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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Manabu Nomura, Miyazaki-gun Miyazaki 889-16, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241951 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition useful in as a hair growth promoter which contains an extract drawn from a plant having a pseudo bulb selected from the group consisting of Calanthe R. Br. and Phaius Lour. The extract can be obtained from either a portion of a plant or the pseudo bulb of Calanthe discolor Lindl. or Phaius flavus (Blume) Lindl. by extraction of such a plant in an extraction solvent. The composition may include vitamins, amino acids, animal and plant oils, and sodium chloride. When applied to an area of skin afflicted with alopecia, the composition is useful for promoting hair growth.