HYALURONIDASE INHIBITOR CONTAINING EXTRACT OF PLANT BELONGING TO FAMILY LEGUMINOSAE AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT

摘要

PURPOSE:To enable the prevention of inflammations, pollinosis, cough, etc., by usually ingesting a food containing a hyaluronidase inhibitor and similarly enable the improvement in skin pruritus, etc., by using a cosmetic containing the hyaluronidase inhibitor. CONSTITUTION:This hyaluronidase inhibitor contains an extract of at least one plant selected from the group consisting of Acacia catechu (the galenical name is Gambir) belonging to the family Leguminosae, Albizia lebbech, Uraria picta, Bauchinia forticata and Cajanus indicus as an active ingredient. These inflammatory agent or antiallergic agent, cosmetic and food contain the hyaluronidase inhibitor.