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Herbal appetite suppressant and weight loss composition

Patent 5985282 Issued on November 16, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 1, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Method for weight loss
Patent #: 5055460
Issued on: 10/08/1991
Inventor: Friedlander

Slimming pharmaceutical composition
Patent #: 5422352
Issued on: 06/06/1995
Inventor: Astrup

Herbal appetite suppressant and weight loss composition Patent #: 5798101
Issued on: 08/25/1998
Inventor: Haveson

Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 088252 filed on 06/01/1998

US Classes:

424/730, Containing or obtained from Hypericum (e.g., St. John's wort, etc.)514/263.31, With perservative, stabilizer, or an additional active ingredient514/653Hydroxy, bonded directly to carbon, attached directly or indirectly to the acyclic carbon or chain by acyclic nonionic bonding (e.g., beta hydroxy phenethylamines, etc.)

Examiners

Primary: Henley, III, Raymond

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

A61K 035/78
A61K 031/52
A61K 031/135

Abstract

The present invention is directed to herbal compositions which reduce weight, maintain weight loss over an extended period of time, and act as an appetite suppressant. The composition consists of St. John's Wort with or without caffeine or other appetite suppressants known in the art, and also a composition comprising St. John's Wart (Hypericum perforatum) and Mahuang (Ephedra sinica or ephedrine). Another composition disclosed comprises a combination of the above herbs with caffeine.

Other References

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