Mixture having effect of improving insulin resistance, effect of suppressing body weight gain, and effect of preventing and improving fatty liver

• US 20080268069A1
• Filed: 04/25/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ryusendo Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ryusendo Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yae, Tsutomu, Yoshinari, Orie
• Application Number:
  US11/789,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20080268069A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/655
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/455 Nicotinic acids, e.g. niacin; Derivatives thereof, e.g. esters, amides
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 33/24 Heavy metals; Compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/8962 Allium, e.g. garden onion, leek, garlic or chives
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 45/06 Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/00 Drugs for disorders of the metabolism of the blood or the extracellular fluid A61P7/00

Abstract

The specification discloses a mixture obtained by mixing trivalent chromium and an onion extract, which has the effect of improving insulin resistance, suppressing body weight and preventing and improving fatty liver. Preferably the trivalent chromium is in a form of trivalent chromium-nicotinic acid complex.

Claims

1. A mixture obtained by mixing trivalent chromium and an onion extract.

2. The mixture according to claim 1 wherein the trivalent chromium is in a form of a trivalent chromium-nicotinic acid complex.

3. A method for improving insulin resistance in mammals comprising administering an effective amount of a mixture of trivalent chromium and an onion extract.

4. The method according to claim 3 wherein the trivalent chromium used is in a form of a trivalent chromium-nicotinic acid complex.

5. A method for suppressing body weight gain in mammals comprising administering an effective amount of trivalent chromium and an onion extract.

6. The method according to claim 5 wherein the trivalent chromium used is in a form of a trivalent chromium-nicotinic acid complex.

7. A method of preventing fatty liver and improving fatty liver in a mammal comprising administering an effective amount of a mixture obtained by mixing trivalent chromium and an onion extract.

8. The method according to claim 7 wherein the trivalent chromium used is in a form of a trivalent chromium-nicotinic acid complex.