| abstract |
To provide a hepatoprotective agent having antioxidant activity while protecting the liver in order to quickly detoxify and metabolize reactive oxygen species and prevent its production and accumulation, and in particular, a conventional pharmaceutical The present invention provides a hepatoprotective agent that can be administered orally and contains a naturally occurring substance with fewer side effects than the above. The hepatoprotective agent of the present invention comprises ellagitannin as an active ingredient. The ellagitannin is at least one selected from Pedunculagin, Tellimagrandin I, Casarictin, Tellimagrandin II, Rugsin C, and Casuarinin. Preferably there is. [Selection figure] None |