JP2006136246A - Bowel movement-improving food or drink - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To newly develop a bowel movement-improving food or drink which has excellent safety and can easily orally be taken. <P>SOLUTION: This bowel movement-improving food or drink is characterized by containing crushed Arctium Lappa and crushed tea leaves (for example, powdered green tea) as active ingredients, and is orally administered. The crushed Arctium Lappa and the crushed tea leaves are compounded in amounts of 0.1 to 10%, preferably 0.5 to 5%, respectively, as dry powder. The bowel movement-improving food or drink is preferably, for example, the drink, wherein the active ingredients may be mixed with water in a prescribed volume. When desired, the water may partially or wholly be replaced with bean milk. The food or drink exhibits not only bowel movement-preventing and/or defecation-promoting effects, but also a skin-beautifying effect. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to foods and drinks for improving bowel movements, and more particularly, to foods and drinks that use burdock powder and green tea in combination to improve bowel movements widely including prevention.

  Burdock is an Asteraceae plant-specific vegetable that is edible in Japan and is known to contain inulin. Matcha is a fine green powder obtained by grinding Tencha with a stone mill. Therefore, it is mainly used for “tea ceremony” (tea ceremony) (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).

However, it is not known that burdock is made into a dry powder and used in combination with tea leaves, especially matcha tea, to have an excellent stool improvement effect. The reported examples confirmed in 1) are not known at all and are new.
“Food Industry Comprehensive Encyclopedia” Kogyo Co., Ltd., published on October 25, 1979, 353, 886

  Due to various causes such as changes in dietary habits and increased stress, the number of people with constipation has increased in recent years, and constipation has become one of the causes of colorectal cancer. Yes. In addition, bedridden elderly people, patients who have undergone colorectal resection, and the like are strongly desired to improve bowel movements.

  The present invention has been made for the purpose of meeting the strong demands in the industry described above, and as a result of studying from various directions, the present inventor has found that it has no side effects, is mild, but has an excellent effect on improving bowel movement. Recognized the need to develop, and further, the need to develop something that is easy to ingest.

  In other words, the present inventor simultaneously satisfies the three requirements that not only have the effect of improving the bowel movement but also have no side effects, satisfy the requirements that are not compatible and cannot be compatible at the same time, and further satisfy the requirement that oral administration is easier. The task of developing a composition for improving bowel movements that meets the requirements was extremely difficult. And as a result of examination from various directions, the present inventor has found that food and drink are suitable for solving the above technical problems.

  Therefore, the present inventors have examined a huge amount of food and drink, but have not succeeded in developing the target food and drink. Then, the idea was changed and attention was paid to the combined use of two or more kinds of foods and drinks, various foods and drinks were screened, and various combinations were tried.

  As a result, we focused on the combination of burdock and tea for the first time. As a result of further research, the present inventors have found that burdock is more preferably a ground product than a juice or a cut root product, and tea is an extract (that is, tea for drinking). It was discovered for the first time that tea leaves, in particular, those obtained by finely pulverizing them (for example, matcha tea), are not suitable. Further, it has been found for the first time that soy milk is easy to drink when used in combination with these combinations, and is very suitable when formulated into a drink, that is, a particularly excellent effect as a food or drink.

The present invention was finally completed as a result of further examination and research based on the above-described useful new findings. In particular, the present invention was not only confirmed by direct oral administration to actual humans, but also in this series. In the actual so-called clinical trials, it was confirmed for the first time for actual humans that, in addition to the effect of improving stool, it was also surprisingly effective to have a beautiful skin effect. As described above, the present invention is extremely characteristic in that an excellent stool improving action and an excellent skin beautifying action have been actually confirmed by an actual human.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

  In the present invention, it is essential to use burdock (root portion for edible use) and tea leaves in combination. First, as for burdock, a ground pulverized product (hereinafter sometimes referred to as burdock pulverized product) is used. As a pulverized product, when subjected to eating and drinking, it is crushed and ground to such an extent that it does not need to be chewed in the mouth (that is, it can be swallowed smoothly without biting), for example, The burdock root (hereinafter sometimes referred to simply as burdock) is treated with a mixer, food processor, crusher, stone mortar, etc. to make a paste, and can be used as appropriate. It is also possible to use powder or dry powder obtained by treating dried burdock with a mill or a stone mill. In addition, a suspension obtained by suspending a pasty product and / or a dry powder in water and / or soy milk is also included in the pulverized product.

