HEPATIC PROTECTION AGENT CONTAINING EGGSHELL MEMBRANE AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, FOOD ADDITIVE AND FOOD USING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide hepatic protection agent improved in digestive and absorption efficiency, and to provide application thereof.SOLUTION: A hepatoprotective agent contains eggshell membrane-containing fine powder, wherein the eggshell membrane-containing fine powder is eggshell membrane-containing fine powder having a volume mean particle diameter of 6 μm or less and/or eggshell membrane-containing fine powder having a volume maximum particle diameter of 20 μm or less. When fed with feed including eggshell membrane-containing fine powder with these values (sample C), the liver injury group (CCl) has caused a significant weight loss compared with the control group (control), whereas an eggshell membrane-fed group (ESM) has maintained the equal weight to the control group.