ACTIVE OXYGEN-ELIMINATING AGENT, AND COSMETIC AND FOOD AND DRINK

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a natural active oxygen-eliminating agent which has an excellent active oxygen-eliminating action on the basis of a superoxide-eliminating action, a hydrogen peroxide-eliminating action, a radical-eliminating action and a singlet oxygen-eliminating action, has high safety, and is obtained from an easily available raw material, to prepare a cosmetic containing the active oxygen-eliminating agent, and to provide a food and a drink each containing the active oxygen-eliminating agent.;SOLUTION: The active oxygen-eliminating agent is characterized by containing an extract of a plant in Kalanchoe, Sedum. The plant in Kalanchoe, Sedum is preferably at least one of Bryophyllum pinnatum, Kalanchoe beharensis, Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, Kalanchoe integra, Kalanchoe lanciniata, Kalanchoe manginii, Kalanchoe tomntosa, and their mixtures. The extract preferably contains at least one selected from super oxide-eliminating substances, hydrogen peroxide-eliminating substances, radical eliminating substances and singlet oxygen-eleminating substances. The cosmetic contains the active oxygen-eliminating agent, and the food and the drink contains each the active oxygen-eliminating agent.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI