Blood pressure lowering composition containing as active ingredient exopolysaccharide produced by means of ceriporia lacerata
AssigneeFugenbiopharma Co., Ltd.
InventorYoon Soo Kim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a blood pressure lowering composition which contains as an active ingredient exopolysaccharide produced by means of Ceriporia lacerata, a Ceriporia lacerata mycelium culture medium comprising same, or dry powder or an extract of same. The composition can be used as an antihypertensive for preventing or treating hypertension or cerebral apoplexy or as a functional health food having antihypertensive effect.
Claims13
A method for lowering blood pressure comprising administering to a subject in need of lowering blood pressure a composition comprising an effective amount of at least one of (a)-(c):
- (a) a mycelial culture medium of Ceriporia lacerate containing an extracellular polysaccharide produced by the Ceriporia lacerate, wherein said extracellular polysaccharide is approximately 120 kDa as determined by gel permeation chromatography;
- (b) dried powders of the mycelial culture medium of Ceriporia lacerate of (a);
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- (c) a liquid extract of the dried powders of (b).
A method for inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising an effective amount of at least one of (a)-(c):
- (a) a mycelial culture medium of Ceriporia lacerate containing an extracellular polysaccharide produced by the Ceriporia lacerate, wherein said extracellular polysaccharide is approximately 120 kDa as determined by gel permeation chromatography;
- (b) dried powders of the mycelial culture medium of Ceriporia lacerate of (a);
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- (c) a liquid extract of the dried powders of (b).
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