  The same applies to crushed tea leaves, including all those that have been crushed or ground to the extent that they can be smoothly eaten and swallowed without biting the tea leaves, including dry powder, pasted products, at least one of these and water and / or soy milk Examples include suspensions suspended in liquids such as the like. Matcha tea which is an example of dry powder is also preferably used. As green tea, all the green fine powder obtained by pulverizing tencha is used, but those that are commercially available for tea ceremony (tea ceremonial tea), which is made into a fine powder of 10 μm or less with mortar, etc., or a particle size larger than this What is marketed for a large confectionery raw material can also be used suitably.

  As for burdock and tea leaves, those of various origins can be widely used, but those having a high nutrient content, particularly mineral content, are preferred. For excellent burdock and tea leaves with high mineral content etc., conduct soil surveys, etc., set the necessary amount of nutrients including minerals, etc. It can be cultivated by applying it around the tea tree.

  The stool-improving food and drink according to the present invention is characterized by using burdock pulverized material and tea leaf pulverized material as active ingredients, and burdock powder and matcha tea as representative examples of the pulverized material will be described below. To do.

  In order to produce the stool-improved food and drink according to the present invention, burdock powder and matcha tea are used as active ingredients, and the active ingredients are used as they are, or in combination with other foods or food ingredients, according to conventional methods. Can be used. The composition according to the present invention using the active ingredient may be solid (powder, granule, etc.), paste, liquid or suspension, but can be used for the production of sweeteners, acidulants, vitamins and other drinks. It is also possible to formulate a drink using various commonly used components.

  Moreover, the feces improvement food / beverage products which concern on this invention can also be made into pharmaceutical types, such as a supplement. In that case, the active ingredient is administered in various forms. Examples of the dosage form include oral administration using tablets, capsules, granules, powders, syrups and the like. These various preparations are usually used in the pharmaceutical preparation technical field such as excipients, binders, disintegrants, lubricants, flavoring agents, solubilizers, suspension agents, coating agents, etc. Can be formulated using known adjuvants.

  In order to produce the stool-improved food and drink according to the present invention, a crushed burdock and a crushed tea leaf may be used in combination as appropriate. For example, when preparing a drink, dry powder (burdock powder and matcha tea) is used as a pulverized product. When used, 0.7 to 1.2%, preferably 0.8 to 1.1% of burdock powder, and 0.7 to 1.3%, preferably 0.8 to 1 of green tea as a dry powder. .2% as an active ingredient, water and soy milk may be added to adjust the volume to an appropriate volume such as 100 ml, 200 ml, etc. In other cases, the blending amount may be determined accordingly.

  When preparing beverages such as drinks, it is as described above that sweeteners and other various components can be added, but in particular, the presence of burdock pulverized products may reduce resistance during drinking, that is, the present invention is a food and drink Since it is a feature of use, it is also an important factor that it is easy to drink.

  Therefore, despite the unique combination of burdock and tea leaves, we conducted extensive screening for media (beverages) that can be drunk smoothly. As a result, it was found for the first time that the use of soy milk makes it easier to drink and the effect is enhanced.

