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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Problems to be Solved
[0009]Basing on the aforesaid studies, the inventor of the invention had carried out relevant tests, in which rats were fed phenylethanoid glycosides and extracts from herbs of the Cistanche family comprising phenylethanoid glycosides, and the resulted showed that testosterone concentration in the seminal vesicles of the rats was increased. In addition, it was found that after feeding mice the aforesaid substances, testosterone concentration in the bloodstream of the mice was also increased, which indicated that phenylethanoid glycosides and extracts from herbs of the Cistanche family comprising phenylethanoid glycosides may promote the gene expression of turning cholesterol into the enzymes of testosterone, as well as promoting the gene expression of synthesizing 5α-reductase (which allows testosterone to be metabolized into dihydrotestosterone); the results formed the basis for the present invention. In other words, a major objective of the invention is to propose a testosterone generating enhancer, which may enhance the gene expression of testosterone generation, and consequently increase testosterone concentration in the seminal vesicle and the bloodstream. Additionally, another objective of the invention is to propose a testosterone metabolizing enhancer, which may enhance the gene expression of 5α-reductase (which allows testosterone to be metabolized into dihydrotestosterone), thereby promoting the metabolism of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0010]In order to solve the aforesaid problems, the invention proposes:
0011 A testosterone generating enhancer comprising phenylethanoid glycosides as effective components. 0012 The testosterone generating enhancer of (1), characterized in that said phenylethanoid glycosides of the testosterone generating enhancer comprise at least one of echinacoside and acteoside. 0013 The testosterone generating enhancer of (2), characterized in that said phenylethanoid glycosides of the testosterone generating enhancer comprise both echinacoside and acteoside. 0014 A testosterone generating enhancer comprising extracts from plants of the Cistanche family as effective components. 0015 The testosterone generating enhancer of (4), characterized in that said extracts comprise phenylethanoid glycosides as effective components. 0016 The testosterone generating enhancer of (5), characterized in that said phenylethanoid glycosides of the extracts comprise at least one of echinacoside and acteoside. 0017 The testosterone generating enhancer of (6), characterized in that said phenylethanoid glycosides of the extracts comprise both echinacoside and acteoside. 0018 A testosterone metabolizing enhancer comprising phenylethanoid glycosides as effective components. 0019 The testosterone metabolizing enhancer of (8), characterized in that said phenylethanoid glycosides of the testosterone metabolizing enhancer comprise at least one of echinacoside and acteoside. 0020 The testosterone metabolizing enhancer of (9), characterized in that said phenylethanoid glycosides of the testosterone metabolizing enhancer comprise both echinacoside and acteoside. 0021 A testosterone metabolizing enhancer comprising extracts from plants of the Cistanche family as effective components. 0022 The testosterone metabolizing enhancer of (11), characterized in that said extracts comprise phenylethanoid glycosides as effective components. 0023 The testosterone metabolizing enhancer of (12), characterized in that said phenylethanoid glycosides of the extracts comprise at least one of echinacoside and acteoside. 0024 The testosterone metabolizing enhancer of (13), characterized in that said phenylethanoid glycosides of the extracts comprise both echinacoside and acteoside. 0025 A medicine applicable to mammals including humans, and the medicine may comprise any of the testosterone generating enhancers described in (1) to (7), or any of the testosterone metabolizing enhancers described in (8) to (14) as effective components. 0026 A substance for external uses on skin applicable to mammals including humans, and the substance for external uses on skin may comprise any of the testosterone generating enhancers described in (1) to (7), or any of the testosterone metabolizing enhancers described in (8) to (14) as effective components. 0027 A food or beverage, and the food or beverage may comprise any of the testosterone generating enhancers described in (1) to (7), or any of the testosterone metabolizing enhancers described in (8) to (14) as effective components. 0028 An animal feed for mammals, which may comprise any of the testosterone generating enhancers described in (1) to (7), or any of the testosterone metabolizing enhancers described in (8) to (14) as effective components.
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