Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compositions for ameliorating fecal properties
- Patent Title (中): 用于改善粪便性质的组合物
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Application No.: US10505883Application Date: 2002-03-05
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Publication No.: US07691828B2Publication Date: 2010-04-06
- Inventor: Yasushi Shioya , Wataru Okawa , Yasushi Kajihara
- Applicant: Yasushi Shioya , Wataru Okawa , Yasushi Kajihara
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Kao Corporation
- Current Assignee: Kao Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- International Application: PCT/JP02/02022 WO 20020305
- International Announcement: WO03/074040 WO 20030912
- Main IPC: A61K31/715
- IPC: A61K31/715 ; A61K31/19

Abstract:
Provided is a fecal condition improving composition containing (a) a compound selected from the group consisting of caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid and ferulic acid, esters thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, (b) a water-soluble and hardlyfermentable dietary fiber, and (c) a water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber.The composition of the present invention is useful as a food or beverage, or a pharmaceutical for improving the fecal condition of humans or animals, more specifically, inhibiting intestinal clamping due to imbalance of the autonomic nervous system caused by psychological stress or dietary change, suppressing abdominal pain or discomfort, improving the fecal condition, and ameliorating constipation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050113333A1 Compositions for ameliorating fecal properties Public/Granted day:2005-05-26
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