Fructus ligustri lucidi for growth in children
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsLiya Yan Denney, Haotian Feng, Pengling Zhao, Yangfeng Hou, Yujie Shi
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a non-therapeutic and therapeutic use of Fructus Ligustri Lucidi for increasing the body growth and in particular body length of young subjects. A further aspect of the invention pertains to food products comprising an alcohol extract of said Fructus as well as pet food products comprising said Fructus.
Claims15
A method for increasing the body growth of a young subject comprising the steps of administering a non-therapeutic amount of Fructus Ligustri Lucidi.
A food product or foods supplement comprising an alcohol extract from Fructus Ligustri Lucidi.
A pet food product comprising Fructus Ligustri Lucidi.
A method for the treatment of the medical condition ‘Failure to thrive’ comprising administering Fructus Ligustri Lucidi to an individual having same.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.