摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hepatopathy prophylactic agent which comprises a limonoid-containing material derived from citrus fruits as an active constituent. <P>SOLUTION: The hepatopathy prophylactic agent comprises a limonoid-containing material derived from citrus fruits as an active constituent. Namely, the limonoid-containing material has been extracted and separated from citrus fruits, and essentially composed of limonin, deacetylnomilin and ichangensin. As an extraction solvent, chloroform is suitable. There is no restriction on the kind of citrus fruits, but, for the parts of the citrous fruits, seeds containing a large amount of limonoid are desirable. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |