Abstract: Extracts from plant material, or semi-purified/purified molecules or compounds prepared from the extracts that demonstrate the ability to modulate one or more cellular activities are provided. The extracts are capable of slowing down, inhibiting or preventing cell migration, for example, the migration of endothelial cells or neoplastic cells and thus, the use of the extracts to slow down, inhibit or prevent abnormal cell migration in an animal is also provided. Methods of selecting and preparing the plant extracts and methods of screening the extracts to determine their ability to modulate one or more cellular activity are described. The purification or semi-purification of one or more molecules from the described extracts is also contemplated as well as the use of these molecules, alone or in combination with an extract, to slow down, inhibit or prevent abnormal cell migration in an animal.

Abstract: A combination drug therapy can be administered to patients to treat xerostomia or dry mouth or Sjogren's syndrome in the form of orally dissolving film or orally disintegrating tablets. Some of the drugs could be synthetic origin and some drugs are obtained from natural sources.

Abstract: The invention relates to agents for sequestering serum aging factors, and methods for using the same. More particularly, the invention relates to agents termed herein “Naractin” to denote any one of several naturally-occurring arNOX inhibitors either present in N. tazetta powder or capable of augmenting N. tazetta powder to an inhibitory level comparable to that of the fresh N. tazetta extracts, and to methods for using “Naractins” to prevent or treat disorders and complications of disorders resulting from cell damage caused by an aging-related isoform of NADH oxidase (arNOX). In one exemplary embodiment the agents of the invention comprise at least one naturally occurring Naractin. Such naturally occurring naractins are also capable of augmenting the anti-arNOX effect of other naturally occurring arNOX inhibitory agents.

Abstract: A primary composition that includes at least one lipophilic bioactive compound and a whey protein in an amount effective to increase the bioavailability of the lipophilic bioactive compound, and methods of forming the same. Also, an oral composition that contains the primary composition in a foodstuff, in a food supplement, in a cosmetic preparation or in a pharmaceutical preparation, and methods of forming the same.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing an herbal extract and a flavor system comprising an herbal extract produced by the process. The invention also provides a flavor system comprising an herbal extract comprising thymol, eugenol, carvacrol and eucalyptol. The invention further provides a flavor system comprising a thyme extract having a minimum inhibitory concentration of less than about 3%. Additionally, the invention provides an oral product comprising a flavor system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to herbal extracts of Sinapis Semen, Corydalis Tuber, Pharbitidis Seed, and Strychni Ignatii Semen, and a composition containing the same for treating and preventing gastrointestinal motility disorder. The extracts of the present invention have a remarkable effect of promoting gastrointestinal motility through HT3 receptor antagonism and/or HT4 receptor antagonism.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for prophylaxis or treatment of urinary system infection, comprising a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor. The present invention also relates to a method for prophylaxis or treatment of urinary system infection, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of composition comprising a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor.

Abstract: Dicot, and especially Brassicaceae sprout preparations are employed as a dietary agents that significantly reduce oxidized species in human serum. In one especially preferred aspect, contemplated compositions are employed to reduce serum oxLDL and to increase serum HDL levels.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for maintaining a state of sexual wellness in a healthy human by providing a dietary supplement comprising one or more sexual steroid prohormones.

Abstract: A food for improving motor function comprising as effective components carnosine and/or anserine and a material for improving motor performance (a material for motor energy source, a material for promoting conversion into energy and/or an antioxidant) is provided. In the invention, by synergistic effect of these components, the motor function or stamina can be improved and recovery from fatigue can be promoted in humans and mammals. Further, any of the effective components of the food for improving motor function of the invention is a naturally occurring component, therefore, the food has a characteristic of high safety.

Abstract: A method for treatment of cachexia and or alleviating one or more symptoms of cachexia involving the step of administering, to a human or animal, a composition including ingredients obtainable from turmeric, ginger, green tea, and, optionally, horseradish. This composition may further include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: There is provided a novel anti-wrinkle composition comprising one or more from among watercress, juniper, baizhu and coltsfoot extracts as active ingredients.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions comprising a nematicide intermixed with lecithin and a co-surfactant that form stable dispersions in water. Also disclosed are methods of controlling nematodes in soil by application of such compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates mainly to a cosmetic process for making up and/or caring for keratin material(s), comprising the application, on contact with a keratin material, of at least one cosmetic composition comprising at least 75% by weight, relative to its total weight, of compound(s) approved for food use and having a gloss value at least greater than or equal to about 5.

Abstract: The present invention provides a powder superior in water-dispersibility/solubility, workability and tabletability, which contains an oil component containing a bioactive substance, a water-soluble polymer, a saccharide other than polysaccharides and a surfactant, at a particular ratio. The powder can be utilized for food, food with nutrient function claims, food for specified health uses, nutritional supplement, nutritional product, animal drug, drinks, feed, pharmaceutical product, quasi-drug, cosmetic and the like.

