JP2002068960A - Bath medicine and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a bath medicine which consists mainly of a green plum extract containing large amounts of active ingredients. SOLUTION: This method for producing the bath medicine is characterized by charging green plums into 35 to 50 deg.C hot water to which an amylase-based enzyme and a buffering agent have been added to adjust in a range of a weakly acidic state to a weakly alkaline state, maintaining the temperature range and finely degrading the sarwcarp of the plums by the action of the enzyme, thereby eluting the active ingredients of the green plums in the hot water without degrading the active ingredients, and preparing the bath medicine containing the obtained extract as the main ingredient.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【０００１】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、青梅抽出エキスを
主成分とした入浴剤及びその製造方法に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bath agent comprising an extract of Japanese apricot as a main component and a method for producing the same.

【０００２】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、青梅は、これに含まれる様々な成
分がアトピー性皮膚炎、水虫、ニキビ等の皮膚疾患の改
善作用を有することから、浴中に浸漬させる等の方法で
入浴剤として利用されている。しかしながら、単にお湯
に浸漬させるだけでは、皮膚疾患の改善に有効な成分が
十分溶出しないという欠点があった。そこで、例えば、
すりおろした青梅を長時間にわたって煮込んで、煮汁中
に有効成分を溶出させ、得られたエキスを入浴剤として
利用する方法が考えられた。2. Description of the Related Art Ome has been used as a bathing agent by immersing it in a bath since various components contained therein have an effect of improving skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, athlete's foot and acne. It's being used. However, there is a drawback that simply immersing in hot water does not sufficiently elute components effective for improving skin diseases. So, for example,
A method was considered in which the grated ume was boiled for a long time to elute the active ingredient in the broth, and the obtained extract was used as a bath agent.

【０００３】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところが、エキス中の
有効成分は加熱や酸化に対して不安定なため、上記方法
では、有効成分の多くが破壊されて、エキス中の有効成
分量が減少し、効能が損なわれてしまう恐れがあった。However, since the active ingredients in the extract are unstable to heating and oxidation, most of the active ingredients are destroyed by the above method, and the amount of the active ingredients in the extract decreases. There was a risk that the efficacy would be impaired.

【０００４】[0004]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、上記課題に鑑
み、アミラーゼ系の酵素と緩衝剤を添加して弱酸性から
弱アルカリ性の範囲に調整した３５〜５０℃の温水に青
梅を投入し、前記温度範囲を保持して梅肉を酵素の作用
で微細に分解させることにより、青梅中の有効成分を破
壊することなく温水中に溶出させ、得られたエキスを主
成分として入浴剤を調製する様にして、上記課題を解決
する。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a method in which ume is poured into warm water at 35 to 50 ° C. adjusted to a weakly acidic to weakly alkaline range by adding an amylase-based enzyme and a buffer. By maintaining the above temperature range and decomposing plum meat finely by the action of enzymes, the active ingredient in ome can be eluted into warm water without destroying it, and a bath agent is prepared using the obtained extract as a main component. Thus, the above-mentioned problem is solved.

【０００５】[0005]

【発明の実施の形態】以下本発明の一実施例について説
明する。本発明の入浴剤は、酵素を用いて青梅から抽出
したエキスを主成分として調製したものである。酵素
は、デンプン、グリコーゲンを加水分解するアミラーゼ
系の酵素であり、例えば、グリコアミラーゼが挙げられ
る。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The bath preparation of the present invention is prepared using an extract extracted from ome using an enzyme as a main component. The enzyme is an amylase-based enzyme that hydrolyzes starch and glycogen, and includes, for example, glycoamylase.

【０００６】次に本発明の入浴剤の製造方法について説
明する。先ず洗浄した青梅を切り開いて種を取り除き、
得られた梅肉を適切な大きさに粉砕するか、或いは磨り
潰す。次に容器に３５〜５０℃の温水を入れ、これに上
記酵素と緩衝剤を添加すると共に、梅肉の潰砕物を投入
し、上記温度を約２４時保持して梅肉を微細に分解さ
せ、温水中に青梅の成分を溶出させる。この時、温水を
３５〜５０℃の範囲に保つと共に、緩衝剤で弱酸性から
弱アルカリ性の範囲（ｐＨ４〜１０）に保つことによっ
て、アミラーゼ系の酵素の触媒作用を最大限に活性化さ
せ、梅肉の分解効率を高める。緩衝剤としては、例え
ば、酢酸ー酢酸ナトリウム、トリスオキシメチルアミノ
メタンーリン酸、リン酸二水素カリウムーリン酸一水素
カリウム等が挙げられ、これらの中から、使用する酵素
の特性に応じ適切な緩衝剤を選択すれば良い。又、緩衝
剤の添加量は、使用する酵素、緩衝剤によって異なる
が、適宜加えて、青梅成分抽出中に温水のｐＨが上記範
囲内から外れない様に調整する。酵素の添加量、梅肉の
投入量は、例えば、温水約９lに対し、酵素約５ｇ、梅
肉約１ｋｇが成分抽出効率の点で好ましい。次に室温ま
で冷却したエキス（青梅の成分が溶出した液）をフィル
ターで濾過して、エキス中に浮遊している梅肉を除去す
る。最後に防腐剤としてのエチルアルコールをエキスに
加える。エチルアルコールは、人体に対する安全性の点
から薬用アルコール、或いは、焼酎等の醸造酒が好まし
く、添加量としては、エキス中に５〜１０％含まれる様
にすれば良い。Next, a method for producing the bath agent of the present invention will be described. First, cut out the washed ome and remove the seeds.
The obtained plum meat is crushed or ground to an appropriate size. Next, warm water of 35 to 50 ° C. is added to the container, and the enzyme and the buffer are added thereto, and the crushed plum meat is added. The temperature is maintained for about 24 hours to decompose the plum meat finely. Elute the components of Ome into warm water. At this time, while maintaining the warm water in the range of 35 to 50 ° C. and maintaining the buffer in a weakly acidic to weakly alkaline range (pH 4 to 10), the catalytic action of the amylase enzyme is maximized, Increase the efficiency of plum meat decomposition. Examples of the buffer include acetic acid-sodium acetate, trisoxymethylaminomethane-phosphoric acid, potassium dihydrogen phosphate-potassium monohydrogen phosphate, and among these, a buffer suitable for the characteristics of the enzyme to be used. What is necessary is just to choose an agent. The amount of the buffering agent varies depending on the enzyme and the buffering agent to be used. The amount of the enzyme added and the amount of the plum meat are preferably, for example, about 5 g of the enzyme and about 1 kg of the plum meat in about 9 liters of warm water in terms of the component extraction efficiency. Next, the extract cooled to room temperature (the liquid in which the components of the ume eluted) is filtered through a filter to remove the ume meat floating in the extract. Finally, ethyl alcohol as a preservative is added to the extract. Ethyl alcohol is preferably medicinal alcohol or brewed liquor such as shochu from the viewpoint of safety for the human body, and may be added in an amount of 5 to 10% in the extract.

