JP2007110989A - Health supplementary food - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a health supplementary food capable of extracting at a maximum effect of an extract derived from the root part of Eurycoma Longifolia Jack and enabling ingestion of zinc as essential mineral. <P>SOLUTION: This health supplementary food contains an extract derived from the root of Eurycoma Longifolia Jack and zinc. The extract derived from the root of Eurycoma Longifolia Jack is concentrated to from a fiftieth to a hundredth. The supplementary food is formed in a capsule. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to health supplements. More specifically, the present invention relates to a health supplement containing an extract derived from the root of Tongkat ant.

  Some plants have excellent efficacy. Tonkat Ali (scientific name: Eurycoma Longifolia Jack, Japanese name: Nagaekasa) is a kind of plant that has attracted attention.

  Tonkat Ali has a long history of treatment for fever and malaria in Southeast Asia, tonic after childbirth, male tonic, fatigue recovery agent, headache / wound / ulcer and syphilis pain poultice, etc. It has been used as a folk medicine. In recent years, various studies have been conducted by researchers who have paid attention to the efficacy of these Tongkat ants. As a result of the research, it has been reported that a chemical component exhibiting antimalarial activity and the like is contained in the root of Tongkat ant (Non-patent Document 1).

  Minerals are essential for human life activities. Among minerals, zinc is one of the indispensable trace elements for humans, and is an important component essential for the growth and maintenance of skin and skeleton, involved in protein and carbohydrate metabolism, hormone activity, etc. .

Hiroshi MORITA. Et al. (1990): New Quassinoides from the Roots of Eurycoma longifolia: CHEMISTRY LETTERS, pp.749-752, 1990.

  Various types of health supplements that make it possible to easily obtain tonicity, recovery from fatigue, and nutritional supplements using the effects of plants are known, but in order to provide good health supplements, It is very important to get the most out of it.

  In addition, despite the fact that minerals are essential for human life activities, the current situation is that they are lacking due to the disorder of dietary habits unique to modern society.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a health supplement capable of maximizing the excellent effects of Tongkat ants and eliminating mineral deficiencies.

  In order to achieve this object, the present inventors have made various studies, and by combining the Tongkat ant root extract and zinc, its efficacy is enhanced compared to the case of the Tongkat ant root extract alone, In particular, it has been found that the efficacy for improving immune function, improving blood circulation, improving sexual dysfunction, promoting libido and improving hyperacidity is greatly enhanced.

  This invention is based on this knowledge, Comprising: The health supplement of Claim 1 contains a tonkat ant root origin extract and zinc. Therefore, due to the synergistic effect of combining Tongkat ant root extract and zinc, it has higher efficacy than that of Tongkat ant root extract alone, especially improving immune function, improving blood circulation, Increased efficacy for improving sexual dysfunction, promoting libido, and improving acidity. Moreover, it becomes possible to compensate for the lack of zinc.

  The dietary supplement according to claim 2 is the dietary supplement according to claim 1, wherein the extract derived from the root of Tongkat ant is a concentrate concentrated to 1/50 to 1/100. is there. Here, “concentrated to 1/50 to 1/100” means that, for example, 50 to 100 g of raw material is concentrated in 1 g. Therefore, sufficient efficacy comes to be obtained by taking a small amount.

  Here, as described in claim 3, it is preferable that 0.004 to 0.04 part by weight of zinc is contained with respect to 1 part by weight of the concentrate of the extract derived from the root of Tonkat ant.

  The health supplement according to claim 4 is the health supplement according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the form is a capsule. Therefore, it is possible to provide a health supplement that is easy to ingest and has excellent portability. Furthermore, since the components in the capsule are shielded from the atmosphere, quality deterioration can be prevented.

  Here, as described in claim 5, it is preferable that the capsule contains 75 to 250 mg of a concentrate derived from the root of Tonkat ant root and 1 to 3 mg of zinc.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the synergistic effect of combining the Tongkat ant root extract and zinc has a higher efficacy than that of the Tongkat ant root extract alone, It becomes possible to provide a health supplement that is highly effective for improving function, improving blood circulation, improving sexual dysfunction, promoting libido, and improving acidity. In addition, it is possible to provide a health supplement that can compensate for the lack of zinc.

