The present invention relates an agent for the treatment of infections, which comprises as the active ingredient at least one member selected from the group consisting of aconite-alkaloids, aconite tuber and an extract thereof, gingerol and analogues thereof, and rhizomes of ginger and a substance therefrom.
The agent of the present invention has significant infection-protective and recovery effects and is useful to treat and prevent a variety of infections such as virus infections, fungal infections, opportunistic infections, etc.