Food complement and method for cosmetic treatment based on a grape extract rich in polyphenols

• US 6,638,545 B1
• Filed: 11/26/2001
• Issued: 10/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Arkopharma
• Original Assignee: Laboratories Pharmascience
• Inventors: Rombi, Max
• Primary Examiner(s): Lankford, Jr., Leon B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Davis, Ruth A
• Application Number:
  US09/936,304
• Time in Patent Office: 701 Days
• Field of Search: 424/725, 424/766, 424/776, 424/777
• US Class Current: 424/766
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/105 Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/2132 Other phenolic compounds, polyphenols
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/92 Oral administration
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/347 Phenols
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9789 Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/04 Anorexiants; Antiobesity agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/06 for countering cellulitis

Abstract

The invention concerns firstly a food complement for dietetic and/or cosmetic purposes, containing anti-lipase properties, for oral administration. Said food complement is characterised in that it comprises a grape extract rich in or enriched with polyphenols.

Claims

1. A method for the treatment of cellulite, obesity or excess weight comprising orally administering to a patient in need of such treatment a food supplement comprising an effective amount of a grape extract, said extract being rich or enriched in polyphenols and having a proportion of from 30% to 90% by weight of polyphenols and from 0.001% to 0.1% by weight of trans-resveratrol.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said extract is obtained from grape marc.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the extract is obtained from grape pips and/or grape seed shells.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said extract is administered at a daily dose of from 0.2 to 2 grams.

5. A method for the treatment of cellulite, obesity or excess weight comprising orally administering to a patient in need of such treatment a food supplement comprising an effective amount of a grape extract, said extract being rich or enriched in polyphenols and having a proportion of from 30% to 90% by weight of polyphenols, from 10% to 60% by weight of proanthocyanidols and from 0.001% to 0.1% by weight of trans-resveratrol.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said extract is obtained from grape marc.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the extract is obtained from grape pips and/or grape seed shells.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said extract is administered at a daily dose of from 0.2 to 2 grams.

9. A method for the treatment of cellulite comprising orally administering to a patient in need of such treatment a food supplement comprising an effective amount of a grape extract, said extract being rich or enriched in polyphenols and having a proportion of from 30% to 90% by weight of polyphenols and from 0.001% to 0.1% by weight of trans-resveratrol.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said extract is obtained from grape marc.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said extract is obtained from grape pips and/or grape seed shells.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said extract is administered at a daily dose of from 0.2 to 2 grams.

13. A method for the treatment of cellulite comprising orally administering to a patient in need of such treatment a food supplement comprising an effective amount of a grape extract, said extract being rich or enriched in polyphenols and having a proportion of from 30% to 90% by weight of polyphenols, from 10% to 60% by weight of proanthocyanidols and from 0.001% to 0.1% by weight of trans-resveratrol.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said extract is obtained from grape marc.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said extract is obtained from grape pips and/or grape seed shells.

16. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said extract is administered at a daily dose of from 0.2 to 2 grams.