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Title:
ALCOHOL METABOLISM ENHANCING AGENT AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/064550
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An alcohol metabolism enhancing agent making use of a safe plant extract; and an alcoholic beverage containing a plant-derived material having no hemolytic activity and being highly safe to thereby enable reducing of any sickness from drinking and hangover. Plant extracts having the potency of enhancing alcohol metabolism have been studied, and it has been found that proanthocyanidins possess an excellent alcohol metabolism enhancing activity. Thus, there is provided an alcohol metabolism enhancing agent, comprising a proanthocyanidin. In particular, there is provided an alcoholic beverage or alcohol metabolism enhancing agent comprising a pine bark extract, optionally further comprising ascorbic acid, sesamin and an analog thereof, to thereby enable reducing of any sickness from drinking and hangover.

Inventors:
TAKAGAKI KINYA (JP)
MITSUI TAKESHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2004/018662
Publication Date:
June 22, 2006
Filing Date:
December 14, 2004
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Assignee:
TOYO SHINYAKU CO LTD (JP)
TAKAGAKI KINYA (JP)
MITSUI TAKESHI (JP)
International Classes:
A61K31/355; A23L1/30; A61K36/00; A61P3/00; C07D311/62; C12G3/02; (IPC1-7): A61K31/355; A23L1/30; A61K35/78; A61P3/00; C07D311/62; C12G3/02
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Other References:
OMORI M.: "Nutritional elements of tea and their effect on health", DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE, OTSUMA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, vol. 56, no. 2, 1998, pages 59 - 69, XP002987145
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Okada, Masahiro c/o Okada & Co. (3rd Floor Iyo Building, 2-21, Minamihonmachi 4-chome, Chuo-k, Osaka-shi Osaka 54, JP)
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