Abstract: The present invention concerns a Parabacteroides distasonis strain deposited under accession number CNCM I-5828. This strain can be useful in multiple applications, in particular incorporated in a nutritional supplement or in a composition for use as a medicament, especially in the prevention or treatment of visceral pain, preferably induced by Inflammatory Bowel Disease including Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis, or by Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Abstract: A solid avocado oil is characterized in that its palmitic acid content in relation to total fatty acids is between 15 and 35% and its complete melting point is within a range of from 20 to 50° C., the avocado oil being obtained from avocado of a variety selected from the list consisting of Hass, Fuerte, Bacon, Pinkerton, Ettinger, Lula, Ryan, Barker, and/or Peruano. A cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition is characterized in that it comprises, in a cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, a solid avocado oil according to the invention. A method for obtaining a solid avocado oil is characterized in that it is carried out on fresh or dehydrated fruit, crude avocado oils, or co-products from the refining or dewaxing of crude avocado oils.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic composition that contains one or more compounds of the ?-(1,3)-glucuronane or ?-(1,3)-glucoglucuronane type as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and to the use of this composition and these compounds for various cosmetic applications.