Sympathetic nerve-stimulating fragrant compositions

• US 20050003976A1
• Filed: 07/28/2004
• Published: 01/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shiseido Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Shiseido Company Limited
• Inventors: Haze, Shinichiro, Gozu, Yoko, Hariya, Takeshi, Koizumi, Yukiko, Sakiguchi, Takayuki, Sakai, Keiko, Shibata, Michio
• Application Number:
  US10/900,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20050003976A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 510/101
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/01 Hydrocarbons
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/015 carbocyclic
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/216 of acids having aromatic rings, e.g. benactizyne, clofibrate
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/522 having oxo groups directly attached to the heterocyclic ring, e.g. hypoxanthine, guanine, acyclovir
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 33/00 Medicinal preparations containing inorganic active ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/185 Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/235 Foeniculum (fennel)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/282 Artemisia, e.g. wormwood or sagebrush
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/324 Boswellia, e.g. frankincense
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/53 Lamiaceae or Labiatae (Mint family), e.g. thyme, rosemary or lavender
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/532 Agastache, e.g. giant hyssop
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/537 Salvia (sage)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/54 Lauraceae (Laurel family), e.g. cinnamon or sassafras
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/61 Myrtaceae (Myrtle family), e.g. teatree or eucalyptus
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/67 Piperaceae (Pepper family), e.g. Jamaican pepper or kava
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/752 Citrus, e.g. lime, orange or lemon
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/9068 Zingiber, e.g. garden ginger
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/37 Esters of carboxylic acids
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/4953 containing pyrimidine ring derivatives, e.g. minoxidil
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/922 : of vegetable origin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9789 : Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/02 : for peripheral neuropathies
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/28 : for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/04 : Anorexiants; Antiobesity agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 13/00 : Formulations or additives for perfume preparations essential oils or perfumes per se C11B9/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/06 : for countering cellulitis
• CPC Class Codes: C11B 9/00 : Essential oils; Perfumes

Abstract

Sympathetic nerve-stimulating fragrant compositions with weight-loss effects, characterized by containing one or more selected from among fennel oil, grapefruit oil, pepper oil, hyssop oil, sage oil, estragon oil, eucalyptus oil, rosemary oil, cinnamon oil, clove oil, ylang ylang oil, ginger oil, geranium oil and olibanum, or one or more from among limonene, pinene, myrcene and benzyl benzoate as the active ingredients in the oils, and preferably also containing caffeine.

Claims

1. A method for stimulating sympathetic nerves, comprising exposing to a body in need thereof an effective amount of the fragrance of a composition comprising one or more ingredients selected from fennel oil, grapefruit oil, pepper oil, hyssop oil, sage oil, estragon oil, eucalyptus oil, rosemary oil, cinnamon oil, clove oil, ylang ylang oil, ginger oil, geranium oil, and olibanum.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the composition is in a form selected from external skin applications and sundry goods.