Composition for preventing, or precaution for dry eye

Abstract

The objection of the present invention is to provide a composition for prevention and/or improvement of dry eye syndrome, dryness of eye and/or stiff neck and shoulder, which contains bilberry fruit extract and is effective with less intake. As one aspect of the present invention, a composition for prevention or improvement of dry eye syndrome or dryness of eye comprises freeze-dried bilberry fruit extract. As another aspect of the present invention, a composition for prevention or improvement of stiff neck and shoulder comprises freeze-dried bilberry fruit extract. As another aspect of the present invention, a composition for prevention or improvement of dry eye syndrome, dryness of eye, and stiff neck and shoulder, comprises freeze-dried bilberry fruit extract.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composition for prevention and/or improvement of dry eye syndrome or dryness of eye, which comprises freeze-dried bilberry fruit extract. 
     
     
         2 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said freeze-dried bilberry fruit extract comprises anthocyanin which is extracted from bilberry of 30% or more and 50% or less. 
     
     
         3 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the amount of intake is 120 mg per day or more and 500 mg per day or less. 
     
     
         4 . A composition for prevention and/or improvement of stiff neck and shoulder, which comprises freeze-dried bilberry fruit extract. 
     
     
         5 . The composition according to  claim 4 , wherein said freeze-dried bilberry fruit extract contains anthocyanin which is extracted from bilberry of 30% or more and 50% or less. 
     
     
         6 . The composition according to  claim 4 , wherein the amount of intake is 120 mg per day or more and 500 mg per day or less. 
     
     
         7 . A composition for prevention and/or improvement of dry eye syndrome, dryness of eye, and stiff neck and shoulder, which comprises freeze-dried bilberry fruit extract. 
     
     
         8 . The composition according to  claim 7 , wherein said freeze-dried bilberry fruit extract contains anthocyanin which is extracted from bilberry of 30% or more and 50% or less. 
     
     
         9 . The composition according to  claim 7 , wherein the amount of intake is 120 mg per day or more and 500 mg per day or less. 
     
     
         10 . A method for producing a composition for prevention and/or improvement of dry eye syndrome, dryness of eye and stiff neck and shoulder comprising:
 a step of obtaining bilberry extract from bilberry fruit by using water-containing ethanol, and   a step of freeze-drying said bilberry extract.