  According to invention of Claim 2, it becomes possible to provide the health supplement which can acquire sufficient effect by small amount ingestion.

  According to the invention of claim 3, by containing 0.004 to 0.04 parts by weight of zinc with respect to 1 part by weight of the concentrate of the extract derived from the root of the tonkat ant, the effect of the tonkat ant is obtained. However, it is possible to provide health supplements with increased reliability.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since the form is a capsule, it is possible to provide a health supplement that is easy to ingest and is excellent in portability. Furthermore, since the components in the capsule are shielded from the atmosphere, it is possible to prevent quality degradation of the health supplement.

  According to invention of Claim 5, in addition to the effect by having made the form into the capsule agent, it becomes possible to provide the health food supplement whose efficacy of the tonkat ant was improved more reliably.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail based on the best mode shown in the drawings.

  The health supplement of the present invention contains an extract derived from the root of Tongkat ant and zinc.

  Tonkat ant root-derived extract is extracted at a high concentration by the production process shown in FIG. First, the roots of Tongkat ants are collected and selected (S1), washed and dried (S2). Next, it slices and it is made to dry (S3), and a component is extracted by a roasting process (S4). Next, this is filtered (S5), and the filtered extract is further boiled and concentrated (S6). Then, the concentrated liquid is cooled in a -20 ° C. refrigerator (S7), and frozen and dried (S8). Thereby, what concentrated the extract liquid is freeze-dried. Finally, vacuum packing (S9) is performed to obtain a concentrate of extract liquid derived from freeze-dried Tongkat ant root.

In addition, it has already been reported that the extract derived from the root of Tongkat ants contains at least the following chemical components (Non-patent Document 1).
C20-quassinoid; eurycomanone, eurycomanol, eurycomanol-2-O-β-D-glycopyranoside
C19-quassinoid; eurycomalactone, 13,21-dyhydroxyeurycomanone, 13β, 21-dyhydroxyeurycomanone, 14,15-dyhydroxyklaineanone
C18-quassinoid; laurycolactones A, laurycolactones B

  Here, the concentration degree of the concentrate of the extract derived from the root of Tonkat ant can be adjusted by the roasting step (S4) and the concentration step (S6). In the roasting step (S6), water is added to the thinned portion of the Tongkat ant root and the components are extracted by boiling. The concentration of the extract is determined by the amount of the exfoliated product of the Tongkat ant root relative to the amount of water and the boiling time (extraction time). That is, the concentration of the extract is increased by increasing the amount of exfoliated material at the root of the Tongkat ant relative to the amount of water and increasing the boiling time (extraction time). And the concentration degree of the concentrate of an extract derived from a tonkat ant root part can be adjusted by the degree which concentrates an extract in a concentration process (S6). Here, as water used in the roasting step (S6), R.I. O. Those which do not contain impurities as much as possible, such as water (reverse osmosis water), are preferred. R.O. water is obtained by filtering raw water and using a reverse osmosis membrane water purification system, and is obtained by removing 90% or more of harmful chemical substances contained in raw water.

  Zinc may be used as it is, or may be in the form of zinc yeast or the like having a higher absorption rate into the body, but is not limited thereto.

  By containing the concentrate of the tonkat ant root-derived extract obtained by the above process and zinc, the efficacy of the tonkat ant is maximized. Here, it is preferable to contain 0.004 to 0.04 part by weight of zinc with respect to 1 part by weight of the concentrate of the extract derived from the root of Tonkat ant, from the viewpoint of more reliably extracting the effect. Here, the suitable range of the zinc content with respect to the concentrate of the extract derived from the Tongkat ant root varies depending on the degree of concentration of the extract derived from the Tongkat ant root. That is, when the degree of concentration is 1/100, it is preferable to contain 0.008 to 0.04 part by weight of zinc with respect to 1 part by weight of the extract of the root-derived ant root extract. More preferred is 0.01 to 0.03 parts by weight, and most preferred is 0.02 parts by weight. When the degree of concentration is 1/50, the content is preferably 0.004 to 0.02 parts by weight, more preferably 0.007 to 0.015 parts by weight, and most preferably 0.00. 01 parts by weight.

