JPH10120574A - Excrete deodorant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prepare an excreta deodorant capable of reducing malodor of excreta discharged from humans and animals by internal administration. SOLUTION: This excreta deodorant comprises (1) at least one compound selected from phytic acid and its salt, (2) a tree-containing component liquid prepared from at least one of a Japanese cedar, a Japanese cypress and pine and (3) at least one selected from a green tea leaf extract solution, an umbelliferous plant extract solution and a mushroom extract solution. The deodorant is capable of reducing malodor of excreta by internal administration thereof into a living body. Since the plant extract solution is used and solid substances are removed, the concentration of the active ingredients is high and the quality thereof is excellent. Since effects are manifested by the internal administration, the malodor can be prevented from being emitted in a state before discharge, the deodorant effects are excellent.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a manure deodorant which has the function of reducing the odor of manure excreted from a living body by taking it into the living body. The manure deodorant of the present invention is used for pets such as dogs and cats and livestock animals such as chickens, pigs and cows, and also for humans.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, so-called cat litter or a spray for deodorization and deodorization has been used in order to remove a bad smell caused by a pet such as a cat. Urine odor eliminating agents containing phytic acid and salts thereof as active ingredients are also known (JP-A-1-195860, JP-A-1-2755).
No. 22). Further, there is known a plant deodorant containing a predetermined dry powder such as a leaf of a plant belonging to the family Apiaceae such as celery or carrot as a main component (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-262156).

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned cat litter absorbs and removes the foul odor of excreted manure, and excrement is excreted in the state of having the foul odor.
Therefore, unless defecation is properly performed on cat sand, the deodorizing effect cannot be effectively exhibited. Further, this cat litter has difficulty in handling due to dusting or the like. Furthermore, when the above-mentioned spray for deodorization and deodorization is used, the time and labor for spraying are required, and the excrement and deodorization of excrement are only performed after the same as in the case of the cat sand. Further, the above urine odor eliminating agent is intended to feed a cat or the like before excretion of urine to eliminate urine odor, but does not eliminate fecal odor. Further, it cannot be said that the deodorizing effect is still sufficient. Furthermore, in the above deodorant, it cannot be said that the active ingredient is sufficiently concentrated in order to powder specific parts of the plant as it is,
In addition, the deodorizing effect is still insufficient.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-192087 discloses a fermented healthy feed containing a fermented liquid and a tree-containing component, which can be fed to pets or livestock animals to prevent the generation of foul odor in manure and the like. I have. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-33
Japanese Patent No. 6895 discloses a plant deodorant containing a fermented liquid and a carrot leaf extract, and deodorizing feces and urine by feeding pets or spraying the deodorized object. Is disclosed. However, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
No. 7 and JP-A-5-336895 do not disclose the deodorizing effect on manure excreted from the human body when these fermented healthy feeds or plant deodorants are taken by the human body. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a manure deodorant having an effect of reducing the odor of manure excreted from humans and animals when taken orally. is there.

[0006]

The manure deodorant of the first invention comprises (1) at least one compound selected from phytic acid and phytate, and (2) cedar, cypress and pine. A tree-containing component liquid made from at least one kind of raw material,
(3) At least one selected from a tea leaf extract, a Umbelliferae plant extract, or a mushroom extract is contained, and has an action of reducing odor of manure when taken orally.

The "phytic acid" may be synthetic phytic acid or phytic acid extracted and isolated. Non-toxic salts are used as the phytate, for example, salts of metals, organic bases, basic amino acids, organic ester residues, and the like, specifically, potassium, sodium, arginine, ornithine, lysine, Salts such as histidine, glucamine and monoethanolamine can be used. Since phytic acid is acidic, phytate having a pH of about 6 to 8 is usually used. It does not matter whether or not this phytate is water-soluble. However, a water-soluble one is preferable since the feces and deodorant of the present invention may be added to a beverage.

The above-mentioned “tree-containing component liquid” includes cedar, cypress and / or
Or a liquid substance obtained from a plant containing pine by dry distillation, steam distillation, solvent extraction, or the like. As this plant, conifers are particularly preferred. The tree-containing component liquid may be a liquid obtained as a result of the treatment, a concentrated liquid thereof, or a liquid diluted with water or the like. This tree-containing component solution has at least one compound whose evaporation residue is selected from phytic acid and phytate (hereinafter, referred to as phytic acid and phytate).
It is called "phytic acid (salt)". ) It is preferable that the compounding agent is blended so as to be 5 to 15 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight.
This is because if the amount is less than 5 parts by weight, the deodorizing effect of manure may not be sufficient, and if the amount exceeds 15 parts by weight, the effect tends to be saturated.

