Abstract:
This invention relates to an addition agent for medicines or cosmetics obtained by heating the fat and bones of a pig at high temperatures. The addition agent is readily absorbed into the body.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to an addition agent for medicines or cosmetics, and provides such products as are readily absorbed into the body. 
     Mineral inorganic compounds or high-molecular compounds have been hitherto used in preparing addition agents for medicines or cosmetics. Although they are satisfactory as extending agents, these addition agents are absorbed into the body with difficulty, and in this respect they need to be much improved and developed. 
     No matter how excellent the medicinal virtues of a substance may be, it is difficult for the substance to have a good remedial effect if it is not readily absorbed into the body. Thus, when considering the addition agents for medicines or cosmetics, it is very important to consider whether it is readily absorbed into the body. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An object of the invention is to provide an addition agent for medicines or cosmetics with improved properties. 
     Another object of the invention is to provide an addition agent for medicines or cosmetics which are readily absorbed into the body. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The addition agent of the present invention can be obtained by heating the fats and bones of a pig at high temperatures. The analysis of the ingredients of the addition agent by the Japan Oil Materials Official Approval Association (Corporate Juridical Person), General Analysis Center, is as follows: 
     
         ______________________________________Tocopherol          120 mmg/100gArsenic             0.1 ppm or belowHeavy metal (as Pb) 2.0 ppm or belowCalcium             6.39 mmg/kgPhosphorus          52.7 mmg/kgIodine number       72.6______________________________________ 
    
     It is necessary that bones of a pig to be used in this invention be broken up before heating. Most preferably, the bones should be broken up to the size of approximately 3 cm. The fats and the broken up bones of a pig are first heated at a temperature of 700° C. to 1,000° C. for four to five hours and then at a temperature of 1,300° C. to 1,400° C. for one hour to one hour and thirty minutes. 
     After heating, the resultant hot solution of about 1,300° C. is immediately filtered by gravity to remove a precipitate therefrom, and the filtrate is allowed to stand at room temperature for not less than six hours, to obtain the product of the invention having the above-mentioned analytical values. 
     Such product having the above-mentioned analytical values has unique properties, and the results of the tests on it show that it has an excellent absorbency when used as an addition agent either for an internal medicine or for an external application. 
     Thus, when used as an addition agent for medicines, it will improve the remedial value of the medicine; and when used as an addition agent for cosmetics, it will have an excellent cosmetic effect on the surface of the skin because of its high absorbency. 
     In this connection it can be said that the product of the invention having the above-mentioned analytical values is of course neither toxic in the amount used in a medicine containing it, nor does it hinder the medical value of such medicine. 
     The raw materials for the product of the invention are available in nature, cheaply and abundantly. This is also one of the advantages of the invention. 
     When the product of the invention is used as an addition agent for a medicine, 2 to 3 parts by weight of the medicine are blended with 10 parts by weight of the product of the invention. When the product of the invention is used as an addition agent for a cosmetic, 1 to 2 parts by weight of the cosmetic are blended with 10 parts by weight of the product. 
     Without limiting the invention, the following example is presented to further illustrate the production of the product of the invention. 
     EXAMPLE 
     Two kg of bones of a pig which have been previously broken up to approximately 3 cm and one kg of its fats are put into an 18-8 stainless steel pot. They are first heated at 700° C. to 1,000° C. for four hours and thirty minutes, and then at 1,300° C. to 1,400° C. for one hour and thirty minutes. 
     After heating, a hot solution of about 1,300° C. is filtered by gravity to remove therefrom a brown pulpy precipitate. The light brown filtrate is allowed to cool while standing at room temperature for not less than six hours to obtain one kg of a light brown pulpy product, which is the product of the invention. Such product has the following analytical values. 
     
         ______________________________________Tocopherol          120 mmg/100 gArsenic             0.1 ppm or belowHeavy Metal (as Pb) 2.0 ppm or belowCalcium             6.39 mmg/kgPhosphorus          52.7 mmg/kgIodine number       72.6______________________________________ 
    
     The yield of the product is 1 kg.