PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an anti-inflammatory agent, antioxidant agent, and anti-aging agent, as well as skin cosmetics and food and drink by finding out a substance which has an anti-inflammatory effect, antioxidant effect, or anti-aging effect, from among natural products and by utilizing it.SOLUTION: The skin cosmetics and the food and drink are blended with such an extract from a plant (especially Osbeckia chinensis L.) belonging to the genus Osbeckia as contains an effective component in an anti-inflammatory agent, antioxidant agent, and an anti-aging agent.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】天然物の中から抗炎症作用、抗酸化作用または抗老化作用を有する物質を見出し、これを利用した抗炎症剤、抗酸化剤および抗老化剤、並びに皮膚化粧料および飲食品を提供する。【解決手段】オスベッキア(Osbeckia)属に属する植物(特に金錦香)からの抽出物を、抗炎症剤、抗酸化剤および抗老化剤の有効成分として含有するとともに、皮膚化粧料および飲食品に配合する。【選択図】なし
