ARTERIAL SCLEROSIS-PREVENTING AGENT AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD HAVING ARTERIAL SCLEROSIS-PREVENTING ACTIVITY

摘要

PURPOSE:To provide a drug and a functional food containing as an active ingredient an extract obtained by extracting safe tea leaves originated from the natural material without a chemical substance dangerous against human bodies and having an arterial sclerosis-preventing activity. CONSTITUTION:A non-poisonous arterial sclerosis useful for preventing or treating the arterial sclerosis contains as an active ingredient a tea extract obtained by extracting tea leaves with water, an alcohol or a mixture thereof as an extraction solvent, preferably a lyophilized product obtained by lyophilizationremoving the solvent from the tea extract. The tea extract is added to a food to provide a functional food capable of lowering not only cholesterol in blood but also fats accumulated on the inner surface of an artery such as the aorta to prevent the generation of the arterial sclerosis. The active ingredient is administered in a dose of approximately 1-2g a day for an adult in the case of powder, and in a dose of 3-7g several times a day in the case of a concentrated solution.