Abstract: A method of providing controlled release of a biologically active substance within a subject's digestive system. The biologically active substance is administered concurrently with one or more soluble fibers in an oral dosage unit. The soluble fibers interact with the biologically active substance within the subject's digestive system to moderate and control the release of the biologically active substances in the subject's bloodstream. This provides more constant blood concentrations of the biologically active substances. The amount of soluble fibers in the oral dosage unit is greater than 40% by weight, and in some cases greater than 50% by weight of the oral dosage unit. The oral dosage unit typically contains from about 1 to 15g of soluble fiber, and in some cases from about 3 to 5g of soluble fiber. The biologically active substance may contain phytonutrients that promote the subject's cardiovascular system, immune system, or weight management.

Abstract: Skin care compositions and methods are provided comprising a highly hydrophobic substance, an alkaryl polyfluorocarbon, particularly a substituted phenyl-polyfluoroacylamino propanamide, an alkanol and refined oils and the oil triglyceride fractions in sufficient amount to provide substantial homogeneity. When employed for hirsutism, optionally antioxidants and moisturizer are added. For use against wrinkles, additionally vitamins, antioxidants and a mixture of extracts of naturally occurring substances are present.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition that can effectively improve peripheral blood flow to thereby ameliorate cold sensation, numbness, pains and other skin symptoms, as well as frostbites, chilblains and chaps and other skin disorders associated with disturbed peripheral blood flow. This composition has no side effects. Specifically, the peripheral blood flow-improving composition contains, as an active ingredient, a extract of a plant of the genus Lepidium of the family Cruciferae. More specifically, the composition contains as an active ingredient a extract of maca plant (Lepidium meyenii Walp). Food and beverage products, perfumes and cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products containing the peripheral blood flow-improving composition are also provided.

Abstract: A dietary supplement including a unique combination of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and optionally vitamins, minerals and specialty ingredients. The supplement can include a fruit ingredient, a vegetable ingredient and an herbal ingredient, wherein the fruit ingredient is at least one of pomegranate and citrus bioflavonoids, wherein the vegetable ingredient is at least one of asparagus, lutein, lycopene and watercress, and wherein the herbal ingredient is at least one of basil, oregano and rosemary. The supplement can be administered to subjects to reduce risk factors in a subject, for example, by lowering homocysteine levels and/or reducing DNA damage. The supplement can increase plasma levels of at least one of vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, folate, and beta-carotene and other vitamins or substances in the subject.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a water dispersible, preferably a powder composition of water extractible bioactive components of exclusively fruit or vegetable or plant origin. These components are obtainable by: a) subjecting a selected fruit or vegetable or plant material to homogenisation in weak alkaline conditions and at moderate temperature; b) separating the liquid extract from the homogenised mass and subsequently bringing it to neutrality; and c) eventually concentrating or drying, preferably by freeze drying, the neutralized liquid extract. The composition can be used as primary composition in the preparation of a food product for oral administration, a food supplement, a pet food product, a pet food supplement, a cosmetic preparation or a pharmaceutical preparation.

Abstract: A dietary supplement including a unique combination of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and optionally vitamins, minerals and specialty ingredients. The supplement can include a fruit ingredient, a vegetable ingredient and an herbal ingredient, wherein the fruit ingredient is at least one of pomegranate and citrus bioflavonoids, wherein the vegetable ingredient is at least one of asparagus, lutein, lycopene and watercress, and wherein the herbal ingredient is at least one of basil, oregano and rosemary. The supplement can be administered to subjects to correct a dietary deficiency of phytochemicals and other nutrients, improve the amount of antioxidants in the subject, and decrease free radical damage in the subject.

Abstract: A composition for the treatment and/or prevention of attacks by biological agents characterised in that it comprises at least: a modulator means; a by-product of Brassicaceae seeds; water.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments concern a process for controlling plant pests, such as insects, nematodes, fungi, weeds, and combinations thereof, with specific embodiments being particularly useful for weed suppression. One disclosed embodiment comprises providing a plant, or a portion thereof, selected from the family Brassicaceae, particularly from the genera Brassica and Sinapis, and even more particularly from the genus Sinapis. Plant material is applied to soil prior to crop planting, simultaneously with crop planting, or subsequent to emergence of desired plants. The method may further comprise processing plant material. For example, with reference to Sinapis alba processing can include crushing the plants to obtain seed meal, which can be applied as obtained, or can be in other useful forms, such as pellets. Alternatively, effective glucosinolates may be extracted from plant material, either with or without first pressing the plant material.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions comprising a nematicide intermixed with lecithin and a co-surfactant that form stable dispersions in water. Also disclosed are methods of controlling nematodes in soil by application of such compositions.

Abstract: Extracts, in the form of cream, ointment and the like, from cabbage leaves to reduce or to prevent the flow of mother's milk when applied to the mother's breast. A pad with such extracts to fit on a breast. Vacuum sealed pads.

Abstract: Compositions comprising a water soluble spinach extract, compositions comprising a water soluble spinach extract, a liposome, a cardiolipin, and at least one antioxidant, compositions comprising a water soluble spinach extract, an extract of Arabidopsis thaliana or of the mustard (Brassica) plant, a liposome, a cardiolipin, and at least one antioxidant, processes for obtaining such compositions, and methods of using such compositions to repair damage to nuclear DNA, mitochondrial DNA, or both, prevent or decrease damage to such DNA from, for example, reactive oxygen species or 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine and/or to repair or prevent mitochondrial damage and loss of membrane fluidity are disclosed. Compositions of the present invention may be topically administered, orally administered or parenterally, such as administration by injection.

Abstract: Methods and compositions comprising essential oils or components thereof for protecting harvested fruits against decay caused by a specific pathogenic fungus are provided, such as Cinnamon cassia oil for protection of persimmons against Alternaria alternata, strawberries against Botrytis cinerea, or mandarins against Penicillium italicum or Penicillium digitatum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for prophylaxis or treatment of urinary system infection, comprising a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor. The present invention also relates to a method for prophylaxis or treatment of urinary system infection, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of composition comprising a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for promoting the growth of animals, comprising extracts of Artemisia capillaris thunberg., Acanthopanax and garlic, as well as a feed composition comprising the same. The composition for promoting the growth of animals shows the excellent effect of promoting the secretion of growth hormone. Particularly, when the feed composition comprising the animal growth-promoting composition is administered to livestock animals, it will show the excellent effects of body weight gain, meat quality improvement and milk production increase in the livestock animals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for enhancing fertility in a male individual comprising extracts of radish seeds, celery seeds, black seeds and ginger rhizome, methods of enhancing fertility in a male individual comprising the step of administering said composition, and the use of said composition as a medicament.

Abstract: The present invention relates to use of a plant which has been modified to produce increased levels of flavonol glucosides, or an extract thereof containing flavonol glucosides, in reducing hypertension in a mammal.

Abstract: The invention relates to substances which are capable of protecting FGF-2, to a composition for preventing or controlling degradation of FGF-2, and a method of protecting FGF-2 in the skin from degradation. In particular, the invention relates to an extract of Hibiscus Abelmoschus or ambrette, a rebokza extract, a gougizi berry extract, a banha extract, a lessonia extract, a mustard flour extract, a wooyin extract, a barley extract, and/or a sesame extract, in amounts effective to protect FGF-2 from its degradation. Further, the present invention allows the extracellular matrix to be restructured, particularly at the dermis, which is useful, for example, for controlling aging.

Abstract: A medicament to decrease the adverse events of Orlistat, an oral lipase inhibitor, arranged to be taken in combination with Orlistat, comprising: an admixture of carminative herbs and one or more chelating agents to absorb and mechanically agitate non-digested fats.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a sensate composition consisting of a liquid cooling composition, and at least one warming, tingling, or pungent sensate ingredient of either synthetic or natural origin which provides enhanced warming, tingling, or pungent properties. The liquid cooling sensate of the invention is a eutectic mixture of 2-Isopropyl-N,2,3-trimethylbutyramide and N-Ethyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide, or at least one cooling agent selected from the group consisting of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-dimethyl-2-isopropylbutanamide, N-(3-ethoxypropyl)-2,3-dimethyl-2-isopropylbutanamide, N-(3-isopropoxypropyl)-2,3-dimethyl-2-isopropylbutanamide, N-(3-butoxypropyl)-2,3-dimethyl-2-isopropylbutanamide,N-Ethyl-2,2-diisopropylbutanamide, N-(1,1-dimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl)-2,2-diethylbutanamide, N-(2-ethoxyethyl)-2,3-dimethyl-2-isopropylbutanamide and N-(3-methoxypropyl)-2,3-dimethyl-2-isopropylbutanamide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing organically-bound vitamin B, preferably vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12, or mixtures thereof, in plants, wherein plant seeds are soaked in the solution of the respective vitamin and are cultured to vitamin-B-enriched germ buds by subsequent sprinkling.

Abstract: New compositions including salt components and/or antioxidant-containing botanical extract components, such as bamboo leaf extracts, acai berry extracts, lotus leaf extracts, other antioxidant-containing botanical extracts and mixtures thereof, are provided. The present compositions effectively take advantage of the chemical make-ups and/or properties of these components to provide new and/or enhanced benefits relative to substantially identical compositions without such components.

