An object of the present invention is to provide a novel screening technique for selecting a useful pharmaceutical compound. The present invention to solve the above problem is a method for screening active ingredients of a
medicine, including the following step A, step B and / or step C, and step D. [step A] a step of administering a candidate substance to an animal (excluding human); [step B] a step of observing undifferentiated cells in the animal that has undergone step A; [step C] a step of observing differentiated cells in the animal that has undergone step A; and [step D] a step of selecting, as the
active ingredient, a candidate substance that improves the amount of undifferentiated cells, or a candidate substance that improves the amount of differentiated cells or a candidate substance that improves a function of a tissue composed of differentiated cells, as compared with a case where the candidate substance is not administered.