  In this embodiment, indigestible dextrin, maltitol, and plant refined processed oil and fat are further contained.

  Indigestible dextrin is a water-soluble dietary fiber that is prepared by hydrolyzing heat-treated potato starch with amylase, separating the indigestible components from the undegraded product, and desalting and decolorizing. Dextrin is a very safe food material that has been used for food since ancient times. As its efficacy, there are “intestinal regulating action” and “blood sugar regulating effect”. Moreover, since indigestible dextrin does not inhibit the absorption of minerals, it does not inhibit the absorption of zinc contained in the health supplement of the present invention into the body.

  Maltitol is used as a humectant. Maltitol is a low calorie sweetener that shows 80-90% sweetness with half the calories of sucrose.

  The plant refined processed fat / oil is, for example, rapeseed fat / oil powder, and is added to improve the fluidity of other raw materials and provide a high-quality capsule.

  Tonkat ant root-derived extract, zinc, indigestible dextrin, maltitol, plant refined processed fats and oils are stirred for about 15 minutes and then encapsulated for easy ingestion and excellent portability. Is a health supplement that is shielded from the open air and is unlikely to deteriorate in quality.

  As a material for the capsule, for example, pullulan which is an edible plastic may be used, but the material is not limited thereto.

  Next, the amounts of various components to be contained in the capsule will be described. It is only necessary that 75 to 250 mg of the tonkat ant root-derived extract is contained. Here, the more preferable content depends on the degree of concentration. That is, in the case of 1/100 concentrate, it is preferably 75 to 125 mg, more preferably 88 to 113 mg, and most preferably 100 mg. In the case of a 1/50 concentrate, it is preferably 150 to 250 mg, more preferably 175 to 225 mg, and most preferably 200 mg. In other words, the amount of the extract derived from the root of the tonkat ant may be adjusted depending on the degree of concentration, and if the degree of concentration is high, it is small, and if the degree of concentration is low, it may be contained in the capsule. . In addition, it is preferable to make capsules as small as possible so that they can be easily taken. Therefore, it is preferable to reduce the amount to be contained in the capsule by using an extract derived from the root of the tonkat ant that has the highest degree of concentration.

  Zinc is preferably contained in an amount of 1 to 3 mg, more preferably 2 to 3 mg, and most preferably 2 mg with respect to the content of the extract derived from the above-mentioned Tongkat ant root. As a result, the efficacy of Tongkat Ali can be increased more reliably.

  Although content of indigestible dextrin is not specifically limited, It is suitable that 70-200 mg is contained, More preferably, it is 100-170 mg, Most preferably, it is 138 mg.

  The content of maltitol is not particularly limited, but it is preferably 50 to 150 mg, more preferably 75 to 125 mg, and most preferably 100 mg.

  Although the plant refinement | purification processing resin should just contain 5-15 mg, More preferably, it is 7.5-12.5 mg, Most preferably, it is 10 mg. Thereby, the fluidity | liquidity of another raw material increases and it becomes possible to perform a capsule-formation more favorably.

  By taking about 1 capsule or 2 capsules a day in this way, high efficacy compared to the case of Tonkat ant root extract alone, especially immune function improvement, blood circulation improvement, Benefits for improving sexual dysfunction, promoting libido and improving acidity can be gained. Moreover, it becomes possible to compensate for the lack of zinc.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in this embodiment, in addition to the extract derived from Tongkat ant root and zinc, indigestible dextrin, maltitol, plant refined processed oil and fat are included, but are not limited thereto, You may make it substitute by lactose etc.

  Moreover, although the health supplement of this embodiment is a capsule, it may be a tablet. Alternatively, it may be ingested in an oblate form in a powder state, or may be ingested in a powder state. Further, it may be ingested in the form of a health drink.

  Furthermore, you may make it contain various nutrients, such as other minerals and a vitamin agent, a Chinese medicine, etc. in the range which does not inhibit the effect of the health supplement of this invention.

  Although an experimental example is described in detail below about the effect of the health supplement of the present invention, it is not limited to the following example.