Abstract: Vegetable sources of cancer chemoprotective agents have been identified which are extraordinarily rich in glucosinolates, metabolic precursors of isothiocyanates. The vegetable sources are used to provide a dietary means of reducing the level of carcinogens in mammals.

Abstract: A water-dissipatable film forming formulation includes a polymer having at least one water solubilizing or dissipating moiety; an active ingredient or agent; and at least one of a plasticizer or a humectant. The present invention also includes a method for delivering an active agent to the epidermis of a subject. The method includes applying the film forming formulation to a predetermined area of skin.

Abstract: A composition for use in softgel capsules comprises one or more esters of phytosterols and/or phytostanols which have been treated to enhance their flowability at ambient temperatures prior to or concurrent with softgel formation.

Abstract: The present invention is in the fields of lipid metabolism and dietary supplementation and provides methods and compositions to improve heart health of a mammal by orally administering stearidonic acid and related compounds to the mammal. The improved heart health is evidenced by the enrichment of cardiac tissue with eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5, ?3) and docosapentaenoic acid (22:5, ?3) following the administration. Also provided are methods for promoting a stearidonic acid containing product by advertising its heart health benefits.

Abstract: A method and composition for controlling fossorial rodents are disclosed. The composition is a mixture of water, a foaming agent and a respiratory irritant. The respiratory irritant is preferably finely ground white mustard seeds. The mixture is aerated through a nozzle and pumped into the rodent burrow to exterminate the resident rodent.

Abstract: A pesticide consisting of a mixture of sulfur well water and seven edible ingredients, which becomes lethal to fire ants and termites when mixed together, in a liquid, granular, spray or paste form.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for processing defatted oil seeds, comprising the steps of: (a) solubilizing at least a portion of the protein contained in the oil seeds to produce suspended residual solids and a first solution comprising protein, phenolic-protein complexes, and free phenolic compounds; (b) separating at least a portion of the free phenolic compounds from the first solution and recovering a free phenolic reduced solution; and (c) treating the free phenolic reduced solution to precipitate at least a portion of the protein as a precipitated protein isolate and recovering a treated solution containing a soluble protein isolate. Novel protein products are also disclosed. Food and drink products containing the novel protein products are also disclosed.

Abstract: Compositions are described comprising at least partially defatted meal from a plant source containing protein-bound tryptophan, preferably squash seeds, and, optionally, a carbohydrate source provided in an amount capable of facilitating transport of in vivo generated tryptophan across the blood brain barrier. Also described are dietary supplements, foods and beverages comprising the composition of the invention to reduce anxiety.

Abstract: An insecticide composition is isolated from Paeonia suffruticosa, Cnidium officinale, Cinnamomum cassia, mustard (Brassica juncea) and horseradish (Cholearia aroracia) by using methanol or by elution with a solvent including hexane and ethyl acetate. The composition can be used to eradicate house dust mites and insects found in stored products.

Abstract: A cabbage extract composition has now been found which is effective for accelerating lactation cessation in both breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding mothers. The cabbage extract composition can also be used to prevent or alleviate the symptoms of breast engorgement in lactating mothers.

Abstract: A method of extracting non-polar isothiocyanates from a plant includes providing fresh or dehydrated plant material that contains at least one glucosinolate that will form a corresponding non-polar isothiocyanate, and endogenous myrosinase enzyme. Water is added to the plant material and milled, and oil is added thereafter to the water and plant mixture. This mixture is then homogenized after which the oil phase is separated from water phase and solids, such that the non-polar isothiocyanate(s) partition into the oil phase. A stable composition made according to the method includes at least one non-polar isothiocyanate and a vegetable oil. A dietary supplement may be formulated from the stable composition.

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a method for inhibiting COX-2 in an organism. In particular, the method is preferably directed toward selectively inhibiting COX-2 in an organism. The method comprises the step of administering to the organism an organic extract isolated from an edible plant wherein such extract inhibits COX-2. A method to purify a composition that exhibits COX-2 inhibition and COX-2 selective inhibition from the organic extract is also provided. In addition, a method for treating and/or preventing COX-2 mediated inflammation or inflammation-associated disorders in an organism is provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a crude drug composition comprising extracts of radish and tea leaf and additionally comprising an extract extracted from at least one crude drug selected from a group consisting of Daucus carota var sativa, Aurantii nobilis Pericapium, Aurantii immatri Pericarpium, Ficus carica L., Allium cepa L., Mume Fructus and Prunus armeniaca.

Abstract: A repellent composition for repelling mice, rats, and other chewing and gnawing animals which deters nesting and habitation in agricultural seeds and agricultural products stored in bulk and in separate containers made from paper, burlap, cotton, plastic, wood and steel. The repellent composition is between 1 to 10% concentration of the natural concentration of commercially produced mustard. The composition can be sprayed and sprinkled on the ground, on the storage bags and containers, and it maintains effectiveness over an extended period of time.