Containing Or Obtained From A Root, Bulb, Tuber, Corm, Or Rhizome (aka Radix) Patents (Class 424/773)
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Patent number: 8202554Abstract: An extract of the family Dioscoreaceae useful for preventing or treating the peripheral neuropathy; and a pharmaceutical composition or food composition comprising the extract are provided. In addition, a pharmaceutical composition or food composition useful for preventing or treating the peripheral neuropathy comprising a compound isolated from the extract of the family Dioscoreaceae is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Inventors: Sun-Yeou Kim, Tong-Ho Kang, Ji-Ho Park
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Publication number: 20120148692Abstract: This invention relates to a novel herbal formulation for the prevention and management of type-2 diabetes mellitus and vascular complications associated with diabetes comprising, preparing of hydromethanolic extract of at least one plant selected form Salacia roxburghii, Salacia oblonga, Garcinia Indica and Lagerstroemia parviflora at 70°-80° C., maintaining ph of the solution between 7-10, separating the active compounds by using TLC, HPLC, HPTLC, subjecting the active compounds to the step of molecular characterization.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: SRM UNIVERSITYInventors: Govind Prasad Dubey, Aruna Agrawal, Nirupama Dubey, Shipra Dubey, Rajesh Dubey, Samathanam Mercy Deborah
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Publication number: 20120148693Abstract: The present invention relates to a herbal drug composition for cartilage protection comprising plant extracts of Clematis Radix, Trichosanthis Radix, and Prunellae Spica and an optimal content of rosmarinic acid to: (i) alleviate pains; (ii) inhibit the acute/chronic inflammation, platelet/whole blood aggregation, immunocyte (B-lymphcyte and T-lymphcyte) proliferation, inflammation-inducing enzyme activities, and enzyme activities associated with degradation of joint tissue; (iii) scavenge activity of toxic active oxygen radicals; and (iv) further provide excellent cartilage protection activity to be effectively used as an anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic effects, blood circulation enhancer, arthritis therapeutic agent and cartilage protective.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Chang-Kyun HAN, Wie-Jong KWAK, Ki Won JOUNG, Hun Seung YOO, Do Seung KUM, Yong-Baik CHO, Keun Ho RYU, Hae In RHEE, Taek Su KIM, In Ho JUNG, So Yoon LEE, Jung Bum YI, Joo Hyon KIM, Key An UM
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Patent number: 8197871Abstract: A nutritional composition for treating severe headaches and comprising a plurality of vitamins and a plurality of minerals that together represent at least a portion of required daily allowance thereof. The plurality of vitamins include at least vitamins A, C, D, E, K, B-1, B-2, B-6, and B-12, niacin, folic acid, biotin, pantothenic acid, and mixtures thereof, while the plurality of minerals include at least selenium, zinc, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, copper, chromium, cobalt, phosphorous, iodine, potassium and molybdenum. The composition further includes at least one or both of 125-175 mg of co-enzyme Q-10 and 25-150 mg of purified Butterbur root extract.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Inventor: Gary A. L'Europa
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Patent number: 8197869Abstract: A composition for enhanced bioavailability of curcumin including purified curcuminoid and purified essential oil of turmeric. A method to prepare a composition for enhanced bioavailability of curcumin having purified curcuminoid and purified essential oil of turmeric.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Arjuna Natural Extracts, Ltd.Inventor: Benny Antony
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Publication number: 20120128807Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition or a method for treating or preventing irritable bowel syndrome. The present invention uses Atractylodes japonica rhizome extract, preferably the ethanol water solution extract of Atractylodes japonica rhizome, more preferably the 35-65 v/v % ethanol water solution extract of Atractylodes japonica rhizome for treating or preventing irritable bowel syndrome. Atractylodes japonica rhizome extract shows a surprising effect in suppressing visceral hypersensitivity or improving defecation abnormality caused by stress or bowel irritability.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Won Suck Sun, Taek-Su Kim, Woong Sik Kim, Do-Seung Kum, Keun-Ho Ryu, Hae-In Rhee, Hyo Jin Jeon, Dong Sun Min, Yang Hae Park, Hyun-Joo Son, Eun-Ju Park, Bong-Yong Lee, Hojin Namgung, Minseok Park, Euichaul Oh
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Publication number: 20120128806Abstract: A method of topically applying natural plant product for dissipation of human adipose tissue, comprising: (a) topically applying an inner portion of a natural plant product to an epidermal layer exterior to adipose tissue to be dissipated of a user's body for a period of time, upon which a percentage of the adipose tissue softens and dissolves, thus, reducing the adipose tissue of the user's body; (b) removing the topically applied inner portion of the natural plant product from the epidermal layer for another period of time; (c) repeating steps (a) and (b); and weight reduction apparatus comprising a topical applicator having a receiving container adapted to removably receive a natural plant product and having an opening or a porous wall adapted to facilitate pulp, juices, and/or extracts of the natural plant product to contact a user's epidermal layer exterior to the adipose tissue to be dissipated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventor: JOSEPH LICHTENSTEIN
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Patent number: 8182847Abstract: An extract and procedure for extracting the polar constituents from plants of the Family Brassicaceae, specifically but not limited to the genus Lepidium. The extract has increased polar and decreased lipidic constituent concentrations with the ability to promote the expression and production of insulin-like growth factor. The extract makes the product more amenable to use in preparations for use in conditions that are associated with reduced insulin-like growth factor levels in humans and animals, including growth, muscle mass, strength and repair, arthritis, bone formation and osteoporosis, dysmobility in the elderly, improved liver and gastrointestinal function, cachexia, fertility, fetal and neonatal growth restriction, aquaculture and animal farming.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Inventor: Paul Bobrowski
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Publication number: 20120121734Abstract: Novel utilization of sucralose which is a high intense sweetener. Compositions containing sucralose including: sweetening compositions having excellent sweetness qualities based on the characteristics of sucralose; foods with a masked unpleasant smell and unpleasant taste; performance food compositions (viscous food compositions, gel food compositions, emulsified food compositions); foods with improved flavors; preservatives and foods with improved quality of taste; and flavor compositions with improved flavors. Novel utilization of sucralose as a sweetener improver, a masking agent for unpleasant smell/unpleasant taste, a flavor improver, a function improver (viscosity, gelling properties, emulsification properties), a taste characteristic improver, and a flavor improver/enhancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC.Inventors: Maki Inoue, Kazumi Iwai, Naoto Ojima, Takuya Kawai, Mitsumi Kawamoto, Shunsuke Kuribi, Miho Sakaguchi, Chie Sasaki, Kazuhito Shizu, Mariko Shiguryou, Kazutaka Hirao, Miki Fujii, Yoshito Morita, Nobuharu Yasunami, Junko Yoshifuji
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Publication number: 20120121724Abstract: The present invention is related to the composition and methods of manufacture of orally-dissolvable, edible films as a vehicle for the non-invasive administration of nitroglycerin, as well as other therapeutic agents either with or without nitroglycerin, through the mucosal tissues of the oral cavity. The films include a water soluble film-forming polymer such as pullulan. Methods for producing the films are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2012Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventor: Todd Maibach
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Patent number: 8168236Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for preparing extract products from the root of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. and the extract products thus obtained, which are biologically active in promoting the proliferation, growth and/or differentiation of hematocytes and bone marrow cells in vitro and in vivo.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: National Yang-Ming UniversityInventor: Rong-Tsun Wu
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Patent number: 8168220Abstract: The invention relates to novel dosage forms containing hydroxystilbene, to a method for producing said dosage forms and to their use for treating female menopausal complaints, juvenile oligomenorrhoea and dysmenorrhoea, primary and secondary amenorrhoea or endometritis.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Inventors: Peter Heger, Reinhard Rettenberger, Carl-Friedrich Spaich
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Patent number: 8153169Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide a herbal medicine for treatment of infertility in women. The medicine includes a tea-spoon of corncockle powder and a tea-spoon of turmeric powder dissolved in a sheep oil. The embodiments herein also provide a method of preparing a medicine for treatment of infertility. According to the method, a corncockle powder and a turmeric powder are prepared and mixed with an animal oil to form a liquid mixture. The mixture is kept for 24 hrs at room temperature. Moreover, the embodiments herein also provide a method of treating infertility in a patient by injecting a dose of 2 cc to 10 cc of the prepared medicine in the vagina of the patient for 3 consecutive days immediately after a completion of a menstrual cycle using a disposable or reusable syringe without a needle.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Inventor: Fariba Sepahvand
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Patent number: 8153172Abstract: A composition having a curcuminoid and an essential oil of turmeric. A composition having a curcuminoid and an essential oil of turmeric, wherein the essential oil is present in an amount sufficient to cause an enhancement of bioavailability of curcumin when the composition is administered to a human as compared to bioavailability of curcumin obtained upon administration of a composition prepared without adding essential oil to the curcuminoid. A method to prepare a composition having a curcuminoid and an essential oil of turmeric.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Arjuna Natural Extracts, Ltd.Inventor: Benny Antony
