Exhibitor Detail 165  Takama Co., Ltd. Address 1-8 Uejyo-cho,Shimonoseki-shi,Yamaguchi,JAPAN TEL 81-832-343666 FAX 81-832-243125 URL http://www.takama.info/ Products Salacia Reticqlata/Functional Nutrition/Indian Herb PR Coment A neutraceutical material, Salacia, which has been used for diet and lifestyle-related disease such as diabetes, is presented. Ayurvedic plant Salacia, which is widely grown in India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia, is investigated by Kyoto Pharmaceutical University group and found the ƒ¿-glucosidase inhibition activity (Japanese patent:3030008, USA patent: US6376682B1). The material is supplied by the member companies of Salacia Institute. Professor Yoshikawa, Kyoto Pharmaceutical Univ. and an inventor of the effective ingredient(DASDES/Salacinol), will presented at 15:00 on May 27.