Abstract: An agent for regulating the motional function of the gastrointestinal tract, which contains as an active ingredient a 41-metyl-4,4a,9,10-tetrahydro-2(3H)-phenanthrenone derivative represented by the following formula I; ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 1988
Date of Patent:
November 28, 1989
Assignees:
Arakawa Chemical Industries, Ltd., Mistubishi Kasei Corporation