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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sansei Nishibe, Hokkaido, JP;
Tsutomu Sasaki, Chiba, JP;
Shujiro Seo, Chiba, JP;
Veronika Butterweck, Müenster, DE;
Assignee:
Tokiwa Phytochemical Co., Ltd., Sakura, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/28 ; A61K 3/300 ; A61K 4/700 ; B09B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/28 ; A61K 3/300 ; A61K 4/700 ; B09B 3/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides (1) an Apocynum extract containing not less than 4% of flavonoid compounds and is free of hypericin and hyperforin, (2) an antidepressant composition (in the form of a food, dietary supplement or medicine) containing the Apocynum extract, and (3) a method for treating depression using the Apocynum extract.