LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT, AND ANTI-TNF-amp;alpha; AGENT OBTAINED FROM CISTANCHE TUBULOSA (SHRENK) R. WIGHT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new agent characterized by comprising a fleshy stem of Cistanche tubulosa (Shrenk) R. Wight which is a parasitic plant of the family Orobanchaceae, an extracted liquid or an extracted essence extracted therefrom, or a compound isolated from the fleshy stem, the extracted liquid or the extracted essence, and having conventionally unknown activity therefor.;SOLUTION: A liver protective agent or an anti-TNF-α agent is characterized by comprising the fleshy stem of the Cistanche tubulosa (Shrenk) R. Wight, the extracted liquid obtained by extracting the fleshy stem of the Cistanche tubulosa (Shrenk) R. Wight with water, a lower aliphatic alcohol or a hydrous substance of the lower aliphatic alcohol, or the extracted essence obtained by concentrating the extract liquid, or the compound isolated therefrom as an active ingredient.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT