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"NOURISHING FOOD AND METHOD OF P~ODUCING THE SAME"
This invention relates to nourishing food composed of
natural materials which provides physical stamina and has
rejuvenation effect such as the promotion of growth of hair.
In recent years, various kinds o foods containing
artificial materials, such as quickly preparable foods, have
been manufactured and soldO Thus, the food situation has
been much improved~ ~owever, on the other hand, strangely
enough, people have not always had well-blanced nutrition.
As a result, many people have suffered from hyperpiesia, and
there have been so many children who have rather brittle
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bones. In addition, an increasing number of people have
suffered from alopecia presumably due to the use of artificial
food materials, air pollution, the bulding-up of stress and
other factors. However, the real causes for alopecia have
not yet been known. Under the above circumstances, artificial
nu~ritive materials comprising vitamins and minerals are
used. Particularly, an antihypertensive agent is used for
hyperpiesia, and an external-use hair tonic is employed for
alopecia. However, satisfactory results have not been
achieved.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide
nourishing food which supplies the user with nutrition to
make him healthy, and has rejuvenation effect.
According to the present invention, there is provided
nourishing food comprising a root of tangle, chinese matrimony
vine, Mamushi, ginseng, garlic, adlay, comfrey, corbicula~
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Shiitake, and sheLl selected from the group consisting
of shell of lobster, shell of shrimp, shell of crab and
shell of shellfish, the above components being in the form
of powder.
The nourishing food comprises 30 to 50 parts by weight
of tangle root, 10 to 30 parts by weight of Chinese matrimony
vine, and 10 to 30 parts by weight of Mamushi. In addittion
to these main components, the nourishing food comprises 10
to 30 parts by weight of the additional components, that is,
ginseng, garlic, adlay, comfrey,corbicula, Shiitake and
shell. The raw materials of these components are first
dried-and powdered. Finally, the powdered raw materials
are mixed together in a homogeneous state to provide the
nourishing food. Thus, the nourishing food according to the
present invention is composed of the natural materials as
mentioned above.
The raw materials of the nourishing food will now be
explained briefly.
Tangle is a well known seaweed. In the present invention
the root of tangle is used. The tangle root contains a
considerable amount of glucide similar in nature to parotin
which is known as rejuvenation hormone. As is well known,
among the seaweeds, the tangle root contains the largest
amount of iodine which is essential for the nourishiment of
the hair. The root tangle also contains vitamin B which is
efficacious against anemia, rheumatism, diabetes and senility.
The root tangle also achieves de~oxification and antihypertensive
effects.
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Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinese) contains essential
amino acids, vitamins Bl~ B2 and C and is efficacious against
hyperpiesia, a gastroenteric disorder, a liver trouble and a
kidney trouble. ~he Chinese matrimony vine also has a tonic
effect.
Mamushi is a small venomous pit viper which is widely
distributed in the Japanese islands. In the present invention,
a reddish brown Mamushi having reddish brown blotches on a
reddish brown ground. It has long been used as a tonic in
which instance it is either scorched or dipped in liquor.
Ginseng contains saponine, minerals, vitamins B and is
efficacious against anemia, hypotension, diabetes, and
diseases such as autonomic imbalance caused by stress. The
ginseng is also effective in recovery from fatigue and
strengthening of stomach.
Garlic contains protein, glucide, calcium, phosphorus,
vitamins A, Bl, B2 and C, and nicotinic acid. The garlic has
a tonic effect, a detoxification effect and an antibacterial
; effect, and promotes metabolism.
A shell used in the present invention is a shell of
lobster, a shell of shrimp, a shell of crab or a shell of
shellfish such as oyster. Such a shell contains much
calcium in the form of calcium hydrogen phosphate which can
be easily absorbed into a human body. This calcium, when
absorbed into -the human body, makes humors alkaline and therefore
is efficacious against acidosis.
Adlay has a high caloric value and contains protein and
vitamins. The adlay has a tonic effect, and lmproves the
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function of a kidney, and makes the skin beautiful.
Comfrey is of high nutritive valua and is rich in
vitc~min B, vitamin C, chlorophyl, protein, calcium and iron.
Comfrey is efficacious against hyperpiesia, anemia, a liver
trouble and a gastroenteric trouble.
