August 26, 2003

A method for reducing food intake in a subject and a method for reducing the levels of an endocrine in a subject comprising administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is alkenyl, and each of R.sup.a, R.sup.b, R.sup.c and R.sup.d is herein defined.

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August 26, 2003

09/783,901

February 15, 2001

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A61K   31/17   (20060101)   A61K   31/175   (20060101)   A61K   31/549   (20060101)   A61K   31/045   (20060101)   A61K   31/05   (20060101)   A61K   31/351   (20060101)   A61K   31/397   (20060101)   A61K   31/352   (20060101)   A61K   31/353   (20060101)  

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Pursuant to 35 USC .sctn.119(e), this application claims the befit of prior U.S. provisional application No. 60/183,668, filed Feb. 18, 2000.

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7473435 - Bioactive compositions form Theacea plants and processes for their production and use - Owned by Integrated Botanical Technologies, LLC (Ossining, NY) The present invention relates to isolated bioactive compositions containing bioactive fractions derived from Theacea plants. The present invention also relates to bioactive topical formulations containing the bioactive compositions. The present invention further relates to methods of using the bioactive compositions of the present invention, including, for example, methods for inhibiting inflammatory activity in skin tissue of a mammal, for protecting skin tissue of a mammal from ultraviolet light-induced damage, and for normalizing skin disorders in skin tissue of a mammal. The present invention also relates to methods for isolating bioactive fractions derived from cell juice or a cell walls component a Theacea plant.