COMPOSITION COMPRISING TANNIN OR PHENOL-TYPE COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM TANNIN FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING HYPERLIPIDEMIA, ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AND LIVER DISEASE

摘要

PURPOSE: A pharmaceutical composition and functional food and drink comprising tannin or phenol-type compounds derived from tannin are provided, for treating and preventing hyper lipidemia, arteriosclerosis and a liver disease. CONSTITUTION: The pharmaceutical composition comprises tannin, gallic acid, ellagic acid or their mixture in effective amount; and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. The functional food or drink comprises 0.01-20 wt%, preferably 0.1-5 wt% of tannin, gallic acid, ellagic acid or their mixture. Tannin, gallic acid and ellagic acid reduce the concentration of serum GOT (glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase), GPT (glutamate-pyruvate transminase), gamma GTP (gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase) and a lipid in blood, and inhibit the damage of a liver cell and the formation of a fatty liver. Also tannin, gallic acid and ellagic acid strongly inhibit the macrophage-lipid complex from being deposited or adsorbed onto the intra trial surface.