet health foods in the morning 5 tablets, 5 tablets in the evening for 15 consecutive days, and reported changes in coldness during the intake.

  As a result, 26 people out of 30 showed improvement in cooling performance. Three of the 30 people could not confirm the effect. One in 30 was invited to sleep by ingesting health food.

  As described above, it was confirmed that the health food of the present invention is effective not only for the purpose of reducing frequent urination but also for the coldness often seen in women.

Claims (5)

  A health food comprising coconut, prosthetic fat and perilla leaves as main components.   The health food according to claim 1, comprising mugwort and red bean leaf as auxiliary components.   The health food according to claim 1, comprising mugwort as a warm auxiliary ingredient.   The health food according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by containing yam as an excipient.   The health food according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising propolis as a nourishing ingredient.