Abstract: A method for treatment of a human subject with prostate cancer is disclosed. The method comprises administering an anti-prostate cancer effective amount of a composition obtained by the extraction of fresh citrus fruit peels in sake.

Abstract: A method for treatment of a human subject with prostate cancer is disclosed. The method comprises administering an anti-prostate cancer effective amount of a composition obtained by the extraction of fresh citrus fruit peels in sake.

Abstract: Citrus amanatsudaidai peel extract, which was used as a starting materials was purified over various kinds of column chromatography (activated carbon, Amberlite IR-120B [H.sup.+ ], cellulose, Sephadex G25 and HPLC) to isolate a peptide as a white powder. This peptide is a water-soluble neutral substance and shows positive reactions to ninhydrin and sodium nitroprusside and negative reactions to anisaldehyde, phenolsulfuric acid and Dragendorff reagent. Amino acids constituting the peptide of the present invention contain aspartic acid and oxylysine in large amounts. Hair growers containing the peptide of the present invention were successful in promoting 150% proliferation of rabbit hair papilla cells when applied in a concentration of 1.4 .mu.g/ml.

Abstract: Astragali radix extract, which was used as a starting material, was purified over various kinds of column chromatography (activated carbon, Amberlite IR-120B [H.sup.+ ], cellulose, Sephadex G25 and HPLC) to isolate a peptide as a white powder. This peptide is a water-soluble neutral substance and shows positive reactions to ninhydrin and sodium nitroprusside and negative reactions to anisaldehyde, phenolsulfuric acid and Dragendorff reagent. Amino acids constituting the peptide of the present invention contain aspartic acid and oxylysine in large amounts. The peptide of the present invention were successful in promoting 150% proliferation of rabbit hair papilla cells when applied in a concentration of 1.4 .mu.g/ml.

Abstract: A hair grower consisting of each extract from the skin of a navel orange, the skin of an iyokan (Citrus iyo), the skin of a hassaku (Citrus hassaku), the skin of a sweet summer orange, the skin of a lemon, the skin of a mandarin orange, an aloe, all of said extracts are prepared by extracting with sake. The hair grower has an exellent hair-growing effect to positively promote the growth of human hair.

Abstract: An agent for preventing vinyl chloride polymer build-up, which contains as the effective ingredient a reaction product of ammonium salt or a metal salt of N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine with an aldehyde.