SENSE-IMPROVING AGENT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sense-improving agent exhibiting effects of improving dulling of senses at a periphery by daily oral ingestion, or direct application to skin. SOLUTION: The sense-improving agent comprises a phospholipid having a sphingosine and/or a derivative thereof, particularly a sphingomyelin as an active ingredient of the sense-improving agent. Furthermore, the phospholipid having the sphingosine and/or the derivative thereof, particularly the sphingomyelin is formulated as the active ingredient of a food and drink, or a feed for improving the senses. Thereby, the sense-improving agent exhibiting the effects of improving the dulling of the senses at the periphery by the oral ingestion, or the direct application to the skin, the food and drink or the feed, or a cosmetic for improving the senses can be provided. Since the phospholipid having the sphingosine and/or the derivative thereof, particularly the sphingomyelin which is the active ingredient is a food-derived ingredient, safety is high and the daily oral ingestion can be carried out. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT