PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH

Phytother. Res.

17

, 578 (2003)Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com).

DOI

: 10.1002/ptr.1354

Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Phytother. Res.

17

, 578 (2003)

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Patents Alert

JONATHAN WILKINSON

Rice bran fermentation sediment extracts as skin cancer preventativemedicine.

Song-so Kim

et al

.

[Aioi Hattko K.K., Japan]

Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho 2002 322,072 (2002)

Method using Tellurium compounds for treating psoriasis.

Micheal Albeck

et al

.

[Biomass Inc., Israel]

US Patent 6,472,381 (2002)

Amethod for producing a therapeutic preperation using coffe beans(Anti-oxidant).

Loretta Zap

et al

.

[Oncology Science Corp., USA]

U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. US 2002 160,067 (2002)

Skin cleanser containg

Aralia cardata

extracts.

Toshiharu Yagi

et al

.

[Magnorl K.K., Japan]

Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho 2002 316,922 (2002)

Hop Extracts, use in production of medicament with estrogenicproperties.

Cedric Sevenier-Bourges

PCT International Patent WO 02 85,393 (2002)

High molecular weight aliphatic alcohols derived from naturalproducts.

William Gamble

et al

.

[Havser Inc., USA]

PCT International Patent WO 02 88,060 (2002)

Soybean Fermentation extracts as inhibitors for intestinal enzymeactivation.

Hideo Sano

et al

.

[Busshin Kagaku K.K., Japan]

Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho 2003 12,534 (2003)

Tricyclic terpenes as RANTES receptor ligands.

Geeta Saxena

et al

.

[Chemokine Therapeutics Corp., Canada]

PCT International Patent WO 02 102,365 (2002)

Plant extracts as promoters of VEGF formation and angegenesis.

Aki Ijiri

et al

.

[Noevir Co. Ltd., Japan]

Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho 2003 12,530 (2003)

Glycosides from Noni extracts for treatmentof tumours.

Gheetha Ghai

et al

.

U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. US 2003 4,116 (2003)

Biological active chloroform fraction of an extract obtained fromMangrove plant Salvadora.

Usha Gosurami

et al

.

U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. US 2003 3,171 (2003)

Black soybean polysaccharides for increasing blood cell count.

Sheng-Yuan Wang

et al

.

[Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan]

PCT International Patent WO 03 178 (2003)

Anti-aromatase composition containing a mixture of plant extracts.

Michael Farley

PCT International Patent WO 03 276 (2003)

Use of oil extracted from seeds of Gourd family for preparation of acomposition for inhibition of 5

αααα

-reductase activity.

Antoine Piccirilli Wang

et al

.

[Laboratoires Pharma-Science, France]

PCT International Patent WO 03 2,088 (2003)

A pharmaceutical composition containing natural extracts andanti-oxidant for use in arthropathy.

Bojidar Stankov

et al

.

[Ambros Pharma S.r.l., Italy]

Ital. Appl. IT 2000 MI 1,092 (2000)

Medicine for treating coronary heart disease containing naturalproducts. (

Salvia miltiorrhiza

)

Zhenming Wei

Shuomingshu Chinese Patent CN 1,325,725 (2001)

Composition for treating migraine headaches. (Feverfew Plant Extract)

Curt Hendrix

US Patent 6,500,450 (2002)

Pharmaceutical Composition containing THC and a transdermaldelivery method.

Ram Murty

et al

.

[Murty Pharmaceuticals Inc, USA]

US Patent 6,503,532 (2002)

Methods for generating, screening and dereplicating natural productlibraries for discovery of therapeutic agents.

Qi Jia

et al

.

[Unigen Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA]

PCT International Patent WO 03 2,134 (2003)

Khmer angkor natural herb treatment for HIV Infection.

Ngan Kiem

U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. US 2003 13,082 (2003)

Di-hydroflavonols from Ampelopis and Engelhardtia extracts aslipase inhibitors.

Kokichi Tamura

et al

.[Maruzen Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Japan]

Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho 2003 12,536 (2003)

Chitochole Preparation with immunomodifying and anti-allergic action.

Pozhidaev Tkach

et al

.

Russ. RU 2,182,488 (2001)

Therapeutic composition of herbal extracts for treatment of autoimmunediseases.

Keyong Ren[Advanced Herbal Therapeutics Inc., USA]

U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. US 2003 8,024 (2003)

Labrasol extracts as promoters of drug absorption from the digestive tract.

Kanji Takada

Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho 2003 26,605 (2003)

Licorice fermentation extract as anti-androgen drugs.

Tokutato Miki[Nippon Hypox Laboratories Inc., Japan]

Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho 2003 26592 (2003)

Deoxynojirimycin derivatives extracted from

Folium mori

, and itsmedical use.

Guang Ren

Shuomingshu Chinese Patent CN 1,314,163 (2001)

Preparation of Chinese medicine tablets without decocting.

Yanru Zhou[Yaodu Medical Science & Technology Development Co. Ltd., PeopRep China]

Shuomingshu Chinese Patent CN 1,316,262 (2001)

Isolation of herbal and cannabinoids medicinal extracts.

Robert Schmidt

U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. US 2003 17,216 (2003)

Natural products as lipase inhibitors.

Kokichi Tamura[Maruzen Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Japan]

Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho 2003 26,585 (2003)