DRINK ADDITIVE CONTAINING MUGWORT ESSENTIAL OIL OR EXTRACT WHICH HAS EXCELLENT TASTE AND FLAVOR AS WELL AS DIGESTION-ENHANCING EFFECT AND FATIGUE-RELIEVING EFFECT

摘要

PURPOSE: A drink additive containing mugwort essential oil or extract prepared by distilling mugwort with steam in two stages is provided. The product has excellent taste and flavor as well as digestion-enhancing effect and fatigue-relieving effect and can be effectively added to a drink. CONSTITUTION: The drink additive contains 50% or less by weight of mugwort essential oil or extract alone or a mixture thereof which is obtained by distilling mugwort with steam at 105deg.C at 1atm for 30min to 4hr in the first stage and at 140deg.C at 2atm for 30min to 4hr in the second stage. The mugwort contains Artemisia scoparia, Artemisia princeps, Artemisia capillaries Thunb., Artemisia apiacea Hance, Artemisia argyi Levl. et Vant., Artemisia stolonifera(Max.) Kom., Artemisia keiskeana Miq., Artemisia rubripes NAKAI, Artemisia sylvatica Max., Artemisia sacrorum subsp., Artemisia sacrorum subsp. and the like.