PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heart rate reducer having a heart rate-reducing effect not only in a subject with a heart rate that is higher than a normal value but also in a subject with normal heart rate, and easy to make an intake in ordinary dietary life, and enabling long-term continuous use.SOLUTION: A heart rate reducer includes porcini mushroom carpophore or its extract as an active ingredient. The heart rate reducer not only exhibits a significant heart rate-reducing effect in a subject with a heart rate higher than normal value but also exhibits a mild and stable heart rate-reducing effect in a subject with normal heart rate, thereby capable of providing a safe heart rate-reducing means, even if used continuously for a long period of time.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】正常値よりも高い心拍数の対象のみならず正常心拍数の対象においても心拍数低下効果を有し、かつ通常の食生活において摂取しやすく長期連用が可能な心拍数低下剤を提供すること。【解決手段】本発明は、ポルチーニ子実体又はその抽出物を有効成分とする心拍数低下剤を提供する。本発明の心拍数低下剤は、正常値よりも高い心拍数の対象において顕著な心拍数低下効果を示すだけでなく、正常心拍数の対象に対しても穏やかな安定した心拍数低下効果を示すため、長期連用しても安全な、心拍数低下手段を提供することができる。【選択図】なし