Title:
ルイボスの抗糖尿病性抽出物
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010520913
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Novel and useful compositions derived from rooibos for treating diabetes are provided. The present invention is particularly concerned with the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. The invention provides a new use for aspalathin and rutin and compositions containing them for use in the prevention and treatment of diabetes. The invention provides an anti-diabetic agent, an anti-diabetic composition containing the anti-diabetic agent, a foodstuff or beverage containing the anti-diabetic agent, a method for preventing or treating diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance, and a method of decreasing blood glucose level. The anti-diabetic agent may be an extract from rooibos ( Aspalathus spp. ), aspalathin as such or in combination with rutin.
Inventors:
Rasun, Peter Moses
Faye, Stephen Jay.
Rowe, Johann
Joubert, Rizetta
Faye, Stephen Jay.
Rowe, Johann
Joubert, Rizetta
Application Number:
JP2009553125A
Publication Date:
June 17, 2010
Filing Date:
March 11, 2008
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ZADEC APS
International Classes:
A61K31/12; A23L1/30; A61K31/7048; A61K36/00; A61K36/48; A61P3/10; A61P43/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH06199695A | 1994-07-19 | |||
| JPH05246875A | 1993-09-24 | |||
| JP2008214274A | 2008-09-18 |
Other References:
JPN5010005434; ＪＯＵＢＥＲＴ Ｅ: ＦＯＯＤ ＲＥＳＥＡＲＣＨ ＩＮＴＥＲＮＡＴＩＯＮＡＬ Ｖ３７ Ｎ２, 20040101, Ｐ１３３-１３８, ＥＬＳＥＶＩＥＲ ＡＰＰＬＩＥＤ ＳＣＩＥＮＣＥ
JPN6013001254; Ｎａｔｕｒｅ Ｖｏｌ．４４０, 2006, ｐ．９４４-９４８
JPN6013001254; Ｎａｔｕｒｅ Ｖｏｌ．４４０, 2006, ｐ．９４４-９４８
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hironobu Onda
Makoto Onda
Atsushi Honda
Miho Ikegami
Makoto Onda
Atsushi Honda
Miho Ikegami