摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject medicament excellent in the ability to kill Helicobacter pylori (hereafter, abbreviated as H. pylori) and defensive action to H. pylori infection and suitable to long-term intake thereof by including a specific lactic acid bacteria (product containing the bacteria and/or treatment product thereof) having the high ability to remove H. pylori. SOLUTION: This medicament contains at least one selected from the group consisting of lactic acid bacteria belonging to the genus Lactobacillus gasseri having the high ability to remove H. pylori, products containing the above bacteria (e.g. lactic acid bacteria suspensions, lactic acid bacteria-cultured products, lactic acid bacteria culture liquids, lactic acid bacteria-fermented milks) and treatment products thereof (e.g. concentrates, pasted products, dried products, liquid products, diluted products); wherein a preferable strain is Lactobacillus gasseri OLL 2716 strain (FERM P-17399). The amount of the active ingredient to be formulated in a medicament is normally 0.0001-10 wt.%. |