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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1991
Joachim Bormann, Gottingen, DE;
Lothar Demisch, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Roman Gurtelmeyer, Muhltal, DE;
Rudinger Koch, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Wolfgang Schatton, Eschborn, DE;
Merz & Co. GmbH & Co., Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Abstract
The use of an effective monoamine oxidase-inhibitory amount or portion of black currant juice (Ribes nigrum L.) or concentrate or dry extract thereof to activate the brain and central nervous system, in a living animal, especially a human being, in need thereof, and thereby to increase the general cerebral performance, especially in healthy and elderly people, and for the prevention, treatment, and alleviation of neurodegenerative diseases associated with reduced cerebral performance, such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, and mood disorders, and compositions thereof for such purpose, are disclosed.