The invention relates to an extract of Euodia suaveolens Scheff. The invention is characterized in that the extract is obtained from the airborne portions of the plant by means of at least one extraction step using an organic or hydro-alcoholic solvent, and in that it comprises evodone at a concentration of between 0.1 and 35% by weight of the total weight of the extract, and in that it has an insect repellent activity. The invention also relates to a repellent composition, characterized in that it comprises, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, evodone at a concentration of between 0.1 and 25% by weight of the total weight of the composition, and to the use of evodone as an active agent for repelling insects, in particular mosquitoes and more particularly the European/Mediterranean mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti species.

A composition of Chinese medicines for externally treatment for hypertension includes following herbs: evodia rutaecarpa, chuanxiong, sunflower disc, rhizoma typhonii, angelica, prunella vulgaris, taxillus chinenesis, herba siegesbeckiae, chamomile, astragalus, uncaria rhynchophylla, asarum, and burdock, wherein a weight ratio of the composition is: evodia rutaecarpa 40-50, chuanxiong 30-40, sunflower disc 20-30, rhizoma typhonii 20-25, angelica 20-25, prunella vulgaris 20-30, herba siegesbeckiae 20-30, taxillus chinenesis 20-30, chamomile 20-25, astragalus 20-25, uncaria rhynchophylla 20-30, asarum 20-25, and burdock 20-25.

A composition of Chinese medicines for externally treatment for hypertension includes following herbs: evodia rutaecarpa, chuanxiong, sunflower disc, rhizoma typhonii, angelica, prunella vulgaris, taxillus chinenesis, herba siegesbeckiae, chamomile, astragalus, uncaria rhynchophylla, asarum, and burdock, wherein a weight ratio of the composition is: evodia rutaecarpa 40-50, chuanxiong 30-40, sunflower disc 20-30, rhizoma typhonii 20-25, angelica 20-25, prunella vulgaris 20-30, herba siegesbeckiae 20-30, taxillus chinenesis 20-30, chamomile 20-25, astragalus 20-25, uncaria rhynchophylla 20-30, asarum 20-25, and burdock 20-25.

A composition of Chinese medicines for externally treatment for hypertension includes following herbs: evodia rutaecarpa, chuanxiong, sunflower disc, rhizoma typhonii, angelica, prunella vulgaris, taxillus chinenesis, herba siegesbeckiae, chamomile, astragalus, uncaria rhynchophylla, asarum, and burdock, wherein a weight ratio of the composition is: evodia rutaecarpa 40-50, chuanxiong 30-40, sunflower disc 20-30, rhizoma typhonii 20-25, angelica 20-25, prunella vulgaris 20-30, herba siegesbeckiae 20-30, taxillus chinenesis 20-30, chamomile 20-25, astragalus 20-25, uncaria rhynchophylla 20-30, asarum 20-25, and burdock 20-25.

A traditional Chinese medicine compound for improving testicular dysfunction is made from the following raw materials: Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Dioscorea opposita, Angelica sinensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Cynanchum otophyllum, Psoralea corylifolia, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Nelumbo nucifera, Euryale ferox, Amomum villosum, Alpinia katsumadai, Foeniculum vulgare, Cinnamomum cassia, Evodia ruticarpa, Piper nigrum, Zingiber officinale, Aconitum carmichaelii, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis. All the raw materials are combined, so that the spleen, the stomach and the kidney are in harmony, the qi, the blood and the body fluid are recovered, and the kidney essence is active. Animal experiments show that the traditional Chinese medicine compound can up-regulate expressions of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), phospho-protein kinase B (p-AKT) and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), improve testicular dysfunction, improve hormone secretion, regulate a male reproductive endocrine environment of the body, and further improve semen parameters.

A traditional Chinese medicine compound for improving testicular dysfunction is made from the following raw materials: Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Dioscorea opposita, Angelica sinensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Cynanchum otophyllum, Psoralea corylifolia, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Nelumbo nucifera, Euryale ferox, Amomum villosum, Alpinia katsumadai, Foeniculum vulgare, Cinnamomum cassia, Evodia ruticarpa, Piper nigrum, Zingiber officinale, Aconitum carmichaelii, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis. All the raw materials are combined, so that the spleen, the stomach and the kidney are in harmony, the qi, the blood and the body fluid are recovered, and the kidney essence is active. Animal experiments show that the traditional Chinese medicine compound can up-regulate expressions of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), phospho-protein kinase B (p-AKT) and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), improve testicular dysfunction, improve hormone secretion, regulate a male reproductive endocrine environment of the body, and further improve semen parameters.

A traditional Chinese medicine compound for improving testicular dysfunction is made from the following raw materials: Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Dioscorea opposita, Angelica sinensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Cynanchum otophyllum, Psoralea corylifolia, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Nelumbo nucifera, Euryale ferox, Amomum villosum, Alpinia katsumadai, Foeniculum vulgare, Cinnamomum cassia, Evodia ruticarpa, Piper nigrum, Zingiber officinale, Aconitum carmichaelii, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis. All the raw materials are combined, so that the spleen, the stomach and the kidney are in harmony, the qi, the blood and the body fluid are recovered, and the kidney essence is active. Animal experiments show that the traditional Chinese medicine compound can up-regulate expressions of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), phospho-protein kinase B (p-AKT) and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), improve testicular dysfunction, improve hormone secretion, regulate a male reproductive endocrine environment of the body, and further improve semen parameters.

A traditional Chinese medicine compound for improving testicular dysfunction is made from the following raw materials: Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Dioscorea opposita, Angelica sinensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Cynanchum otophyllum, Psoralea corylifolia, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Nelumbo nucifera, Euryale ferox, Amomum villosum, Alpinia katsumadai, Foeniculum vulgare, Cinnamomum cassia, Evodia ruticarpa, Piper nigrum, Zingiber officinale, Aconitum carmichaelii, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis. All the raw materials are combined, so that the spleen, the stomach and the kidney are in harmony, the qi, the blood and the body fluid are recovered, and the kidney essence is active. Animal experiments show that the traditional Chinese medicine compound can up-regulate expressions of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), phospho-protein kinase B (p-AKT) and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), improve testicular dysfunction, improve hormone secretion, regulate a male reproductive endocrine environment of the body, and further improve semen parameters.

Disclosed herein are plant messenger packs (PMPs) encapsulating one or more exogenous polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods of producing a PMP comprising an exogenous polypeptide.

Disclosed herein are plant messenger packs (PMPs) encapsulating one or more exogenous polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods of producing a PMP comprising an exogenous polypeptide.