The present invention relates to a composition for enhancing immunity or a composition for preventing or ameliorating neurodegenerative diseases, both of which contain, as an active ingredient, a mixture extract of goji berries, mulberries and jujubes or an extract mixture thereof.

The present invention relates to a composition for enhancing immunity or a composition for preventing or ameliorating neurodegenerative diseases, both of which contain, as an active ingredient, a mixture extract of goji berries, mulberries and jujubes or an extract mixture thereof.

A composition in a form suitable for topical administration has, in a cosmetically and/or pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, at least one nettle (Urtica) extract, and can include a mixture of at least five plant extracts. Methods to manufacture such a composition are also disclosed. Such a composition is particularly useful for the prevention, treatment, relief and alleviation of the symptoms of haemorrhoidal disease as well as aiding healing, and soothing burns.

A composition in a form suitable for topical administration has, in a cosmetically and/or pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, at least one nettle (Urtica) extract, and can include a mixture of at least five plant extracts. Methods to manufacture such a composition are also disclosed. Such a composition is particularly useful for the prevention, treatment, relief and alleviation of the symptoms of haemorrhoidal disease as well as aiding healing, and soothing burns.

This invention relates to extracts rich in N-acids of imino sugars (as opposed to neutral and basic imino sugars) and/or pipecolic acids obtainable from the plant leaves of mulberry (Morus). The extracts have been shown to have enzymatic activities making extracts rich in these compounds, and the compounds isolated from these extracts, to be good candidates for use in the treatment of diseases, particularly, but not exclusively, metabolic disorders, such as, for example, diabetes.

This invention relates to extracts rich in N-acids of imino sugars (as opposed to neutral and basic imino sugars) and/or pipecolic acids obtainable from the plant leaves of mulberry (Morus). The extracts have been shown to have enzymatic activities making extracts rich in these compounds, and the compounds isolated from these extracts, to be good candidates for use in the treatment of diseases, particularly, but not exclusively, metabolic disorders, such as, for example, diabetes.

The present invention pertains to: the provision of a method for promoting skin wound healing and a composition to be used for promoting skin wound healing; the provision of a method useful for preventing or ameliorating ulcers and bedsores or a composition therefor; the provision of a method for preventing skin aging and a composition to be used for preventing skin aging; the provision of a composition useful for preventing or ameliorating skin damage caused by an anticancer agent; and, furthermore, the provision of a method for enhancing the regeneration ability of epidermal stem cells and a composition for enhancing the regeneration ability of epidermal stem cells. More specifically, use of a composition, said composition being characterized by comprising, as an active ingredient, a substance selected from the group consisting of a substance which induces or maintains the expression of COL17A1 in cells, a substance which inhibits the degradation of COL17A1 in cells, a substance which promotes the competitive amplification ability of epidermal stem cells, a substance which suppresses genomic stress or oxidative stress in cells and a substance which prevents DNA damage in cells, enables the promotion of skin wound healing, protection from an anticancer agent and prevention of skin aging. Thus, the regeneration ability of epidermal stem cells can be enhanced.

The invention discloses a Chinese herbal medicine composition for relieving hearing loss and a preparation method and use thereof. The Chinese herbal medicine composition is prepared from at least two of the medicinal and edible raw materials of rhizoma curcumae longae, Dendrobium nobile and fructus Piperis longi, can effectively reduce the content of NO secreted by cells, reduces cell inflammation, and has a good effect of relieving hearing loss induced by LPS. The Chinese herbal medicine composition is not a simple combination of traditional Chinese medicines and has a synergistic effect. The Chinese herbal medicine composition can significantly reduce ABR value, MDA, and glutamic acid of a patient with hearing loss, significantly relieves hearing loss, and can be developed into functional foods and medicines for relieving hearing loss as an active ingredient.

The invention discloses a Chinese herbal medicine composition for relieving hearing loss and a preparation method and use thereof. The Chinese herbal medicine composition is prepared from at least two of the medicinal and edible raw materials of rhizoma curcumae longae, Dendrobium nobile and fructus Piperis longi, can effectively reduce the content of NO secreted by cells, reduces cell inflammation, and has a good effect of relieving hearing loss induced by LPS. The Chinese herbal medicine composition is not a simple combination of traditional Chinese medicines and has a synergistic effect. The Chinese herbal medicine composition can significantly reduce ABR value, MDA, and glutamic acid of a patient with hearing loss, significantly relieves hearing loss, and can be developed into functional foods and medicines for relieving hearing loss as an active ingredient.

Disclosed are a polysaccharide-peptide composite and a method of preparing the same. The polysaccharide-peptide composite is prepared from a bitter melon peptide (BMP) powder, gardenia fruit oil, a soybean polypeptide powder, an oat dietary fiber powder, a konjac powder, a corn silk, a mulberry leaf extract, a Poria cocos extract, a hawthorn extract, nutritional yeast and a pancreatin. The BMP powder is prepared by temperature-controlled hydrolysis, staged enzymatic hydrolysis and multiple filtrations. The gardenia fruit oil is prepared by staged enzymatic hydrolysis, multi-step centrifugation, filtration and stratification.