An agent for inhibiting the binding of 5.alpha.-dihydrotestosterone with androgen receptor, which comprises at least one extract from herbs or one of specific xanthone compounds, and a process for obtaining the agent.
A process of making a supplement for digestive ailment includes the steps of (a) soaking a raw composition which consists of 39.22% by weight of Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 39.22% by weight of Radix Paeoniae Alba, 3.92% by weight of Semen Arecae, 5.88% by weight of Talcum, 1.96% by weight of Radix Saussureae Lappae, 1.96% by weight of Semen Raphani, 3.92% by weight of Fructus Aurantii, and 3.92% by weight of Radix Glycyrrhizae, in a predetermined volume of water for a predetermined soaking time to form a pre-decocting solution and a pre-decocting composition; (b) heating said pre-decocting solution and said pre-decocting composition for a predetermined period of decocting time to form a mixture consisting of a residual composition and a supplement in solution; wherein a volume ratio of said supplement in solution and said water in the step (a) is approximately 1:3; and (c) separating said residual composition and said supplement in solution.
An aqueous extract of valerian roots is concentrated to concentrate the extract and to eliminate odors which are volatile and which are produced by degradation products of valepotriates. An alcohol or acetone is added to the concentrated valerian extract to precipitate insoluble solids from the concentrated extract. The precipitated solids are separated from the extract, after which the extract is mixed with a carbohydrate and then dried to obtain a powder.
The present invention relates to compositions containg i) from about 0.0001% to about 99.9% of certain compounds selected from the group consisting of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of oleanane triterpenes, derivatives of ursane triterpenes, and salts and mixtures thereof, and ii) a vehicle.
A method for regulating the growth and loss of hair via the use of compositions containing a compound selected from the group consisting of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of oleanane triterpenes, derivatives of ursane triterpenes, and salts and mixtures thereof.
