Plant extract of the olea europaea as no-synthase inhibitor and uses
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsMarie-Madeleine Cals-Grierson, Pascale Pelletier
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Abstract
The invention concerns the use of an efficient amount of at least an extract of an least a plant of the Olea europaea species in a physiologically acceptable medium, in a composition or for preparing a composition, the extract or composition being designed to inhibit NO-synthase.
Claims26
The use of an effective amount of at least one extract of at least one plant of the species Olea europaea, in a physiologically acceptable medium, in a composition or for preparing a composition, the extract or the composition being intended to inhibit NO-synthase.
The use as claimed in the preceding claim, characterized in that the extract or the composition is intended to slow down or even inhibit cellular differentiation and/or proliferation.
The use as claimed in the preceding claim, characterized in that the extract or the composition is intended to slow down or even inhibit growth of the epidermis and/or to treat hyperproliferative disorders.
The use as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the extract is in an amount representing from 10−4% to 20% of the total weight of the composition.
The use as claimed in the preceding claim, characterized in that the extract is in an amount representing from 5×10−3% to 10% of the total weight of the composition.
The use as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the extract is obtained from plant material derived from a whole plant or from leaves, from stems, from flowers, from petals, from seeds or from roots, or from dedifferentiated cells.
The use as claimed in the preceding claim, characterized in that the extract is obtained from leaves.
The use as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the extract is obtained from plant material derived from at least one plant cultured in vivo.
A method of cosmetic treatment for the purpose of treating disorders related to NO synthesis, characterized in that a cosmetic composition comprising at least one extract of at least one plant of the species Olea europaea, in a physiologically acceptable medium, is used by application to the skin, to the hair and/or to the mucous membranes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.