The present invention provides a dried amnion which is dried with
maintaining tissues of a raw amnion and can be easily stored for a
prolonged period of time. An amnion which is dried with maintaining cells
and tissues of a raw amnion can be produced by repeating a
pressure-reducing operation and a pressure-recovery operation several
times, the pressure-reducing operation comprising continuously heating a
raw amnion placed in a treatment vessel by a far-infrared heater provided
in the treatment vessel and reducing the pressure of the inside of the
treatment vessel, and the pressure-recovery operation comprising
recovering the reduced pressure of the inside of the treatment vessel
with heating the amnion by microwaves irradiated from a microwave heating
apparatus provided outside of the treatment vessel, and the amnion is
characterized by retaining basement membranes and connective tissues
which are constituents of the raw amnion.