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Patent number: 8153146Abstract: The invention is an organic pesticide or fungicide made from components of hop extract by preparing stable aqueous emulsions of hop acids and other hop extract components. The hop acids and other hop extract components are suspended as stable, colloidal preparations in water, which can be sprayed on plants for pest control.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2004Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: John I. HaasInventors: Gene Probasco, Mark M. Bossert, David W. Hysert
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Publication number: 20120070519Abstract: A method of obtaining one or more fractions from one or more plants is disclosed. The method includes subjecting one or more parts of the one or more plants to hydro-alcoholic extraction in presence of a water-insoluble solvent to obtain one or more extracts. The method further includes subjecting the one or more extracts to one or more of de-pigmentation, de-fatting and detoxification process to obtain the one or more fractions. The one or more fractions thus obtained contain a desired pharmacologically active ingredient in concentration greater than concentrations of other pharmacologically active ingredients present in the at least one fraction. Further, the one or more fractions are less toxic as compared with corresponding one or more fractions obtained by conventional methods. In addition, the one or more fractions are therapeutically more effective in various diseases as compared to one or more fractions obtained by conventional methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: BIO-VED Pharmaceuticals, Pvt. Ltd.Inventors: Deepa Chitre, Debendranath Dey
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Publication number: 20120070407Abstract: There is disclosed the use of a composition for promoting neuronal growth of neurons in tissues of the central or peripheral nervous system. There is also disclosed a method for inducing proliferation or differentiation of neuronal cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventors: Michel Maurice Jacques Lazdunski, Catherine Louise Heurteaux, David Picard
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Publication number: 20120070521Abstract: A method of obtaining one or more fractions from a plant material of Withania somnifera (WS) is disclosed. The method includes subjecting the plant material to hydro-alcoholic extraction in presence of a water-insoluble solvent to obtain at least one extract. The method further includes subjecting the at least one extract obtained from the hydro-alcoholic extraction to at least one of de-pigmentation, de-fatting and detoxification process to obtain the one or more fractions. The one or more fractions thus obtained contain Withaferin A in a concentration greater than concentrations of other pharmacologically active ingredients present in the one or more fractions. The one or more fraction thus obtained and one or more compositions containing the one or more fractions are effective in inhibiting proliferation of mammalian cancerous cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: Bio-Ved Pharmaceuticals, PVT., Ltd.Inventors: Deepa Chitre, Debendranath Dey, Sunetra Chaskar, Sachin Chaturvedi
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Patent number: 8119170Abstract: Compositions, kits and methods are provided for enhancing vital energy and athletic performance, improving or restoring blood circulation, promoting mental acuity, reducing fatigue, and improving aerobic performance. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the herbal extracts of Rhodiola crenulata (root) and Ginkgo biloba (leaf). The composition can be used as a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical to promote mental concentration, and to promote aerobic and anaerobic performance by enhancing strength, endurance, muscle tissue oxygenation, and optimal oxygen consumption.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Inventors: Wen Hsien Chou, Vivien Chou
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Patent number: 8119141Abstract: This invention provides a method for identifying a composition of Cinnamomi and Poria. This invention further provides a composition comprising: Ramulus Cinnamomi, Poria Cortex, Moutan Radicis, Radix Paeonize Alba, and Semen Persicae. This invention provides various uses of these compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.Inventor: Wei Xiao
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Publication number: 20120039928Abstract: The present invention relates to an extract of a processed herbal medicinal plant and a composition for skin external application which contains the extract. More specifically, the composition for skin external application contains an extract of processed herbal medicinal plant, prepared through a method comprising the steps of: (a) processing an herbal medicinal plant by a process of boiling, steaming, roasting, baking or heating the medicinal plant or a combination of two or more of these processes; (b) obtaining an extract of the processed medicinal plant. The composition shows an improved antioxidant effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Jun Seong Park, Hye Yoon Park, Dong Hyun Kim, Eun Jeong Moon, Ji Hye Chung, Jae Kyoung Lee, Duck Hee Kim, Han Kon Kim
