[EN] THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OR THE FUNCTIONAL FOODS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF OBESITY COMPRISING THE EXTRACT FROM MYRISTICA FRAGRANS HOUTTUYN<br/>[FR] COMPOSITION PHARMACEUTIQUE OU ALIMENTS FONCTIONNELS POUR LE TRAITEMENT OU LA PRÉVENTION DE L'OBÉSITÉ COMPRENANT L'EXTRAIT DE MYRISTICA FRAGRANS HOUTTUYN
申请人:DONG WHA PHARM CO LTD
公开号:WO2010064845A2
公开(公告)日:2010-06-10
There is provided a pharmaceutical composition and functional foods for the prevention and treatment of obesity, comprising an extract from Myristica fragrans Houttuyn as an effective component. The Myristica fragrans Houttuyn extract may be used for the pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of obesity caused by the intake of high-fat diets by suppressing an increase in body weights caused by the intake of high-fat diets, an increase in weights of periovarian fats and an accumulation of abdominal fats caused by the hypertrophy of adipocytes (fat cells). Furthermore, the extract from Myristica fragrans Houttuyn may be effectively used for the functional foods for the amelioration and prevention of obesity in humans including juveniles, adults and the old since it is used to ameliorate and prevent the obesity caused by the intake of high-fat diets.