<Sample preparation>
The concentrate of Tonkat ant root-derived extract was obtained by the process shown in FIG. In this example, in the roasting step (S4), 1 kg of toncut ant root flakes was boiled with 10 liters of R.O. water for 6 hours to obtain a toncut ant root-derived extract. The extract was boiled for 2 hours by the concentration step (S6). And the freeze-dry process was carried out by the process after that, and the extract derived from the Tongkat ant root part was concentrated to 1/100. Thereby, 100 g of raw materials are contained in 1 g of extract.

  As zinc, zinc-containing brewer's yeast (chemco industries), which is a kind of zinc yeast, was used.

  1/100 concentrate of extract derived from root of Tongkat ant, 2 mg of zinc yeast, 138 mg of indigestible dextrin, 100 mg of maltitol, 10 mg of plant refined processed oil and fat satisfying the GMP standard of the encapsulation process diagram shown in FIG. It stirred for 15 minutes by process (S10). Then, the encapsulating operation satisfying the GMP standard (S11), seat mounting (S12), serial No. The health supplement of the present invention was obtained by printing (S13), warehouse loading (S14), and final quality check (S15). GMP is an abbreviation for GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE. Pullulan was used as the capsule.

  In addition, 75 mg of 1/100 concentrate of an extract derived from the root of Tongkat ant and 275 mg of lactose were stirred for 15 minutes in the mixing step (S10) that satisfies the GMP standard of the encapsulation step diagram shown in FIG. Then, the encapsulating operation satisfying the GMP standard (S11), seat mounting (S12), serial No. A comparative sample was obtained by printing (S13), warehouse loading (S14), and final quality check (S15).

  The dietary supplements and comparative samples of the present invention were evaluated by measuring wave values. The numerical value of the wave means a numerical value obtained by conducting a magnetic field wave resonance analysis on the energy of any object or substance existing in the world by using a wave measuring device (resonance magnetic field analyzer), -20 to 20 Evaluation is made according to 43 steps up to +20 (including -0, ± 0, and +0). Measurement items include body organs such as the liver and heart, psychological states such as stress, diseases such as allergies and diabetes, and the number thereof exceeds 1,000. In this example, the measurement items are (a) immune function, (b) stress, (c) liver, (d) heart, (e) stomach, (f) autonomic nerve, (g) blood circulation, (h) hormone There were 13 items: balance, (i) sexual dysfunction, (j) libido promotion, (k) allergy, (l) hyperacidity, (m) prostate. In addition, a life field analyzer (manufactured by Life Field Research Institute, Inc.) was used as a wave measuring device. The measurement was performed by Mr. Hitoshi Moriya of Kyoei Co., Ltd.

Table 1 shows the measurement results. In Table 1, (1) is the comparative sample, and (2) is the measurement result of the health supplement of the present invention. As shown in Table 1, it was confirmed that the sample of (2) had higher wave values for all items than the sample of (1). In particular, for the items of (a) immune function, (g) blood circulation, (i) sexual dysfunction, (j) libido promotion, (l) hyperacidity, numerical values of wave motions of samples (1) and (2) The difference of 4 or more was confirmed, and it was confirmed that the numerical value of the wave greatly increased only by adding zinc to the extract derived from the root of Tongkat ant. That is, by combining the Tongkat ant root-derived extract and zinc yeast, its efficacy is greatly enhanced compared to the case of the Tongkat ant root-derived extract alone, that is, the Tongkat ant root-derived extract and It has been found that the synergistic effect with zinc makes it possible to maximize the benefits of Tongkat Ali.

It is a figure which shows the manufacturing process of a tonkat ant root origin extract. It is an encapsulation process drawing.

Claims (5)

  A health supplement characterized by containing an extract derived from the root of Tongkat ant and zinc.   2. The health supplement according to claim 1, wherein the extract derived from the root of Tongkat ant is a concentrate concentrated to 1/50 to 1/100.   The health supplement according to claim 2, comprising 0.004 to 0.04 parts by weight of zinc with respect to 1 part by weight of the concentrate of the extract derived from the root of the tongkat ant.   The health supplement according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the form is a capsule. The health supplement according to claim 4, wherein the capsule contains 75 to 250 mg of the concentrate of the tonkat ant root extract and 1 to 3 mg of zinc.

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