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Publication number: 20120034326Abstract: According to this invention there a novel herbal formulation for the prevention and management of coronary heart disease and associated CHD risk factors, comprising, preparing a hydromethanolic extract of at least two plants selected from of Withania somnifera, Costus speciosus, Hippophae rhamnoides and Terminalia arjuna at 60-80° C., maintaining the pH of the solution between 7-10, separating the active compounds chromatographically, subjecting the active compounds to the step of molecular characterization.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: SRM UNIVERSITYInventors: Govind Prasad Dubey, Aruna Agrawal, Nirupama Dubey, Shipra Dubey, Rajesh Dubey, Samathanam Mercy Deborah
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Publication number: 20120034171Abstract: The invention relates to a dosage form that is thermoshaped without being extruded and that is safeguarded from abuse, comprising at least one synthetic or natural polymer having a breaking strength of at least 500 N in addition to one or more active substances that could be subject to abuse and optionally physiologically acceptable adjuvants. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for producing said dosage form.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: GRUENENTHAL GMBHInventors: Elisabeth ARKENAU-MARIC, Johannes Bartholomäus, Heinrich Kugelmann
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Publication number: 20120034325Abstract: The invention provides a formulation for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections by administering an effective amount of the formulation comprising an extract of at least one plant selected from Allium sativum, Acorus calamus, Alstonia scholaris, Carissa spinarum, Cissampelos pareria, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Moringa olifera, Paederia foetida, Shorea robusta, Piper nigrum, Pueraria tuberosa, Ocimum sanctum, Terminalia bellirica, Tinospora cordifolia and Zingiber officinale, and a combination thereof. The invention also provides a process for preparing and method of using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Shatrughna Prasad Vaidya, Ram Chander Vaidya
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Patent number: 8110228Abstract: A method of using an herbal extract of the a mixture of: Herba Scutellaria barbata, Radix Sophora subprostratae, Radix Anemarrhena, Semen Glycine sojae, Radix Glycyrrhiza, Rhizoma Rhei, Fructus Tritici levis, Radix Astragali, Radix Rehmania, Fructus Ligustri lucidi, Semen Zyziphi spinosa, Plumula Nelumbinis, Poria cocas, Rhizoma Alismatis, Cortex Moutan radicis, Fructus Corni, Radix Achyranthis, Concha Ostrea, Radix Aspargi, Radix Pueraria, Radix Atractylodis macrocephala and Herba Epimedium, for the treatment of hot flashes associated with menopause is disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2008Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Bionovo, Inc.Inventor: Isaac Cohen
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Publication number: 20120015062Abstract: The invention relates to plant extracts, especially based on species of the genus Agapanthus and combinations thereof with other extracts deriving from other plants. The invention further relates to the isolation, purification and identification of compounds in these extracts. The plant extracts and the isolated substances show significant antimicrobial activity, especially antifungal activity, and bio-stimulatory efficacy, when applied to other plants in vitro and in vivo, including under field conditions. The products according to this invention are suitable to be used as plant protecting agents for many crops and economic plants as an alternative for chemical pesticides.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicants: AGRARFORUM SA (PTY) LTD., AGRARFORUM AGInventor: Johannes Christiaan Pretorius
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Publication number: 20120015011Abstract: Disclosed is a cosmetic composition having a double-shell type nano-structure. More particularly, the nano-structure of the cosmetic composition includes: a water-soluble bioactive ingredient core; a core shell containing poly(ethyleneglycol)-poly(caprolactone)-poly(ethyleneglycol) (PE-PCL-PEG) triblock copolymer in order to include the bioactive ingredient core therein; and an outer shell containing phospholipids or derivatives thereof in order to enclose the core shell therein. Such a cosmetic composition improves stability of active components which are prone to oxidation, light degradation, heat degradation, etc., is formed in a nanoparticle size which in turn shows high transdermal absorption and is very useful to prepare a cosmetic composition stably encapsulating various bioactive ingredients with anti-wrinkle effects, whitening effects, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: WOONGJIN COWAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung-Bo SHIM, Byoung-Young JEON, Joo-Hyuck LIM, Jong-Keun CHOI, Yong-Joon JOO, Jin-Hun CHO
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Publication number: 20120009288Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for inhibition of xanthine oxidase comprising administrating an effective amount of the extracts from Acacia spp.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: SHANG-TZEN CHANG, YU-TANG TUNG
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Publication number: 20120003342Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for treating or relieving inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is provided. The pharmaceutical composition includes an extract of Bupleurum as an active ingredient, in which the Bupleurum is selected from the group consisting of Bupleurum krylovianum, Bupleurum chinense, Bupleurum commelynoideum, Bupleurum scorzonerifolium, Bupleurum triradiatum, Bupleurum falcatum, Bupleurum kaoi and a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ying-Chu Shih, Lain-Tze Lee, Nai-Yun Hu, Tien-Soung Tong
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Publication number: 20120003340Abstract: Nutritional compositions capable of reducing the risk of cancer are provided. The nutritional compositions combine the added effects of both a probiotic source and a phytochemical(s) capable of inducing enzymatic activity in mammals to reduce the incidence of cancer. The probiotic and phytochemical source can be derived from a single plant material, such as chicory.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Armand Malnoe, Christophe Cavin, Elizabeth Offord Cavin
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Patent number: 8071141Abstract: A composition for preventing or ameliorating multiple risk factor syndrome involving visceral fat-type obesity, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipemia and hypertension, which comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of a licorice hydrophobic extract, a turmeric extract, a clove extract, and a cinnamon extract.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Kaneka CorporationInventors: Tatsumasa Mae, Misuzu Tsukagawa, Hideyuki Kishida, Mitsuaki Kitano, Mikio Kitahara, Kaku Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20110280970Abstract: The present invention relates to mechanically hemostatic body-absorbable compositions having a putty-like consistency comprising a finely powdered, carboxylic acid salt, a liquid block copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, and a tocopherol.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: Orthocon, Inc.Inventor: Richard L. Kronenthal
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Publication number: 20110280951Abstract: The invention relates pharmaceutical/dietary supplement/food ingredient(s) selected from the extract(s), fraction(s), active compound(s) and phytochemical(s) or mixtures thereof derived from Sphaeranthus indicus and their compositions, preferably in combination with at least one component selected from the extract(s), fraction(s), active compound(s) and phytochemical(s) or mixtures thereof derived from Garcinia mangostana. The ingredients and the composition(s) can be used for the control, prevention and treatment of obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and other metabolic disorders, and also to regulate energy expenditure, prevention of atherosclerotic plaques in coronary artery and abdominal aorta, increase insulin sensitivity, prove glucose tolerance, lower triglyceride levels and balance glucose levels in mammals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: LAILA NUTRACEUTICALSInventors: Ganga Raju Gokaraju, Rama Raju Gokaraju, Venkata Kanaka Ranga Raju Gokaraju, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Kiran Bhupathiraju, Krishanu Sengupta, Venkata Krishna Raju Alluri
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Publication number: 20110274656Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating Hepatitis C, comprising the roots extract of Platycodon grandiflorum and/or saponin components in Platycodon grandiflorum useful as an antiviral agent. The composition of the present invention has no harm to human and inhibits the proliferation of Hepatitis C virus, so that it can be effectively used as a preventive or therapeutic agent for Hepatitis C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: B&C Biopharm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Woo Kim, Sang Wook Lee, Sang Jin Park, Jung Cheul Shin, Jae Won Yang, Jong Hwan Lim
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Publication number: 20110256249Abstract: The present invention is directed to skin treatment formulations having salicylic acid and other secondary ingredients. The secondary ingredients may include: non-comedogenic essential oils and plant extracts and sebum reducing agents. Salicylic acid and the secondary ingredients are provided in amounts effective to provide a sufficiently aggressive skin treatment for unclogging pores and reducing inflammation, while maintaining levels of sebum on the exterior of the skin to form an operative water barrier on the skin and hair. Additionally, a method is provided that unclogs pores, reduces inflammation, and controls levels of sebum on the exterior of the skin to maintain an operative water barrier on the skin and hair. The method may include, applying a sufficiently aggressive product comprising salicylic acid, non-comedogenic plant extracts and essential oils, and a sebum reducing agent to hair and its surrounding areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Doreen Campbell, Catherine Parker