Corbicula (Corbicula japonica) is a bivalve living in
fresh water, and contains vitamin B~ 2 r protein, and amino
acid called taurine which combines with bile acid to achieve
a detoxification effect. The co~bicula is e~ficacious
against a liver trouble~
Shiitake (Lentinus edodes3 is a mushroom distributed
mainly in Japan and Korea. Shiitake is rich in protein,
minerals, and vitamins B2! C and D. Shiitake serves to
remove cholesterol from the blood and is efficacious against
arteriosclerosis and a heart disease. Recently, it has been
found that it also has an anti-cancer effect.
The above raw materials for the nourishing food have
long been used for food and have no toxicity. And, these
raw materials have no side effects and are not habit-forming.
The drying treatment of the raw materials is carried
out a5 follows:
A root of tangle is first dried in the sun~ and then is
completely dried in an electrical drying device at a temperature
of 70 to 80C for about one hour immediately before the
subsequent powdering operation.
Chinese matrimony vine~ ginseng/ a shell, comfrey and
Shiitake are dried in the shade so that their ingredients
are not affected.
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Mamushi and corbicula are raw and perishable. Corbicula
is dried in the sun. Mamushi is first steamed for 30 minutes
and then dried in an electrical drying device at 100C for
30 minutes. Then, it is parched for 20 minutes. This
steaming also achieves a sterilization effect.
Garlic is dried in the shade. Alternatively, it is
dried in an electrical drying device at a temperature of 70
to 80C ~or about one hour.
Adlay is first dried in the shade and then is parched
to such an èxtent that its surface becomes light-brown.
The powdering operation of the dried raw materials is
carried out at room temperature under a low mechanlcal load.
Thus, the powdering operation is effected without the use of
heat so that the ingredients of the raw materials are not
affected. Preferrably, the powdered raw materials except
for the shell have a particle size of 0.1 to 0.5mm. Preferrably,
the shell is powdered to a particle size of 10 to 20~m so
that it can be easily digested~ However, the particle size
of each raw material is not limited to the above values.
23 The powdering of the raw materials is carried out using
a fluid energy mill in which grinding is achieved by collision
between the particles being ground and the energy supplied
by a compressed fluid such as pressurized air entering the
grinding chamber at high speed. With this fluid energy
mill, the raw materials being powdered or ground are not
subjected to heat and a high load, so that the ingredients
of ~he raw materials are not affected.
The powdered raw materials are mixed together into a
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homogenious state with slow stirring to prevent the generation
of heat. The generation of heat may adversely affect the
ingredients of the raw materials and therefore should be
avoided. The powdered raw materials are mixed in the following
ratio:
Root of tangle 30 to 50 parts by weight
Chinese matrimony vine 10 to 30 parts by ~eight
Mamushi 10 to 30 parts by weight
The remainder (ginseng,
garlic, shell, adlay,
comfrey, corbicula and
Shiitake) 10 to 30 parts by weight
The powdered nourishing food prepared in the manner
described above is rich in nutrition and efficacious against
the various diseases. The powdered nourishing food is easy
to take and can be easily digested. Also, the nourishing
food enhances the functions of the stomach, intestines and
liver, and cures the diseases caused by stress, and promotes
metabolism.
Thus/ the nourishing food is rich in nutrition and the
digestion thereof is easily effected to provide the nutrition.
Therefore, the absorption of the nutrition is easily achieved.
The absorbed nutrition of the nourishing food serves to make
a living body vigorous, and particularly to promote the
generation of cells.
When the nourishing food according to the present
invention is ingested continuously in an amount of about 3g
per day, hyperpiesia and hypotention are cured, and the
bones become strong. Also, the user of the nourishing food
becomes robust in health. Further, the use of ~he nourishing
food will stop the falling-out of the hair of those who
are suffering from alopecia, and will even promote the
growth of hair, which has heretofore been considered impossible.
Thus, the nourishing food has a rejuvenation effect.