The above-mentioned "tea leaf extract" is an extract obtained from green tea leaves, and can be extracted with a solvent containing at least one of water and ethanol. Here, as the “green tea”, a plant used as a tea agent, for example, hawthorn, rooibos, or the like may be used.

[0010] The term "Apiaceae plant extract" refers to an extract obtained from at least one plant selected from the Umbelliferae plants such as carrot, celery, parsley, celery, honeybee, fennel, eucalypt, and marbatoki. The extract may be extracted from any part of the leaves, stems, roots and the like of the above-mentioned plant, or may be a mixture thereof. In particular, it is preferable to use the extract of the leaves of the above-mentioned plant because it contains a large amount of active ingredients. In addition, the extract may be mixed with, for example, a beverage. The "mushroom extract" is an extract obtained from mushrooms using a solvent containing at least one of water and ethanol, for example. here,
As the “mushroom”, general mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms can be used.

The method for producing the above-mentioned “tea leaf extract”, the above-mentioned “Apiaceae plant extract” and the above-mentioned “mushroom extract” is not particularly limited as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved. For example, there is a method of boiling a leaf of a predetermined Umbelliferae plant to extract the extract, followed by pressing and filtering. Further, this extract may be concentrated, sterilized, or the like, if necessary. In addition, it is preferable to use fresh freshly collected tea leaves and Umbelliferae plants. The reason for this is that freshness, flavor, and the like of those that have passed after collection may be lost, and the deodorizing effect may be reduced.

In the first invention, at least one kind (hereinafter, referred to as “plant extract”) selected from a tea leaf extract, a Umbelliferae plant extract, and a mushroom extract is used.
It is preferable to blend the evaporation residue so that the total amount thereof is 5 to 25 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the phytic acid (salt). This is because when the mixing ratio is within this range, the performance of both components can be synergistically exhibited.

The properties of the urine deodorant of the present invention are as described in the above (1) to (4).
(3) It may be a mixed solution containing the components, or the mixed solution may be concentrated or diluted with water or the like, or may be mixed with another beverage or the like. Further, the residue of evaporation of the mixture may be used. For example, a powder obtained by drying the mixture by spray drying or the like can be used. Further, tablets, tablets, capsules, and the like containing the evaporation residue may be used, and foods containing the evaporation residue may be used.

In the present invention, dietary fibers such as vegetable fibers may be blended in addition to the above components (1) to (3). Thereby, the manure deodorant according to the present invention,
Since it can reach the intestine without being excessively absorbed in the stomach, the deodorizing effect can be further enhanced.
The amount of the dietary fiber is preferably 1 to 20 parts by weight (preferably 5 to 15 parts by weight) based on 100 parts by weight of the evaporation residue of the above components (1) to (3). Furthermore, for the purpose of improving nutritional balance and improving the deodorant effect,
Vitamins may be added. In particular, by adding vitamin C, it is possible to further enhance the deodorizing effect. In this case, the added amount of vitamin C is as described in (1) to (3) above.
The amount is preferably 5 to 100 parts by weight (preferably 30 to 70 parts by weight) based on 100 parts by weight of the evaporation residue of the components.

[0015] The manure deodorant of the first invention is a tree-containing component liquid (hereinafter referred to as "tree-containing component liquid") made from at least one of cedar, cypress and pine in addition to phytic acid (salt). ") And a predetermined plant extract. Due to the synergistic effect of these components, the odor of manure excreted from the living body taking the manure deodorant can be significantly reduced. In addition, since the odor of manure is already deodorized when excreted from the living body, it is excellent in the effect of preventing the emission of offensive odor to the outside. Further, unlike the conventional technique using the plant itself, since the solids are removed using the tree-containing component liquid and the plant extract, the active ingredient concentration is high and the quality is excellent.

When the manure deodorant of the first invention is used, for example, for a person having a standard body weight, it is converted to phytic acid (salt) contained in the manure deodorant in an amount of 0.03 to 0-0. 0.3g
Per day (preferably 0.05 to 0.2 g / day), a deodorizing effect is obtained. Therefore, if the concentration of phytic acid (salt) in the manure deodorant is 10% by weight, this manure deodorant is used in an amount of 0.3 to 3.0 g / day (preferably 0.5 to 2.0 g / day). Ingestion provides a deodorant effect.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described specifically with reference to examples. Example 1 In this Example 1, the human manure deodorant effect of the oral administration of the manure deodorant of the present invention was examined. (1) Preparation of manure deodorant

Tree-containing component liquid (evaporation residue concentration: 6.5)
10% by weight) and tea leaf extract (concentration of evaporation residue;
47% by weight) 15 parts by weight of potassium phytate 100
A part by weight was dissolved to prepare a mixed solution. The tree-containing component liquid used here was prepared by mixing approximately equal volumes of chips of cedar, cypress and pine.
Dry distillation at ~ 180 ° C for several tens hours, then 100 ~ 12
It is obtained by distilling (at normal pressure or reduced pressure) at about 0 ° C. to mainly remove tar components and, if necessary, diluting with water. In addition, the essential oil obtained by steam distillation can also be used. The pH of the tree-containing component solution was 6 to 7, the color was colorless, pale yellow or pale brown, and had a slight flavor. The tea leaf extract used here is obtained by extracting green tea leaves with a mixed solvent of water and ethanol,
Its specific gravity was about 1.08.

