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PURPOSE: A compound which activates Erythrina abyssinica-derived AMPK is provided to prevent and treat diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome with less cytotoxicity. CONSTITUTION: An Erythrina abyssinica extract for preventing or treating obesity or metabolic syndrome contains erythribyssin F, erythribyssin N, erythribyssin O, sigmoidin K, isosojagol, eryvarin, or erypoegin F. A health food or pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating obesity or metabolic syndrome contains the Erythrina abyssinica extract as an active ingredient. The pharmaceutical composition also contains pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.
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PURPOSE: A composition containing diaryheptanoid compounds for preventing and treating avian and swine influenza and novel swine-origin influenza A is provided to non-selectively suppress neuraminidase. CONSTITUTION: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating oseltamivir phosphate-resistant novel swine-origin influenza A contains Curcuma longa extract as an active ingredient. The Curcuma longa extract contains bisdemethoxycurcumin, demethoxycurcumin, or curcumine. The Curcuma longa extract is obtained using ethanol, methanol, acetone, ethyl acetate, or chloroform. A health food for preventing or treating Tamiflu resistant novel swine-origin influenza A contains bisdemethoxycurcumin, demethoxycurcumin, or curcumine.
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PURPOSE: Phenolic compounds having antioxidant activity from Ilex kudingcha extract and functional food containing the same are provided to prevent or treat diseases caused by active oxygen containing oxygen-resistant compounds as beneficial components. CONSTITUTION: The health food contains Ilex kudingcha methanol extract as active ingredients. The Ilex kudingcha methanol extract includes a compound 1[3-caffeoylquinic acid], a compound 2 [5-caffeoylquinicacid], a compound 3 [4-caffeoylquinic acid], a compound 4 [4-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester, a compound 5[4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid methyl ester], a compo0und 6 [3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid methyl ester], a compound 7[caffeoic acid methyl ester], a compound 8 [3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid methyl ester] and a compound 9 [3,5-di-O-caffeoyl-epi-quinic acid n-butyl ester].
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PURPOSE: A Glycyrrhiza uralensis extract and calcone based compounds suppressing neuraminidase are provided to treat novel swine-origin influenza. CONSTITUTION: A Glycyrrhiza uralensis extract for preventing or treating avian and swine ingluenza contains is extracted using ethanol or methanol and contains chalcone based compound. The chalcone based compound is Licochacone F, Echicnatin, Licochalcon D, Licochalcone A, Isoliquiritigenin, Licoagrochalcone A, 5-Prenylbutein and Kanzonol C. A functional health food for preventing or treating diseases relating to avian and swine influenza contains Glycyrrhiza uralensis extract. A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diseases relating to avian and swine influenza contains Glycyrrhiza uralensis extract or chalcone compouns as active ingredient. The pharmaceutical composition also contains pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.