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US 2009/0023803 A1Published application
Use of cacao polyphenols for treating a prostate hyperplasia, a specific cacao extract and applications
AssigneeBarry Callebaut AG
InventorsPhilippe Troplin, Herwig Bernaert
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Abstract
The invention relates to the use of cacao polyphenols for preventing or curing a prostate hyperplasia, to a cacao polyphenol extract which also comprises, in particular lipids and/or xanthines, and to the applications of said extract in food and pharmaceutical products for treating a prostate cancer, cognitive disorders, oxidative stress and cholesterol.
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A method for treating or preventing prostate hyperplasia comprising administering a patient in need thereof a medicament comprising a cocoa polyphenol extract.
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A cocoa polyphenol extract comprising:
- 20% to 50% by mass as epicatechin equivalent of polyphenols, including 50% to 80% flavonoids,
- 3% to 15% by mass of lipids, including 1% to 15% of β-sitosterol,
- 5% to 20% by mass of xanthines.
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