| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject activator which increases both of the number of macrophages and the rate of macrophages when the phagocytosis is used as the indicator, possesses the sustainability and is useful as a functional food and the like by blending crude drugs of pumpkin seed and safflower. SOLUTION: This activator is obtained by blending two kinds of crude drugs of pumpkin seed and safflower with preferably either Plantago asiatica L. or Lonicera japonica Thunb. or the both. For example, the pumpkin seed and the safflower are contained in amounts of 5-95 wt.%, respectively, based on the total weight of the combination crude drugs, and the Plantago asiatica L. and the Lonicera japonica Thunb. are contained in amounts of 0-80 wt.%, respectively. These crude drugs are used as the raw powder or the extract extracted with water or an organic solvent such as ethanol. The daily dose of 10 mg-5 g per an adult as the total weight of the crude drugs may be orally taken. |