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Patent number: 8039027Abstract: Use of ginseng extracts designated CVT-E002, PQ2, PQ2A, PQ2B, PQ2C, PQ2D, and PQ223 in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition suitable for treating an autoimmune disease.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2000Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: FX LIFE Sciences AGInventors: Larry Guilbert, Jacqueline Shan, Joanne Totosy De Zepetnek
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Publication number: 20110229591Abstract: The present invention provides Withania somnifera plant extract and composition comprising the extract useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease and/or disorders such as Alzheimers disease (AD). The present invention further provides a process for preparation of the extract.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2009Publication date: September 22, 2011Inventors: Vijayalaksmi Ravindranath, Alok Gupta, Neha Sehgal, Subhash Chand Jain, Suman Thakur, Pankaj Khanna
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Publication number: 20110223118Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibacterial pharmaceutical composition comprising an Aceriphyllum rossii extract, and aceriphyllic acid A and 3-oxo-12-oleanen-27-oic acid isolated therefrom. The Aceriphyllum rossii extract of the present invention, and aceriphyllic acid A and 3-oxo-12-oleanen-27-oic acid isolated therefrom have strong antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, quinolone-resistant S. aureus, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Micrococcus luteus, Bacillus subtilis or Streptococcus mutans, Propionibacterium acnes, thereby being used for the prevention or treatment of pathogenic bacterial and resistant bacterial infections, cariogenic bacterial and acne bacterial infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2008Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGYInventors: Won Gon Kim, Chang Ji Zheng, Ki Young Kim, Mi Jin Sohn
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Publication number: 20110223270Abstract: The present invention relates to Curculigo latifolia (C. latifolia) extracts, wherein the extracts extracted from different parts of a plant such as fruits, roots and leaves, individually and in any combinations thereof, characterized in that the extracts are used as an agent for treating and preventing metabolic disorder diseases such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, cardiovascular, and atherosclerosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2009Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIAInventors: Maznah Ismail, Nur Akmal Shak, Muhajir Hamid
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Publication number: 20110223193Abstract: Method of selecting and preparing medical devices comprising extracts of plants and natural substances devoid of pharmacologically, immunologically or metabolically active fractions and characterised by a content of substances able to exert beneficial effects on the body, mediated by mechanical or physical effects, which said process comprises: a) removal by conventional processes of any pharmacologically, immunologically or metabolically active fractions from extracts of plants or natural substances; b) biological testing to establish that the extract or substance obtained in a) is devoid of pharmacological, metabolic and immunological effects; c) formulation of the extracts or substances that pass the test conducted at stage b) into suitable medical devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: ABOCA S.P.A. SOCIETA ARGRICOLAInventor: Valentino Mercati
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Publication number: 20110217394Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to fortified food and dietary supplement products which may be administered to produce desirable physiological improvement. In particular, embodiments of the invention relates to the administration of products enhanced with plant products and iridoids.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventors: Brett Justin West, Claude Jarakae Jensen, Afa Kehaati Palu, Shixin Deng, Jeffery A. Wasden
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Publication number: 20110206788Abstract: Disclosed herein is synergistic herbal composition comprising extracts of herbal ingredients of Tribulus terrestris, Withania somnifera, Curculigo orchioides, Mucuna pruriens, Asparagus adscendens, Asteracantha longifolia, Asphaltum, and optionally the extracts of Piper longum and Anacyclus pyrethrum for the treatment of disorders associated with Male Sexual Dysfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Latha CHAUDHARY, Rekha Patel, Mugdha Kulkarni, Navneet Sonawane
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Publication number: 20110206787Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to fortified food and dietary supplement products which may be administered to produce desirable physiological improvement. In particular, embodiments of the invention relates to the administration of products enhanced with Morinda citrifolia and iridoids.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Brett Justin West, Claude Jarakae Jensen, Afa Kehaati Palu, Shixin Deng, Jeffery A. Wasden
