ANTI-NOROVIRAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING CINNAMON, CHINESE PEPPER OR MIXTURE THEREOF

• Main Authors: MYUNG L. KIM, KIM, JEONG SOON, KANG, GYOUNG WON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 09.06.2016
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

The present invention relates to an anti-norovirus composition exhibiting superior antiviral effects against norovirus. The present invention further relates to a disinfectant containing the same and a disinfection method using the same. According to the present invention, the anti-norovirus composition contains at least one active ingredient selected from cinnamon bark, Chinese pepper, and a mixture thereof, thereby exhibiting outstanding anti-norovirus effects against human norovirus which has been hard to inactivate so far. In addition, natural plant materials are used in the composition, thereby showing less toxicity or harmful effects than conventionally used disinfectants. Thus, the composition is very useful as disinfectants for treating or preventing human diseases caused by norovirus such as food poisoning. 본 발명은 노로바이러스에 대해 탁월한 항 노로바이러스 효과를 나타내는 항 노로바이러스용 조성물, 이를 포함하는 살균 소독제 및 이를 이용하는 살균 소독 방법에 관한 것이다. 본 발명에 따른 항 노로바이러스용 조성물은 계피, 산초 및 이들의 혼합물로부터 선택되는 하나 이상의 유효성분을 포함함으로써, 이제까지 불활성화가 어려웠던 인간 노로바이러스에 관한 탁월한 항 노로바이러스 효과를 나타낼 뿐 아니라, 천연 식물 소재를 사용하여 종래 사용되던 살균소독제들에 비해 독성이나 유해성이 낮아, 식중독 등과 같은 인간 노로바이러스 질환의 예방이나 치료를 위한 살균소독제로서 매우 유용하다.