Extract of adlay bran and uses thereof
AssigneeJoben Bio-Medical Co., Ltd.
InventorsHuang-Chung Tseng, Giao-Zhi Huang, Tung-An Chia
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Abstract
The present invention provides a composition comprising extract of adlay bran, wherein the adlay bran extract comprises C1 to C7 alcohol extract of adlay bran (A) and carbon dioxide supercritical fluid extract of adlay bran (B). Preferably, the extract of adlay bran has effects in treating a skin and/or subcutaneous tissue disease and in lowering interleukin (IL)-1α, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin-8, prostaglandin-2 (PGE2) and/or C-Reactive Protein (CRP).
Claims1
A pharmaceutical composition for treating skin disease in a human in need thereof consisting essentially of a therapeutically effective amount of a dehulled Coix lachryma-jobi L. seed extract which has been extracted with supercritical CO2 and ethanol, wherein said pharmaceutical composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of a tablet, a pill, a capsule, a transdermal patch, a pessary, an ampoule, a retention enema bag, a pellet, and a microencapsulation.
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