Unlike conventional antianxiety agents that induce uncontrolled states related to sedation and sleep, an antianxiety agent and an anxietic food composition capable of directing an action similar to or similar to a normal situation in an anxiety causing situation, a method for producing antianxiety and antianxiety food composition and anti anxiety agent Use of the hot water extract of the root of Satsuma eel, and an anxiety reduction method.It is crushed by the root of the eel.Heat extraction is performed on the strip.Decompress and concentrate the extractThe concentrated concentrated solution was spray dried by a spray dryer to obtain the dry powder of the extract.This dry powder is blended.Lead to the same or similar behavior to the usual situationThat is,An antianxiety agent or an anti anxiety food composition having a remarkable effect of reducing anxiety to suppress the action is obtained.鎮静、睡眠に関連した無動状態を誘導する従来の抗不安薬とは異なり、不安を起させる状況においても通常の状況と同等の又はそれに近い行動を導き得る抗不安剤及び抗不安用食品組成物の製法、抗不安剤及び抗不安用食品組成物、抗不安剤の製造のためのエゾウコギの根の熱水抽出物の使用、並びに不安低減方法の提供。 エゾウコギの根を破砕して細片状とし、その細片状物に対し熱水抽出を行い、抽出液を減圧濃縮し、得られた濃縮抽出液をスプレードライヤーにより噴霧乾燥させて抽出物の乾燥粉末を得、この乾燥粉末を配合して、不安を起させる状況においても通常の状況と同等の又はそれに近い行動を導く、すなわち、行動を抑制する不安を低減させる顕著な効果を奏する抗不安剤又は抗不安用食品組成物を得る。