  As soy milk, it refers to a liquid product obtained by adding water to soybeans soaked in water, heating it after grinding it, filtering the resulting kure and separating the oats, and is commercially available. Goods can also be used as appropriate. At that time, as a commercial product, plain type unadjusted soymilk, prepared soymilk with sweetness, etc., as well as soymilk drinks such as fruit juice and coffee, and other various types can be widely used. The blending amount of soymilk is not particularly limited as long as the soymilk component is blended, and it may be 1% or more, preferably 10% or more. Even if soy milk is blended in a large amount, there are no problems. In some cases, after blending required amounts of burdock powder and matcha tea, soy milk can be added to make a total volume of 100 ml, 200 ml or the like. Of course, water can be used instead of soy milk, and a mixture of both can also be used. Moreover, the burdock ground material, the tea leaf ground material, or a mixture of both may be prepared, and when necessary, it may be mixed with water or soy milk and used as a preparation at the time of use.

  In the case of a drink containing, for example, 0.9% burdock powder and 1% green tea as active ingredients, the food and drink product according to the present invention is 100 to 200 ml before meals, during meals, or after meals, 1 to 3 times a day. Should be taken at the time of Since this active ingredient is a food and drink, there is no problem with regard to safety, and it is safe to drink more than the above dose. In fact, this drink is administered to a mouse at a dose of 1000 ml / kg for 10 days. However, acute toxicity was not observed. Therefore, this drink can also be freely drunk with the same feeling as a normal food and drink, and can improve bowel movements and make skin beautiful.

  The stool-improving food and drink according to the present invention is administered orally to improve constipation such as prevention of constipation and / or promotion of defecation, improvement of constipation, suppression of intestinal spoilage products, stool water control In addition, remarkable effects such as odor reduction can be achieved, and even people with extreme constipation can be relieved and normal stool can be obtained. In addition, according to the present invention, not only the improvement of bowel movement, but also unexpectedly, when the food or drink according to the present invention was orally ingested, the skin became smooth, the skin became glossy and dull. It was confirmed for the first time that a skin beautifying effect was achieved by fainting and shrinking or disappearing of the breakout.

  It has not been known so far and is novel, that not only a bowel movement improving effect but also a skin beautifying effect can be achieved by orally administering a burdock pulverized product and a tea leaf pulverized product. Moreover, the present invention is very characteristic in that these excellent effects are actually confirmed directly by an actual human. In other words, the effects achieved by the present invention are outstanding and not only remarkable, but also because these effects were confirmed by direct human clinical trials rather than indirect animal experiments. Periodic and characteristic.

  Moreover, since the active ingredients used in the present invention are all food and drink, there are no side effects, no particular safety problems are observed, and the food and drink according to the present invention can be administered orally for a long time. Is possible.

  Therefore, in the present invention, by mixing burdock pulverized product and tea leaf pulverized product, preferably 0.1 to 10%, more preferably 0.5 to 5%, respectively, as a dry powder, if desired. Furthermore, it is characterized by becoming a food product that improves stool by using soymilk in combination, and is used for mixing to improve stool (including for the purpose of beautifying skin), including prevention of constipation and / or promotion of defecation. It is also possible to provide a stool-improved food or drink with a display indicating that the

  Moreover, the food and drink according to the present invention can be used not only for humans but also for animals. Regarding animals, for example, small animals such as dogs and cats raised at home and the like are targeted. At that time, the active ingredient may be prepared individually without preparation and added directly to pet food or other normal animal feed or drinking water, or if necessary, the active ingredient is contained in advance. You may have made a pre-made pet food.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

Example 1
Burdock root was prepared by mixing burdock roots. Drink (1) was produced by adding water to 0.9% of the obtained burdock paste (in terms of solids) and 1% of green tea (green tea for tea ceremony: commercial product) to make the total amount 100 ml.

(Example 2)
After drying burdock roots (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as burdock), it was pulverized with a mill. The obtained burdock powder was smooth in the mouth and pulverized to such an extent that it was not necessary to chew and could be swallowed easily. Soy milk (commercial product) was added to 1.8 g of this burdock powder and 2 g of green tea (green tea for tea ceremony: commercial product) to prepare a drink (2) with a total amount of 200 ml.

