| abstract |
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of obesity or a lipid-related metabolic disease and a food for the amelioration or prevention of obesity or a lipid-related metabolic disease, containing an extract of at least one xylem selected from Thuja orientalis Linne xylem, Juniperus mexicana xylem and Thujopsis dolabrata xylem or (-)-thujopsene, as an active ingredient. The extract and (-)-thujopsene contained in the composition or food of the present invention exhibit significant body fat- and body weight-reducing effects and lowers plasma levels of glucose, GOT, GPT, LDL-cholesterol, and LDL/VLDL cholesterol. Accordingly, the composition and food of the present invention are effective for the treatment, amelioration or prevention of lipid-related metabolic diseases or obesity. |