The reason that the nourishing food according to the
invention is effective particularly in the promotion of the
¦ growth of hair is thought as follows:
First, nutritive substances such as protein of good
quality, various minerals and iodine are necessary for the
growth of the hair. Secondly, it is also necessary for
these nutritive substances to be effectively absorbed into
the body. Thirdly, it is necessary to promote metabolism to
cause hair to grow at portions of the haad where the hair
has fallen out~ The promotion of metabolism means that the
blood becomes clean and dense, that the circulation of the
hlood is enhanced, and that the cells of the body becomes
active. Thus, the growth of hair requires (1) the above
nutritive substances, (2) the enhancement of digestive and
absorptive abilities of the stomach, intestines and liver
for effectively absorbing the nutritive substances, and (3)
the enhancement of the blood circulation and the generation
of cells of the body. These three requiremen-ts must be met
to effectively promote the growth of hair.
On the other hand, conventional hair tonics are for
external use and are applied to parts of the head where the
hair has fallen out so that these parts are stimulated to
promote the circulation of the blood. Thus, the conventional
hair tonics only meet part of the above requirement (3), and
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therefore have been found not fully efficacious.
The nourishing food according to the present invention
contains protein oE good quality in the form of adlay,
comfrey, garlic, corbicula and Mamushi. The nourishing food
S also contains various minerals particularly in the form of a
tangle root, ginseng, comfrey and Shiitake, and iodine in
the form of the tangle root. The digestive and absorptive
abilities of the stomach, intestines and liver are enhanced
particularly by Chinese matrimony vine, glnseng, comfrey and
corbicula. The metabolism for promoting the generation of
celis is enhanced by combination of the tangle root, Chinese
matrimony vine, Mamushi, ginseng, garlic, adlay, comfrey and
Shiitake. Thus, the nourishing food meets the above three
requirments for the gro~th of hair and effectively promotes
the growth of hair.
The nourishing food may be provided in the form of
table~ or granule.
The invention ~ill now be illustrated by way of the
following example.
EXAMPLE
A root of tangle was dried in the sun, and then was
further dried in an electrical drying device at a temperature
of 75C for one hour.
Chinese matrimony vine, ginseng, a shell of oyster,
comfrey and Shiitake were dried, respectively, in the shade
for five day50
Mamushi was steamed for 30 minutes and then dried in an
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electrical drying device at 100C for 30 minutes. Then, it
was parched for 20 minutes.
Corbicula was dried in the sun for five days.
Garlic was dried in an electrical drying device at 75C
for 50 minutes.
Adlay was dried in the shade for five days and then was
parched to such an extent that its surface became light-
brown.
The above dried raw materials were powdered by a fluid
energy mill. The powdered shell had a particle size of 10
to 20~m while the other powdered raw materials had a particle
size of about 0.3mm.
The powdered raw materials were mixed together into a
homogeneous state to form a nourishing food. The raw materials
lS were mixed in the following ratio:
Root of tangle 30% by weight
Chinese matrimony vine 30~ by weight
Mamushi 20% by weight
The remainder (ginseng,
garlic, shell, adlay,
comfrey, corbicula and
Shiitake) 20% by weight
Each of ginseng, garlic, shell, adlay, comfrey, corbicula
and Shiitake was about 2.9% by weigh~.
One hundred subjects of 21 to 65 years old, who were
suffering from alopecia, the falling-out of hair, or blood
pressure trouble, were gathered through mass media of
communications for the purpose of a clinical demonstration
of the nourishing food. Out of one hundred subjectsl ninety
(74 men and 16 women) were suffering from alopecia or the
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falling out of the hair, and ten (four men and six women)
were suffering from the blood pressure trouble. Each of the
subjects had the nourishing food three times per day with
warm water, each dose being one gram. Thus, the total
S amount of the nourishing food taken per day was 3 grams.
The results obtained two months after the application of the
nourishing food are shown in TABLE 1 below.
TABLE 1
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Effective No effective
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74 persons 16 persons
Alopecia and
the falling Positive growth Stop of falling (14 men and
out of hair of hair of hair, and 2 women)
generation of
downy hair
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41 persons 33 persons
(36 men and S (24 men and
women) 9 women)
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Blood perssure Blood pressure became normal 2 persons
trouble _ _ _ (one man and
8 persons (3 men and 5 women) one woman)
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As is clear from TABLE 1, the nourishing food exhibited
marked efficacy against hyperpiesia and hypotention and 0
served to stop the falling out of the hair and to promote
the growth of hair.
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