An excipient consisting of glucose, sucrose ester, citric acid and lemon flavor was added to the above mixture. The amount of the excipient added is determined by the evaporation residue
"Deodorant active ingredient". ) 1 part by weight of excipient 2
It is the ratio of parts by weight. This was pulverized by spray drying, and then formed into tablets of 0.3 g / grain as test agents. That is, this test agent contains 0.1 g of a deodorant active ingredient per one grain. The concentration of potassium phytate in this deodorant active ingredient was 80.0%.

(2) Performance evaluation (2-2) Test method As a subject, a dormitory resident who had the same meal was used. The 30 dormitory residents were divided into two groups of 15 (group 1 and group 2). 1st course (10 days) In this 1st course, group 1 is a control group, group 2
Is the test area. Both groups 1 and 2 were given 3 baked garlics / day for 10 consecutive days separately from the meal. Further, only Group 2 was given 3 test agents / day (ie, 0.3 g / day of the deodorant active ingredient) for 10 consecutive days. No-test period (7 days) The 7-day period following the first course was a no-test period, and neither group 1 nor group 2 was given either baked garlic or the test agent. Second cool (10 days) Subsequently, a second cool was performed in which group 1 was a test group and group 2 was a control group, contrary to the first cool.
Both groups 1 and 2 were given 3 baked garlics / day for 10 consecutive days separately from the meal. Further, only Group 1 was given 3 test agents / day for 10 consecutive days.

The evaluation of the odor is performed by each tester by sensory evaluation of the odor. "0": odorless, "1"; odor that can be finally sensed, "2": odor enough to judge the type of odor, "3": a smell that can be easily perceived, "4"; a strong smell, "5": an intense smell.

(2-3) Test Results Table 1 shows the test results of the control group (30 persons) in the first and second courses, and the test results of the test group (30 persons) in the first and second courses. Are shown in Table 2.

[0023]

[Table 1]

[0024]

[Table 2]

From the results of Tables 1 and 2, Table 3 shows the total points obtained for each day for each ward.

[0026]

[Table 3]

FIG. 1 is a graph of the results of Table 3 above.
Shown in FIG. 2 shows the odor reduction rate of the test plot when the odor of the control plot was 100%. 1 and 2
As can be seen from the test plot, three test tablets containing 0.1 g / particle of the deodorant active ingredient / day were taken 2 to 3 days after the start of the test.
After 3 days, the odor began to decrease, and after 4 to 5 days, the odor intensity with respect to the control group was about 70% or less, and a clear odor reduction effect was observed. Also, as shown in Tables 1 and 2,
Those who answered "strong odor" or "strong odor" (that is, odor intensity of 4 or more) had 50% in the control group throughout the test period.
In contrast, in the test plot, it decreased to 30% three days after the start of the test, and was 0% after the sixth day.
This result also shows that the test agent has a clear deodorizing effect.

Example 2 In Example 2, the effect of deodorizing the feces of dogs by internal use of the deodorant of the present invention was investigated. In this example, hydrogen sulfide which is a typical malodor component contained in feces,
The deodorizing effect was evaluated by measuring the amount of methyl mercaptan and trimethylamine generated. (1) Production of fermented liquid and preparation of manure deodorant (powder) A test was performed using deodorant powders A and B prepared by the following method as samples. Deodorant powder A: a powder obtained by spray-drying the mixed solution obtained in Example 1. Example 1 except that 5 parts by weight of mushroom extract (evaporation residue concentration: 30% by weight) was used instead of 15 parts by weight of tea leaf extract (evaporation residue concentration: 47% by weight) A mixture was prepared in the same manner as described above and powdered by spray drying. Deodorant powder C: Example except that carrot leaf extract 5 parts by weight (evaporation residue concentration: 30% by weight) was used instead of tea leaf extract 15 parts by weight (evaporation residue concentration: 47% by weight) A mixture prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 and powdered by spray drying.

(2) Performance Evaluation (2-1) Test Method As test subjects, five dogs (Beagle breed) with an average age of 5 years and an average weight of 10 kg were diagnosed as healthy.
For three of them, 0.3% of deodorant powder A, B or C was mixed once a day by mixing with feed.
g / day for 7 consecutive days. In addition, one of the remaining two cows was given a sample consisting of a mixture of green tea and vitamins as a comparative example at 1.2 g / day for 7 consecutive days. The other one was a control dog and received only food. In addition, water was free drinking water. During that time, feces were collected every day, and the intensity of fecal odor was measured using a gas detection tube and an odor sensor. In addition, all the samples could be completely ingested by the dog, and during the feeding period, none of the test dogs showed loose stool or diarrhea stool, and all were normal stools.

