Wrinkle Reduction Agent, Lipolysis Accelerator, Composition for External Use on Skin, and Food or Beverage Composition

Abstract

An antiwrinkle agent, lipolysis promoter, external composition for skin, and food and beverage composition having for an active ingredient thereof a compound represented by general formula (1): (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an acyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms) or an extract obtained from guinea ginger and/or an acylation treatment product of said extract.

1 . An antiwrinkle agent having for an active ingredient thereof a compound represented by the following general formula (1):  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an acyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms).  
   
   
       2 . The antiwrinkle agent according to  claim 1 , wherein R is a hydrogen atom.  
   
   
       3 . An antiwrinkle agent having for an active ingredient thereof an extract obtained from guinea ginger and/or an acylation treatment product of said extract.  
   
   
       4 . A lipolysis promoter having for an active ingredient thereof a compound represented by the following general formula (1):  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an acyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms).  
   
   
       5 . The lipolysis promoter according to  claim 4 , wherein R is a hydrogen atom.  
   
   
       6 . A lipolysis promoter having for an active ingredient thereof an extract obtained from guinea ginger and/or an acylation treatment product of said extract.  
   
   
       7 . An external composition for skin containing a compound represented by the following general formula (1):  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an acyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms).  
   
   
       8 . The external composition for skin according to  claim 7 , wherein R is a hydrogen atom.  
   
   
       9 . An external composition for skin containing an extract obtained from guinea ginger and/or an acylation treatment product of said extract.  
   
   
       10 . The external composition for skin according to  claim 9 , wherein the extract and/or acylation treatment product thereof contains a compound represented by the following general formula (1):  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an acyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms).  
   
   
       11 . The external composition for skin according to  claim 7 , wherein the external composition for skin is an external composition for skin for improving wrinkles.  
   
   
       12 . The external composition for skin according to  claim 7 , wherein the external composition for skin is an external composition for skin for slimming.  
   
   
       13 . A food and beverage composition containing a compound represented by the following general formula (1):  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an acyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms).  
   
   
       14 . The food and beverage composition according to  claim 13 , wherein R is a hydrogen atom.  
   
   
       15 . A food and beverage composition containing an extract obtained from guinea ginger and/or an acylation treatment product of said extract.  
   
   
       16 . The food and beverage composition according to  claim 15 , wherein the extract and/or acylation treatment product thereof contains a compound according to  claim 13 .  
   
   
       17 . The food and beverage composition according to  claim 13 , wherein the food and beverage composition is food and beverage composition for slimming.