Abstract: A Chinese herbal medical composition in the form of jelly, wherein a Chinese herbal medicine is contained in a base containing at least one substance selected from the group consisting of carrageenan, carob bean gum and xanthan gum and not containing phosphate buffer. The Chinese herbal medical composition hardy muses syneresis, is superior in the preservative stability, is broadly applicable to a Chinese herbal medicine and is orally taken without taking care of the bitter of a Chinese herbal medicine.

Abstract: A Chinese herbal medical composition in the form of jelly, wherein a Chinese herbal medicine is contained in a base containing at least one substance selected from the group consisting of carrageenan, carob bean gum and xanthan gum and not containing phosphate buffer. The Chinese herbal medical composition hardly causes syneresis, is superior in the preservative stability, is broadly applicable to a Chinese herbal medicine and is orally taken without taking care of the bitter of a Chinese herbal medicine.

Abstract: This invention provides a package comprising a formed product, formed by heat welding a sheet-like planar polymeric film to form the film into a cylindrical form. The formed product is filled with a gel product and a viscous paste product as contents, which are very stable and are not separated from water, together with gas. In this package, upon opening, the gel product is easily discharged without adhering or sticking to a surface of contact with a polymeric film surface, and, further, the whole quantity of the paste product is discharged into the formed product without adhering and staying.

Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration containing a 5-HT.3 receptor antagonist, which is suitable for self-medication because of good preservation stability, low synthesis, good uniformity and good external appearance, and good smoothness in throat, and easiness to be taken. Concretely, it is a jellied pharmaceutical composition for oral administration containing a 5-HT.3 receptor antagonist, a gelatinizing agent, and water; and having a pH of 7 or less. In particular, there is provided the pharmaceutical composition, where the gelatinizing agent is carrageenan, pectin, agar, alginic acid, sodium alginate, gelatin, manna, Kodak, konjakmannan, glucomannan, chitosan, xanthan gum, tamarind seed polysaccharide, gellan gum, karaya gum, or cassia gum, or preferably the pharmaceutical composition further containing a thickener.

Abstract: A Chinese herbal medical composition in the form of jelly, wherein a Chinese herbal medicine is contained in a base containing at least one substance selected from the group consisting of carrageenan, carob bean gum and xanthan gum and not containing phosphate buffer, which hardly causes syneresis, is superior in the preservative stability, especially is broadly applicable to a Chinese herbal medicine and is orally taken without taking care of the bitter of a Chinese herbal medicine.

Abstract: This invention provides an X-ray contrast medium for examination of the large and the small intestine comprising an aqueous suspension containing 15 to 35 w/v % of barium sulfate and 0.6 to 0.15 w/v % of xanthan gum, wherein when the barium sulfate concentration is in the range of 15 to 20 w/v %, the amount of xanthan gum used is in the range of 0.3 to 0.6 w/v %; when the barium sulfate concentration is in the range of 20 to 30 w/v %, the amount of xanthan gum used is in the range of 0.2 to 0.5 w/v %; and when the barium sulfate concentration is in the range of 30 to 35 w/v %, the amount of xanthan gum used is in the range of 0.15 to 0.4 w/v %, and wherein, in each case, the higher the barium sulfate concentration is, the smaller the amount of xanthan gum used is; and the lower the barium sulfate concentration is, the larger the amount of xanthan gum used is.

Abstract: A new barium sulfate contrast medium comprising 20 to 30 w/v % barium sulfate, gum tragacanth and either sodium carboxymethyl cellulose or gum arabic is useful for x-ray examination of the large intestine having adequate radiolucency combined with high coating abilities.

Abstract: A past record correcting/reading apparatus comprises storage circuit means for storing photoelectric conversion information (image information) of the respective photosensitive elements corresponding to scanning lines during the past scanning operation; and level control means for controlling quantizing-levels or output levels of photoelectric conversion output signals derived from the respective photosensitive elements during the present scanning operation, based upon the past image formation read out from the storage circuit means.

Abstract: In an optical device, small lenses are arranged in two or more rows to constitute a lens array, a plurality of such lens arrays are superimposed with each other between first and second planes, the distance between the optical axes of the rows of small lenses in at least one lens array is set to be different from that in the remaining lens arrays, and a multiple image of an optical image on the first plane is formed on an imaging surface. The distance between the optical axes can be changed by shifting the optical axis of one lens array among a plurality of small lenses forming one imaging system in the lens arrays from those of remaining lenses. The direction and amount of such lens offset are properly selected to suppress moire.