| abstract |
An object of the present invention is to clarify the physiological functions of dates that have been regarded as useful foods in the Middle East and to clarify the components involved in the functions. An immunostimulant comprising one or more of pelargonine and ferulic acid as a main component. Moreover, it is an antiallergic agent characterized by mainly containing one or more of protocatechuic acid, pelargonine and ferulic acid. Moreover, it is foodstuffs, cosmetics, quasi-drugs, and animal feeds characterized by containing one or more of protocatechuic acid, pelargonine, caffeic acid, ferulic acid and syringic acid derived from dates. [Selection] Figure 4 |