Patent ID: 8071141
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: A21D,A23K,A23L,A61K,A61P,A61Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for ameliorating multiple risk factor syndrome including visceral fat-type obesity, which comprises administrating to a subject suffering from multiple risk factor syndrome and visceral fat-type obesity wherein the multiple risk factor syndrome is a syndrome which co-develops visceral fat-type obesity and at least one member selected from the group consisting of diabetes mellitus, hyperlipemia and hypertension, a composition comprising a licorice hydrophobic extract, wherein the glycyrrhizin content in the licorice hydrophobic extract is not more than 0.4%; and wherein the licorice hydrophobic extract is an extract obtained by extracting out the licorice with ethyl acetate and/or ethanol or an extract from which the ethyl acetate and/or ethanol extractant solvent has been removed.