(2-2) Evaluation method The collected feces were frozen and preserved, and evaluated collectively after the completion of the test for 7 days. In a test room at a room temperature of 25 ° C. and a humidity of 60%, 10 g of each stool was weighed and placed in a glass bottle having a volume of 150 ml, and left in a dryer at 40 ° C. for about 60 minutes to raise the temperature of the stool to about 30 ° C. . Then, the concentration of hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan and trimethylamine in the glass bottle was measured using a direct reading gas detector tube (manufactured by Gastech Co., Ltd.). In addition, an odor sensor (trade name "FR
Using an AGRACE SENSOR SF-105 (manufactured by Mutual Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), the odor was measured 10 minutes after being taken out of the dryer. The "odor sensor" is a device for adsorbing odor molecules on a synthetic bilayer film on a quartz oscillator and measuring the intensity of the odor by a change in frequency (Hz) caused by the adsorption. The higher the number, the stronger the odor.

(2-3) Test Results Tables 4, 5 and 6 show the concentrations of hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan and trimethylamine for each subject. Table 7 shows the measured values of the odor sensor. In Tables 4 to 7, “Dog a” in the tables represents individuals to which deodorant powder A was given, “Dog b” represents individuals to whom deodorant powder B was given,
“Dog c” indicates an individual who received deodorant powder C, “Comparative dog” indicates an individual who received a sample consisting of a mixture of green tea and vitamins, and “Control dog” indicates an individual who received only feed.

[0032]

[Table 4]

[0033]

[Table 5]

[0034]

[Table 6]

[0035]

[Table 7]

Tables 4 to 6 show that dogs a, b and c to which the deodorant powders A, B and C according to the present invention have been fed have hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan and trimethylamine from the second day after the start of feeding. It can be seen that both of these are reduced as compared with the control dog. This is clear from the measured values of the odor sensor shown in Table 7. In addition, a comparative dog receiving a sample consisting of a mixture of green tea and vitamins and phytic acid (salt)
As can be seen from a comparison with dog a provided with the deodorant powder A of the present invention comprising a tea leaf extract and a tea leaf extract, a deodorizing effect is also observed in a mixture of green tea and vitamins, but the effect on dog a is not significant. The onset of the effect is slow and the deodorizing ability is low. From these results, it can be seen that the deodorant powder A can provide a high deodorant ability due to the synergistic effect of phytic acid (salt) and the tea leaf extract.

The present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but may be variously modified within the scope of the present invention according to the purpose and application.

[0038]

The manure deodorant of the present invention has an excellent deodorizing effect on manure for both humans and animals. Therefore, even if a pet such as a cat is bred indoors, the room will not be filled with odor. In addition, in fields such as geriatric medicine and sick patient nursing, the urine smell of patients using diapers and the like can be reduced, so that the burden on caregivers who have conventionally been forced to endure can be reduced. Furthermore, young women, etc. tend to endure bowel movements outside their homes due to their defecation odor, which is one of the causes of constipation.However, by taking the excrement deodorant of the present invention, defecation odor is reduced. Since it can be reduced, there is an effect of eliminating constipation and maintaining beauty and health.

In addition, since the deodorizing effect is exhibited by taking the substance, it is possible to prevent the generation of offensive odor of feces before excretion. Therefore, the odorous component is less volatilized into the atmosphere, and thus has an excellent deodorizing effect. Also, when used for animals, unlike conventional deodorants, it can deodorize even when cats etc. do not stool at predetermined fixed places, and can remove cat sand etc. which are difficult to handle. No need to use. Furthermore, this deodorant uses plant extracts to remove solids, so the active ingredient concentration is high and its quality is excellent, and when used on animals, it can be easily mixed with pet food. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a graph showing a deodorizing effect in Example 1.

FIG. 2 shows the results of Example 1 with the odor intensity of the control plot as 100%.
4 is a graph showing the deodorizing effect of the present invention.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) at least one compound selected from phytic acid and phytate, (2) a tree-containing component liquid prepared from at least one of cedar, cypress and pine, and (3) A manure deodorant characterized by containing at least one selected from a tea leaf extract, a Umbelliferae plant extract and a mushroom extract, and having an action of reducing odor of manure when taken orally. 2. The evaporation residue in the tree-containing component liquid,
2. The manure deodorant according to claim 1, wherein the amount is 0.05 to 0.2 part by weight based on 1 part by weight of at least one compound selected from phytic acid and phytate.