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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107427 | COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING ADIPOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION CONTAINING AN EXTRACT OF REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA, LICORICE, COICIS SEMEN, HORDEI FRUCTUS, CHAENOMELIS FRUCTUS, ACANTHOPANACIS CORTEX OR PUERARIAE RADIX Disclosed is a composition containing an active ingredient comprising one or more extracts selected from the group consisting of Rehmannia glutinosa, licorice, Coix lacryma-jobi seed, wheat germ, Chaenomeles sinensis fruit, Acanthopanacis cor... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107430 | PRE-PROCEDURE MEAL REGIMEN A colon prep method and kit for facilitating a method for evacuating a colon prior to a medical procedure, wherein the method minimizes potential patient discomfort. Three selected meals and a plurality of selected snacks are ingested on a day prior to the medical proce... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120070520 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING A BEAN EXTRACT FOR IMPROVING BLOOD CIRCULATION AND INCREASING VASCULAR HEALTH The present invention relates to a composition containing a bean extract extracted by low-concentration, low-grade alcohol or fractions thereof. The composition exhibits excellent effects in improving blood circulation, improving obesity, and preventing diabetes, hyperl... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052137 | WEIGHT LOSS FORMULATION A weight loss product comprises a mixture of Alchemilla vulgaris, Olea europaea, Cuminum cyminum, and Mentha longiflora (in the weight proportion 12:10:5:4), to which additional ingredients have been added to increase weight loss efficacy. The additional i... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045529 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PAULOWNIA TOMENTOSA WOOD EXTRACTS AND USES THEREOF Provided are compositions comprising an extract of Paulownia tomentosa wood and methods of use thereof.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045492 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PAULOWNIA TOMENTOSA WOOD EXTRACTS AND USES THEREOF Provided are compositions comprising an extract of Paulownia tomentosa wood and methods of use thereof.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045490 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PAULOWNIA TOMENTOSA WOOD EXTRACTS AND USES THEREOF Provided are compositions comprising an extract of Paulownia tomentosa wood and methods of use thereof.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040028 | Compositions And Methods For Promoting A Relaxation State A topical composition for inducing relaxation upon application to skin comprising a mixture of mandarin oil, lavender oil, chamomile oil, and optionally sweet almond oil; and a method for inducing sleep and/or a relaxation state by topically applying the composition.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039928 | Medicinal plants extract using processing of herbal medicine and composition of skin external application comprising the same 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 medicin... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034323 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING WEIGHT LOSS AND INCREASING ENERGY The present invention relates to compositions comprising plants and extracts of plants with chlorogenic acids and antioxidants and/or caffeine; methods for preparing the same; and methods to promote weight loss through the administration of compositions containing these... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120015021 | ANTI-APPETITE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS Compositions for appetite suppression and methods of making and using thereof are disclosed herein. The compositions are typically in the form of a tablet, such as a single or multi-layer sticker tablet. The compositions adhere to a buccal surface or mucosal surface in ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015062 | EXTRACTS AND COMPOUNDS FROM "AGAPANTHUS AFRICANUS" AND THEIR USE AS BIOLOGICAL PLANT PROTECTING AGENTS 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 t... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120009285 | Compositions for treating skin A personal care composition comprising: at least a first phase and a second phase wherein said first phase comprises a) an aqueous structured surfactant phase comprising STnS where n is between about 0 and about 2.5; b) ; c) a structuring system comprising i. optionally... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003337 | HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS CONTAINING PHYTO-OESTROGENS, ANALOGUES OR METABOLITES THEREOF Compositions enriched with natural phyto-oestrogens or analogues thereof selected from Genistein, Daidzein, Formononetin and Biochanin A. These may be used as food additives, tablets or capsules for promoting health in cases of cancer, pre-menstrual syndrome, menopause ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003338 | METHOD FOR INCORPORATING HIGH LEVELS OF EMOLLIENT OILS INTO BODYWASH Bodywash compositions incorporating high levels of emollient oils and a method for incorporating such high levels of emollient into bodywash compositions.... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003300 | Composition Comprising Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) for the Treatment of Hair Loss A composition to treat hair loss and enhance hair growth and condition. The composition comprises: i) one or more of VEGF, a VEGF biomimetic peptide, and/or a VEGFR2 receptor agonist; ii) ciclopirox olamine; and iii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110318435 | Composition comprising longan arillus extract or combined extract comprising the same for treating neurodegenerative disease This disclosure relates to a composition for prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disease comprising longan arillus extract, or combined extract comprising longan arillus. The composition exhibits remarkably excellent prevention or treatment effect of neurodegen... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110305782 | METHODS OF CHOLESTEROL REDUCTION USING ISOFLAVONES This invention relates to natural products containing phyto-oestrogens, or phyto-oestrogen analogues, which have various beneficial physiological effects in man, and which have a variety of uses, such as to promote good health and as a dietary additive, for example. The... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110300085 | Home And Personal Care Compositions The present invention relates to home and personal care compositions comprising a silicone oil-in-water emulsion stabilized by a protein or peptide and at least one home and/or personal care ingredient. Such compositions tend to provide desirable characteristics for the... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110293535 | COMPOSITION FOR BUCCAL ABSORPTION OF NICOTINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SMOKING CESSATION Composition intended for buccal absorption of nicotine into the system circulation and distribution to the central nervous system for the purpose of smoking cessation or nicotine substitution in conditions adverse for smoking according to the invention contains nicotine... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110293545 | Dolichos Biflorus Extract For Use In Cosmetic Skin Treatment The present invention pertains to a Dolichos biflorus extract enhancing collagen production and cosmetic compositions comprising said extract. Furthermore, it pertains to a method of using the extract or compositions for cosmetic purposes, especially to their use... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110280969 | PETROLEUM-FREE COMPOSITIONS FOR SKIN CARE AND OTHER APPLICATIONS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME A substantially non-aqueous, aerated composition is free of petroleum-based components and is suitable for skin applications. The composition primarily includes wax and oil, and can further include vitamin E oil and an essential oil. The composition can be a semi-solid ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110262570 | Transcriptional Profiling and Biomarker-Based Methods for Identifying and Evaluating Agents for Antioxidant Efficacy in Cosmetic Skin Care Formulations Gene panels, microarrays and biomarker panels relating to genes and gene products associated with age-related oxidative damage to skin, and transcriptional profiling-based methods for identification and evaluation of cosmetic agents for prevention, reversal, or reductio... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110250239 | PHARMACEUTICAL AND/OR COSMETIC COMPOSITION FOR TREATING THE SKIN The present invention concerns the pharmaceutical and cosmetic application of biocolloids, which originate from the mixture of a nanoemulsion and at least one water-soluble plant extract such as an extract from Mahonia aquifolium, wherein the biological effect of... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110244041 | PLANT EXTRACT HYDROLYSATES AND ANTIBACTERIAL PRODUCT CONTAINING THE SAME The invention relates to a hydrolyzate from at least one extract of at least one plant material selected from the group consisting of at least one genus: Equiseti, Juglandis, Millefolii, Quercus, Taraxaci, Althaeae, Matricariae, Centaurium, Levisticum, Rosmarinus, An... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110243983 | COSMETIC USE OF SKIN CELL AUTOPHAGY ACTIVATORS The object of the invention is the use in a cosmetic composition of an effective amount of at least one cutaneous cell autophagy activator as a cosmetic active ingredient. The invention also relates to cosmetic compositions that include at least one cutaneous cell autop... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110236512 | STRESS-REDUCING AGENT INCLUDING PLANT-DERIVED POLYAMINE-CONTAINING EXTRACT SERVING AS ACTIVE COMPONENT [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide, for the purpose of preventing or suppressing stress at a cellular level, a composition containing a plant-derived polyamine-containing extract that has a stress-reducing action, an anti-stress action, a stress-s... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110236513 | SUBSTANCES CAPABLE OF POTENTIATING LAMININ 5 PRODUCTIVITY IN EPIDERMAL CELLS AND THEIR USE The invention provides cosmetics or dermatological compositions comprising plant extract or whey extract having an action to potentiate laminin 5 productivity in the epidermal cells. They have mainly the action and efficacy to prevent or improve aging in the skin.... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110229431 | METHODS USEFUL IN STUDYING OR MODULATING SKIN OR HAIR PIGMENTATION, PLANT EXTRACTS FOR USE IN COMPOSITIONS AND COSMETIC CARE METHOD The invention relates to methods useful in studying or modulating skin or hair pigmentation and to the use of plant extracts in compositions as well as to methods comprising the topical use of such compositions to reduce or to enhance skin or hair pigmentation.... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223267 | COMPOSITIONS OF BAKUCHIOL AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME The present invention provides compositions of bakuchiol (UP246) having low levels of impurities, particularly furanocoumarin impurities. The present invention further provides improved methods for the isolation, purification and analysis of compositions of bakuchiol. F... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110223264 | Substancefor Restoring Normal Co-expression and Interaction Between the LOX and NRAGE Proteins The invention relates to a substance for restoring normal co-expression and interaction between the LOX and NRAGE proteins. The invention relates in particular to the use of an effective amount of at least one substance that modulates the e... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110217277 | DRUG OR DERMATOLOGICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN AVOCADO PEPTIDE EXTRACT FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING PRURITUS The invention relates to a drug or a dermatological composition containing an avocado peptide extract for treating and/or preventing pruritus, in particular gravidic pruritus, pruritus sine materia, pruritus in newborns, and pruritus originating from a drug.... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110217260 | METHOD OF ENHANCING EYELASH AND EYE BROW HAIR GROWTH A method of enhancing eyelash and eye brow hair growth utilizes insulin and/or IFG-1 alone or in combination with other known hair growth promoting therapeutic, pharmaceutical, biochemical and biological agents to increase the effect of various therapeutic hair regrowth... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110217397 | COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING INSECTS The present invention comprises compositions, methods and cell lines related to controlling insects. An embodiment of a composition comprises a plant essential oil and targets at least one receptor of insects chosen from tyramine receptor, Or83b olfactory receptor, and ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110212193 | Herbal Ointment for Musculoskeletal and Joint-Related Conditions An herbal ointment. The herbal ointment may include about 45 weight percent of herb-infused oil, water or alcohol, or any desired combination thereof, about 30 weight percent purified water, about 10 weight percent emulsifier wax, about 5 weight percent menthol, about 3... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110206723 | USE OF PLANT CELL MEMBRANE FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising at least one cell membrane fraction or parts thereof, for the reduction of lipolytic activity and/or to retard fat digestion, suppress appetite, body weight and/or lower blood lipids. The invention als... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110206789 | HERBAL EXTRACT PRODUCTS AND METHODS (as amended) The present invention relates to a product for topical administration in particular, a product for use in the treatment of eczema and psoriasis and other related conditions.... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110200694 | Promotors of Ceramide's Generation 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 Dio... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110200695 | GEL COMPOSITION FOR FILLING A BREAST MILK DUCT PRIOR TO SURGICAL EXCISION OF THE DUCT OR OTHER BREAST TISSUE The invention is a gel composition for delivery to a breast milk duct prior to surgical excision of breast tissue including cancerous lesions. The invention also provides methods of mapping all or nearly all of a breast milk duct prior to surgical excision of breast tis... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110182835 | Topical Cosmetic Skin Lightening Compositions and Methods of use Thereof Topical cosmetic compositions are provided that can comprise a Phyllanthus extract, a Bellis extract, and a licorice (Glycyrrhiza) extract. These compositions are used for topical cosmetic applications, particularly to lighten skin. Methods for ligh... | 07/28/2011 |