Compositions for regulating desire for smoking
AssigneesTaiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd., Otsuka Chemical Holdings Co., Ltd.
InventorsTsutomu Okubo, Makoto Ozeki, Takehiko Inden, Lekh Raj Juneja, Masahiko Hisanabe, Ken-ichi Okayama
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for suppressing craving for smoking with high safety and no dependence such that there can be performed (1) suppression of craving for smoking in a situation where nonsmoking is mandatory in the daily life; (2) prohibition or moderation of smoking intentionally (when unrestricted); and (3) complete elimination of a smoking habit. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for prohibiting or moderating smoking comprising administering to an individual the composition comprising theanine.
Claims7
A method for suppressing craving for smoking or moderating smoking, comprising
- administering to an individual a smoking craving suppressing composition consisting essentially of theanine in an amount sufficient to suppress craving for smoking wherein the composition is a preparation suitable for absorption via oral mucosa.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.