| abstract |
The present invention provides compositions containing two or more herbal medicines selected from a group consisting of Bupleuri Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma, and Glycyrrhizae Radix for preventing or treating gastrointestinal diseases, and provides medicines and functional health foods containing the compositions. The compositions according to the present invention contain a combination of two or more of Bupleuri Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma, and Glycyrrhizae Radix, to exhibit remarkable effects, which are unforeseeable by those skilled in the art, in treating gastrointestinal diseases related to mucosal injury caused by a stomach ulcer or a duodenal ulcer. The compositions according to the present invention are desirable as they are made of natural materials so as to not impart any toxicity to the human body and result in little risk of the diseases recurring. Consequently, the compositions according to the present invention can be used as medicines or functional health foods for preventing or treating a variety of gastrointestinal diseases caused by alcohol, stress, smoking, drugs, or the like. |