FUNCTIONAL FOOD COMPOSITION HAVING COTININE-INDUCING AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS AND CONTAINING EXTRACTS OF GREEN TEA LEAVES AND ARTEMISIA CAPILLARIS AS MAIN COMPONENT

摘要

PURPOSE: A functional food composition containing the extract of green tea leaves, Artemisia capillaris, Oenanthe javanica, Acanthopanax Senticosus, Chaenomeles sinensis, Houttuynia cordata, ginger and onion is provided. It has excellent effects of inducing metabolism to convert nicotine to cotinine and inhibiting mutagenic capacities by NNK as well as excellent antioxidant effect. CONSTITUTION: The functional food composition contains 40 to 70% by weight of green tea leaf extract, 15 to 40% by weight of Artemisia capillaris extract, 2 to 10% by weight of Oenanthe javanica extract, 2 to 10% by weight of Acanthopanax Senticosus extract, 2 to 10% by weight of Chaenomeles sinensis extract, 2 to 10% by weight of Houttuynia cordata extract, 2 to 10% by weight of ginger juice and 2 to 10% by weight of onion juice. A functional beverage contains 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of the functional food composition. The above extract is prepared by extracting plants at 110deg.C for 3hr and then concentrating the extract to a solid content of 30%.