【０００７】本発明の方法で抽出（酵素抽出）した青梅
エキスと、単に温水中に青梅を浸漬して抽出（温水抽
出）した青梅エキスの分析結果を図１に示す。図１の分
析結果により、青梅の酵素抽出エキスには多量のアミノ
酸、ビタミン類、核酸が含まれることが確認された。
又、本発明の入浴剤１００ｍlを２００lのお湯に加え、
この風呂に１２人のモニターを毎日入浴させたところ、
２ヶ月後には、約８５％のモニターのアトピー性皮膚
炎、水虫、ニキビ等の皮膚疾患の症状が改善された。FIG. 1 shows the analysis results of the ome extract extracted (enzyme extraction) by the method of the present invention and the ome extract extracted (warm water extraction) simply by immersing the ome in warm water. From the analysis results in FIG. 1, it was confirmed that the enzyme extract of Ome contained a large amount of amino acids, vitamins, and nucleic acids.
Also, 100 ml of the bath agent of the present invention was added to 200 l of hot water,
When I put 12 monitors in this bath every day,
After two months, about 85% of the monitors had improved symptoms of skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, athlete's foot and acne.

【０００８】[0008]

【発明の効果】要するに本発明は、アミラーゼ系の酵素
と緩衝剤を添加して弱酸性から弱アルカリ性の範囲に調
整した３５〜５０℃の温水に青梅を投入し、前記温度を
保持して梅肉を微細に分解させたので、上記温度下で抽
出することから、加熱に弱い有効成分が破壊されないた
め、青梅含有成分の効能が損なわれず、而も酵素によっ
て微細に分解された梅肉中の有効成分が余すことなく温
水中に溶出して抽出されるため、高濃度のエキスを得る
ことが出来る。又、得られたエキスを主成分として入浴
剤を調製したので、頗る簡単に自然の恩恵を享受でき、
この入浴剤を毎日継続的に使用すれば、エキス中の酸性
成分による殺菌作用や、その他の成分による滋養強壮作
用により、アトピー性皮膚炎、水虫、ニキビ等の皮膚疾
患を改善することが出来る。又、この入浴剤は、主成分
の青梅エキスが毒性を持たないため、人体へ悪影響を及
ぼしたり、排水中の入浴剤が河川を汚染する恐れが全く
ない等その実用的効果絶大である。In summary, the present invention is characterized by adding an amylase-based enzyme and a buffering agent, adding ome to warm water of 35 to 50 ° C. adjusted to a weakly acidic to weakly alkaline range, and maintaining the above-mentioned temperature to produce ume. Since the meat was finely decomposed, since it was extracted under the above temperature, the active ingredient weak to heating was not destroyed, so the efficacy of the ume-containing component was not impaired, and the ume meat finely decomposed by the enzyme Since the active ingredient is completely eluted and extracted in warm water, a high-concentration extract can be obtained. In addition, since the bath extract was prepared using the obtained extract as a main component, the benefits of nature can be enjoyed very easily,
If this bath is continuously used every day, skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, athlete's foot, acne and the like can be improved by a bactericidal action by an acidic component in the extract and a nutritive tonic effect by other components. In addition, since this bath salt has no toxicity of the main component Ome extract, there is no harmful effect on the human body, and there is no possibility that the bath salt in the waste water will pollute the river, so that its practical effect is enormous.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図１】本発明の酵素抽出エキスと、温水抽出エキスの
分析結果を示す図である。FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the analysis results of an enzyme extract and a warm water extract of the present invention.

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項１】 酵素を用いて青梅から抽出したエキスを
主成分として調製したことを特徴とする入浴剤。1. A bath preparation prepared by using an extract extracted from ome using an enzyme as a main component. 【請求項２】 アミラーゼ系の酵素と緩衝剤を添加して
弱酸性から弱アルカリ性の範囲に調整した３５〜５０℃
の温水に青梅を投入し、前記温度範囲を保持して梅肉を
微細に分解させ、得られたエキスを主成分として調製す
る様にしたことを特徴とする入浴剤の製造方法。2. A temperature of 35 to 50 ° C. adjusted to a range from weakly acidic to weakly alkaline by adding an amylase-based enzyme and a buffering agent.
A method for producing a bath agent, comprising adding ome to warm water, maintaining the above temperature range, finely decomposing plum meat, and preparing the resulting extract as a main component.