  As the soy milk, a commercially available product (trade name “honto tofu”: Nisshin Science Co., Ltd.) was used. The nutritional component is 136 kcal of calorie, 12.2 g of protein, 7.4 g of lipid, 4.5 g of carbohydrate, 7 mg of sodium, and 32 mg of isoflavone per pack (200 ml).

(Example 3)
A drink (3) having an active ingredient content doubled was prepared in the same manner as in Example 2 except that 3.6 g of burdock powder and 4 g of green tea were used in Example 2.

Example 4
i) The drink according to the present invention was orally administered to constipated patients (A to F) who had defecation only once every two days or who did not defecate for more than 3 days. However, for A and B, the drink (1) obtained in Example 1 was administered one by one each 30 minutes before meals in the morning and evening, and from the ninth day, the drink (2) obtained in Example 2 was administered. ) In the morning and evening each 30 minutes after meals. For C, D, and E, the drink (1) obtained in Example 1 was administered one by one every 30 minutes after meals in the morning and evening, and from the second day to the eighth day, 30 minutes before meals. From the ninth day, one drink (2) obtained in Example 2 was administered 30 minutes before meals in the morning, noon and evening.

  Persons with defecation and good stool were marked with ◎, persons with defecation were marked with ◯, persons without defecation were marked with X, and the results obtained are shown in Table 1 below.

(Table 1)
A B C D E
Day 0 ○ ○ × ○ ○
Day 1 ○ × × ○ ○
Day 2 ○ × × × ○
Day 3 ○ ○ × ○ ○
Day 4 ○ × ○ ○ ○
Day 5 ○ × × ○ ×
Day 6 ○ ○ ○ × ○
Day 7 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Day 8 ○ × × × ○
Day 9 × × × × ○
Day 10 ○ ○ ○ ○ ×
Day 11 × ○ ○ ○ ○
Day 12 ○ × ○ × ○
Day 13 ○ ○ × ○ ○
Day 14 ○ ○ × ○ ○
Day 15 ○ × × × ○

    ii) Further testing was continued. From the 16th day, F participated in the test instead of E. The obtained results are shown in Table 2 below.

(Table 2)
A B C DF
Day 16 × ○ ○ ○ ○
Day 17 ○ × × ○ ○
Day 18 ○ × × ◎ ×
Day 19 × ○ × ○ ×
Day 20 ○ ○ ○ × ×
Day 21 ○ × ○ ○ ○
Day 22 ○ × × × ×
Day 23 ○ ○ ○ × ×
Day 24 ○ ○ ○ ○ ×
Day 25 × × × ○ ○
Day 26 ○ ◎ × × ○
Day 27 ○ × × × ○
Day 28 ○ ○ ○ ○ ×
Day 29 ○ ○ × ○ ×
Day 30 ○ ○ × ○ ×
Day 31 × ○ ○ ○ ○
Day 32 ○ × ○ ○ ×
Day 33 × ○ × × ○
Day 34 ○ × × × ×
Day 35 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Day 36 ○ × ○ × ×
Day 37 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

    iii) From the 38th day, a comparative test was conducted. That is, for A and C, 1.8 g of burdock powder was administered in water or white water before morning and evening meals, respectively. For B, 2 g of matcha tea was administered in water or white hot water before morning and evening meals, respectively. For D, 1.8 g of burdock powder and 2 g of green tea were administered in the morning or evening before using the soymilk in the morning or evening, respectively. For F, 200 ml of the drink (3) prepared in Example 3 (soy milk + double amount (burdock powder + green tea)) was administered before morning and evening meal, and the results obtained are shown in Table 3 below. Indicated.

