| abstract |
[Problem] To provide a medicine capable of preventing or treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, pain associated with inactivity or acute pancreatitis, etc. [Solution] Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, pain associated with inactivity and acute pancreatitis can be prevented or treated by orally administering fine silicon particles or placing the same on the skin or a mucosa. The fine silicon particles are particles that generate hydrogen when coming into contact with an aqueous solution of pH 7 or higher. Provided are a preventive or therapeutic agent for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, pain associated with inactivity or acute pancreatitis, a medicinal composition, a medical instrument, a food or a beverage, each containing the fine silicon particles. Preferably, the fine silicon particles are ultrafine silicon particles and/or an aggregate of the ultrafine silicon particles. |