An autonomic nervous activity monitor capable of predicting occurrence of
abnormal reaction depending on autonomic nervous activity and used for
medical practice and the like is provided. A blood component collecting
apparatus 100 carries out frequency analysis to a pattern of heartbeat
which is acquired by an ECG 300 from a donor, and calculates a high
frequency component value [msec.sup.2] defined as an indicator for
parasympathetic activity and a ratio value of a low frequency component
to the high frequency component defined as an indicator for sympathetic
activity to detect a change in these values on a time-series base. When a
judgment circuit 204 predicts that abnormal reaction may occur to a donor
after blood collection operation is started, a controller 200 controls a
pump 9 to decrease a blood drawing or blood returning speed, or, to stop
blood drawing or blood returning operation.