Abstract: Provided is method of maintaining or improving a skin barrier function in a subject comprising orally administering to the subject a composition comprising an oil-soluble extract from red paprika, wherein the oil-soluble extract contains a hexane-soluble component.

Abstract: Compositions include arginine and one or more unsaturated fatty acids. Methods for using such compositions can enhance cognitive function, reduce or prevent a decline of social interaction, reduce or prevent age-related behavioral changes, increase trainability, maintain optimal brain function, facilitate learning and memory, reduce memory loss, retard brain aging, prevent or treat strokes, and/or prevent or treat dementia in an animal. Preferably, the compositions are food compositions useful for enhancing cognitive function in humans and companion animals.

Abstract: An oil-infused plant product and method of infusing is provided. The method includes placing dried botanical matter with an alcohol and oil mixture into a pressurizable container, pressurizing and heating the pressurizable container, allowing the botanical matter and oil/alcohol mixture to remain in the container for a development time period while the oil is drawn into the botanical matter, and removing the oil/alcohol mixture via a vacuum. The botanical matter may be a processed plant matter, such as a blunt wrapper, or may be a natural or minimally processed plant matter, such as dried edible plants, smokable herbs, or herbs suitable for brewing (such as tea, coffee, and herbal tea components). The oil may be any nontoxic oil.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for improving sarcopenia of a subject in need thereof by using Phellinus linteus, in which the method includes administering an effective dose of composition to the subject, and the composition includes Phellinus linteus (NITE BP-03321 and BCRC 930210) as an effective substance. By using the aforementioned composition including an extract of a fermented product of the Phellinus linteus and/or its derivative, diameters of myotubes, amounts of muscles and muscle muscular endurance can be maintained, thereby improving sarcopenia.

Abstract: A production procedure for procedure for Alquernat Coneb, a poultry feed (broiler breeders and turkeys) based on alliin, carvacrol, cimenol and inulin from vegetable extracts, and its use in the prevention of parasitic infestations.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there are provided compositions, comprising: 47.5% to 52.5% unfiltered honey by volume; 22.5% to 27.5% natural lanolin by volume; 10.0% to 15.0% melted beeswax by volume; 5.0% to 7.5% pure aloe by volume; 1.5% to 2.5% pure Vitamin E by volume; and 3.0% to 5.0% Peppermint oil, Lavender oil, or cinnamon by volume.

Abstract: The system and method of the present invention provides an automated washing and extraction system and method to removed trichomes from cannabis product to create hash resin. Inconsistency is removed from the hash extraction process by automating the washing and extraction cycles thereof. The system and method records the data and tracks all user functions. Manual labor is removed or significantly reduced and time to create the final product is greatly lessened. Thus, more hash can be produced in a shorter amount of time. Moreover, the present invention allows the end user a controlled and accurate and efficient way of producing large quantities of solvent-free hash in a short amount of time while doing so in a consistent, repeatable and cost-effective manner.

Abstract: A method for making a caffeoylquinic composition from a botanical source is disclosed. The method may include chromatographing an extract of biomass on an ion exchange stationary phase and obtaining an eluent comprising a caffeoylquinic composition. The biomass may be stevia or yerba mate, for example. The caffeoylquinic composition includes one or more of monocaffeoylquinic acid, dicaffeoylquinic acid, and salts of the foregoing.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for treating, preventing, or minimizing bad breath in an animal, including administering compositions comprising honey and spirulina.

Abstract: A method of enhancing sperm fertility is described herein. The method includes contacting sperm with hydroxyurea. A composition is disclosed that includes sperm, hydroxyurea, and a buffer. Methods, kits, and compositions for enhancing sperm fertility are also provided.

Abstract: A botanical extract that exhibits anti-inflammatory activity, wherein the botanical extract is at least an extract from the leaf of Vaccinium macrocarpon.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising ?-lipoic acid, Salvia miltiorrhiza extract and Curcumin, optionally further comprising ?-linolenic acid or borage oil. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of such composition for treating neuropathies.

Abstract: The disclosure provides the use of a plant in the preparation of medicines and health products for preventing and treating ovarian injury. The application found that seabuckthorn fruit pulp and seabuckthorn seed oil have good preventive and therapeutic effects on ovarian injury. Seabuckthorn fruit pulp and seabuckthorn seed oil can prevent mouse ovarian injury and estrus cycle disorders, and can improve ovarian reserve, etc. Meanwhile, they also have good therapeutic effects on the above-mentioned injuries. This application provides a basis for the prevention and treatment of ovarian injury directly by seabuckthorn fruit pulp and seabuckthorn seed oil.

Abstract: A method of treating fine lines or wrinkles in a person's skin or treating a person's sagging or loose skin is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to the fine line or wrinkle or to sagging or loose skin an effective amount of a topical composition comprising a Myrciaria dubia fruit extract, a Peucedanum graveolens extract, and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, wherein the combination reduces the appearance of the fine line or wrinkle, increases skin elasticity, or increases skin firmness.

Abstract: A method for treating an inflammation, arthritis, or a joint disease in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient an herbal composition, where the herbal composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of an extract of Terminalia chebula; a therapeutically effective amount of an extract of Curcuma longa; and a therapeutically effective amount of a non-acidic, water-immiscible organic solvent extract of a Boswellia serrata resin.

Abstract: Plant-based inhibitors of MMP-9 that also function as PPAR-? agonists, and the use of such plant-based inhibitors/agonists in modulating metabolic disorders is disclosed. The plant-based inhibitor/agonist is at least an extract obtained from the leaf of the genus Vaccinium.

Abstract: Provided are: a method of producing a therapeutic agent for skin lesions suitable for treatment or prevention of a skin lesion such as a bedsore; and a therapeutic agent for skin lesions produced by the production method. The method of producing a therapeutic agent for skin lesions characterized by including a mixing step of mixing earthworm castings with water and a collecting step of collecting vaporized water generated from a mixture obtained in the mixing step to obtain a liquid; and the therapeutic agent for skin lesions produced by the production method. It is preferred to further mix an organic substance together with the earthworm castings and the water in the mixing step.

Abstract: The present application provides elastomeric articles that are able to deliver skin care properties to a person wearing or coming into contact with the article. The articles comprise an elastomeric film a plant stem cell material. The plant stem cell material may be in the form of a bilayer membrane-encapsulated plant stem cell material. The plant stem cell material may be present as a layer or coating on a surface of the elastomeric film. Also provided are methods for the production of the articles.

Abstract: Visco-supplement compositions derived from a transcellular fluid, such as human amniotic fluid, human aqueous humor fluid, or human vitreous fluid are described. Also described are methods for treating inflammatory conditions of the musculoskeletal system, such as joint inflammation, and methods of lubricating a joint using the described visco-supplement compositions.

Abstract: To develop a novel administration method of a fucoidan-containing hair-growing agent and to provide a means for exerting excellent effects of a fucoidan. A hair-growing agent of the present invention is characterized in that it is composed of a combination of a fucoidan-containing microneedle and a fucoidan-containing liniment. A base of the fucoidan-containing microneedle is preferably a biosoluble polymer. A hair-growing method of the present invention is characterized in that the fucoidan-containing microneedle and the fucoidan-containing liniment are concomitantly used.