(Table 3)
A B C DF
Day 38 ○ × × ○ ○
Day 39 ○ ○ × ○ ◎
40th day No No No No No
Day 41 × × × ○ ○
Day 42 ○ × ○ × ○
Day 43 ○ × ○ × ×
Day 44 × ○ × ○ ○
Day 45 × × × ○ ×
Day 46 × × ○ × ◎
Day 47 ○ ○ × ○ ×
Day 48 ○ ○ ○ × ○
Day 49 ○ ○ × × ○
Day 50 ○ × × ○ ×
Day 51 × × × × ◎
Day 52 ○ ○ × ○ ×
Day 53 × × ○ ○ ○
Day 54 × × × × ○
Day 55 ○ × × ○ ×
Day 56 × ○ ○ ○ ○

iv) When a questionnaire was given to A to F, the following results were obtained.
A: I have no appetite recently, but now I can eat anything as it was. Also, because of constipation, the stool was hard and sometimes difficult to defecate, but it was easy after drinking. The communication was good and comfortable. The texture of the skin became finer and the skin became shiny. However, compared to the soy milk set (drink (2)), using only burdock powder not only reduced the number of defecations, but also solidified the stool and felt a little difficult to excrete. It was difficult to take medicine, and the food was light.

  B: The point that there was no bowel movement for more than 3 days was improved, and the bowel movement was easier and better during the bowel movement. However, my appetite dropped slightly, especially at lunch. And when using only matcha compared to the soy milk set, not only did the number of defecations decrease, but the stool was stiff and sometimes had abdominal pain. Was smooth and the effect of improving bowel movement was high. I began to feel gloss on my skin.

  C: Defecation during defecation became easier, pain during defecation was completely eliminated, and the number of times of going to the toilet decreased. However, when only burdock powder was used alone, the number of times of going to the toilet suddenly increased, and it was not possible to obtain a pleasant feeling.

  D: Regarding bowel movements and bowel movements, there were no particular points of concern and the communication was good. In addition, when taking matcha and burdock powder with white hot water or water without using soymilk, not only the powder was scattered in the mouth, but also the flavor was not preferable. As for the effect of bowel movement itself, no significant change was observed compared to the soy milk set, but the stool became slightly harder. The skin tone became very good, and the skin became uroi and the texture became finer.

  E: The communication was good and comfortable. However, in the case of post-meal administration, the physical condition was very good, but I did not feel that my stomach was in good condition after changing to pre-meal administration. Because I drink it before meals, I felt a feeling of swelling of the stomach like eating too much. And after I started drinking at 200ml, I couldn't get enough food, but I didn't feel hungry. While I was drinking, I felt like I had gas in my stomach. In the second half, I didn't feel the feeling of getting angry about the stomach. Not only did my facial spots become dull and my acne decreased, my acne scars were not noticeable, my skin became smooth and clean.

  F: Good bowel movement was observed even when taking soymilk set (drink (2)), but taking the drink (3) with double the active ingredient further increased the effect, not only with defecation (○) Also, I was able to give a score for comfortable flights (◎). In retrospect, the amount of powdered green tea and burdock was doubled, and the feeling of fullness was increased and the bowel movement was felt to have improved considerably.

Claims (9)

  A stool-improved food or drink comprising pulverized burdock and crushed tea leaves as active ingredients.   A food and drink product for improving bowel movements comprising pulverized burdock and crushed tea leaves as active ingredients and further containing soy milk.   The stool-improved food or drink according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pulverized product is at least one of a dry powder, a paste, and a suspension.   The bowel pulverized product is burdock powder, and the tea leaf pulverized product is matcha tea.   The scoured food or drink according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the pulverized product is contained as a dry powder in an amount of 0.1 to 10%, preferably 0.5 to 5%. .   The food and drink according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the food or drink is a drink.   The burdock pulverized product and the tea leaf pulverized product are prepared separately, or a mixture thereof is prepared separately, and water and / or soy milk is added at the time of use. The feces improvement food / beverage products of any one of 1-6.   The bowel movement improving food or drink according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the bowel movement improvement is prevention of constipation and / or promotion of defecation.   Furthermore, the feces improvement food-drinks of Claim 8 which have the skin-beautifying effect | action.