CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM HAVING PREVENTIVE AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS ON HEPATOPATHY, AND LIVER SUPPORTING AGENTS, FOODS AND FEEDS EACH CONTAINING THE CULTURE MEDIUM THEREOF

摘要

Clostridium butyricum having the effects of treating and preventing hepatopathy; liver supporting agents containing as the active ingredient the culture medium of the bacterium or the cell-containing residue obtained by centrifuging the culture medium which has been optionally dried; a method for treating or preventing hepatopathy which comprises administering the liver supporting agents to patients; and foods or feeds containing the culture medium of C. butyricum. The liver supporting agents have the effects of efficaciously preventing or treating hepatopathy, in particular, fatty liver, alcohol-induced liver diseases and toxic liver disorders.