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Publication number: 20110200694Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition or a cosmetic product which can accelerate production of ceramide in cells. The ceramide production-accelerating agent contains a plant selected from the group consisting of Radix Heraclei Scabridi, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Radix Rehmanniae, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei, Pseudobulbus Bletillae, Radix Polygoni Multiflori, Radix Platycodi, and Herba Leonuli, or an extract thereof as an active ingredient. Further, the present invention provides a moisturizing agent containing a plant selected from the group consisting of Herba Leonuri and Rhizoma Dioscoreae, or an extract thereof as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicants: Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Kao CorporationInventors: Wan Zhang Qin, Chun Xin Yang, Fan Qi Kong, Hiroshi Nojiri, Shotaro Ito
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Patent number: 7989004Abstract: The present invention relates to enhancement of anti-tubercular activity of active fraction isolated from Salicornia brachiata. The invention also discloses the non-toxic nature of the fraction and positively identifies Sucrose as its main constituent. Pure Sucrose is shown to have no anti-tubercular activity indicating thereby that activity of the fraction resides in one or more of the minor constituents. The minor constituents are shown to be relatively low molecular weight entities and a chromatographic technique is disclosed for separating them from the bulk sucrose to probe their activities and structures in detail, as also the possibility of their synthesis if the leads thrown up are novel.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchInventors: Meena Rajnikant Rathod, Bhupendra Dhanvantrai Shethia, Jayant Batukral Pandya, Pushpito Kumar Ghosh, Prakash Jagivanbhal Dodia, Brahm S. Srivastava, Ranjana Srivastava, Anil Srivastava, Vinita Chaturvedi, Mariappanadar Vairamani
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Publication number: 20110183015Abstract: A medical composition for inhibiting the growth of cancer stem cells is disclosed. The medical composition is prepared by mixing herbal medicines with water or alcohol, followed by heating and extraction to obtain a filtrate. One of the medical compositions according to the present invention includes: Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Phellodendron amourense, Gardenia jasminoides, Radix Glycyrrhizae, and Atractylodes japonica.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicants: National Taiwan Normal UniversityInventors: Hsiu-Mei Hsieh, Chen-Yu Lee
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Patent number: 7985433Abstract: A method for the production of a plant-based medicament which contains Iberis amara, Menthae piperitae folium, Matricariae flos, Carvi fructus, Melissae folium, Angelicae radix, Liquiritiae radix, Cardui mariae fructus and Chelidonii herba in the form of alcoholic extracts and a medicament produced according to this method, and its use.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbHInventors: Willi Kuper, Wulf Becker
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Publication number: 20110171332Abstract: The present invention relates to Leucojum extracts, particularly to aqueous extract of Leucojum bulbs effective in inhibiting contraction of muscle cells or tissues and as an anti-oxidant, composition comprising same and use thereof for inhibiting muscle contractions, particularly cutaneous muscles effective in treating and preventing wrinkles, fine lines and oxidative damages of the skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2009Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: I.B.R. ISRAELI BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LTD.Inventors: Etienne Soudant, Danit Fishbein Manor, Alex Aliluiko, Lea Von Oppen-Bezalel, Inon Perry
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Publication number: 20110165279Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an anti-inflammatory or an anti-hyperalgesic effective amount of isolated or purified Ipomomoea batatas trypsin inhibitor and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The Ipomomoea batatas trypsin inhibitor may be derived from a sweet potato leaf or storage root. Also contemplated are methods of treating inflammation or hyperalgesia comprising selecting a subject suffering from inflammation or hyperalgesia, such as a subject with edema; and administering an anti-inflammatory or anti-hyperalgesia effective amount of amount Ipomomoea batatas trypsin inhibitor or a composition comprising an amount of Ipomomoea batatas trypsin inhibitor to the subject; wherein inflammation or hyperalgesia in the subject is reduced upon administration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: Academia Sinica Office of Public Affairs (Technology Licensing)Inventors: Yaw-Huei LIN, Guan-Jhong HUANG
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Publication number: 20110160057Abstract: The present invention relates to antifungal and antibacterial activity of processed Morinda citrifolia products, as well as from various fractions of extracts from these processed products and the Morinda citrifolia L. plant, and related methods to determine mean inhibitory concentrations. In particular, the present invention relates to ethanol, methanol and ethyl acetate extracts from Morinda citrifolia L. and their inhibitory activities on common fungi and bacteria and the identification of mean inhibitory concentrations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Bryant Wadsworth, Richard Godbee, Fumiyuki Isami, Anne Anderson, Scott Parrish