摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a lipolysis promoter of natural origin with high safety by including orange leaf. orange flower, Tussilage vulgaris and/or root of Acorus calamus L. to promote the degradation of fat cells accumulated in vivo and suppress, prevention and improve obesity. SOLUTION: This lipolysis promoter contains, as active ingredient, at least one kind of plant selected from the group consisting of orange leaf, orange flower, Tussilage vulgaris and root of Acorus calamus L. The plant(s) is usable either directly, or in the form of squeezed juice, dried powder or solvent extract. To prepare the extract, the above plane(s) is subjected to extraction with water or an organic solvent such as methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, butanol, ethyl acetate or acetone, or mixed solvent thereof, followed by, as necessary, defatting with e.g. diethyl ether, and then by subjecting the component thus afforded to concentration, purification, sterilization, dying and the like, as appropriate. |