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US 5,624,673 AGranted
Cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition containing a prunella extract
AssigneeLYMH Recherche
InventorsFrederic Bonte, Alain Meybeck, Marc Dumas
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InventorsFrederic Bonte, Alain Meybeck, Marc Dumas
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The invention relates to the use of an extract of prunella or at least one prunella saponin. This extract or this saponin is used for the preparation of a cosmetic or pharmaceutical and/or dermatological composition. Said composition makes it possible to regulate the renewal and differentiation of the keratinocytes and has an anti-aging activity, an anti-inflammatory activity, especially in inflammations caused by ultraviolet radiation, or an anti-allergic or anti-free-radical activity. It also enables the epidermis of normal skin to be kept in good condition, especially by maintaining the functional role of the skin, in particular as a protective barrier, and makes it possible to prevent or treat dry skin, especially ichthyotic skin, and to treat psoriasis.
A method for the treatment of the epidermis of patients suffering from the signs of aging, or otherwise suffering from dry skin, inflammation, solar erythema, skin allergies;
A method for topically treating the epidermis by a mechanism selected from the group consisting of (1) stimulating an increase in the number of keratinocytes;
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