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Medicinal compositions based on spent brewers' grains extract, a process for the preparation thereof, and the use of spent brewers' grains extract for the preparation of cosmetic compositions, and a special brewers' grains extract
Assignee: DSM Nutritional Products AG
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Filing: 1988-04-14
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Granted: 1991-04-09
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Expires: 2008-04-14
Abstract
Abstract Medicinal and cosmetic compositions for the treatment of skin disorders and for care of dry and/or irritated skin and of dry scalp with dandruff are prepared using brewers' grains extract(s)-especially a brewers' grains extract obtained using liquid or above-critical CO2 or N2O.
Inventors
- 👤 Lothar Motitschke
- 👤 Hagen Tronnier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/96; A61K8/97; A61K8/9783; A61K8/9789; A61K8/9794; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0014; A61K9/06; A61K9/08; A61K9/10; A61K9/107; A61P; A61P17/00; A61P29/00; A61P31/00; A61P31/04; A61P37/00; A61P37/08; A61Q17/00; A61Q19/007; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
21 words
Spent brewers' grains extract obtained by extraction of spent brewers' grains with liquid or above-critical CO 2 or N 2 O.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
21 words
Spent brewers' grains extract obtained by extraction of spent brewers' grains with liquid or above-critical CO 2 or N 2 O.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A medicinal composition for topical use in the treatment of skin diseases comprising a therapeutically effective amount of spent brewers' grains extract which has been extracted using liquid or above-critical CO 2 or N 2 O, with an acceptable carrier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A medicinal composition for topical use in the treatment of skin diseases comprising a therapeutically effective amount of spent brewers' grains extract which has been extracted using liquid or above-critical CO 2 or N 2 O, with an acceptable carrier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A medicinal composition of claim 2, wherein the amount of spent brewers' grains extract ranges from about 0.5 to 99% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A medicinal composition of claim 2, wherein the amount of the spent brewers' grains extract ranges from about 5 to 99% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method of treating a patient suffering from a skin disease which comprises topically administering an effective amount of the medicinal composition of claim 2 to said patient.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method of claim 5, wherein the skin disease is selected from the group consisting of atopic dermatitis, ichthyosis, pruritus, sebostasis, mycoses of the skin and skin irritation caused by jellyfish stings.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method of claim 5, wherein the medicinal composition is administered in the form of a solution, a suspension, an emulsion, a paste, an ointment, a gel, a cream, a lotion, a dusting powder, a soap, a surfactant-containing cleansing product, an oil or a spray.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A cosmetic composition for topical use comprising an effective amount of spent brewers' grain extract which has been extracted using liquid or above-critical CO 2 or N 2 O for treatment of dry skin, dry and irritated skin, irritated skin or a dry scalp with dandruff, with an acceptable carrier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
A cosmetic composition for topical use comprising an effective amount of spent brewers' grain extract which has been extracted using liquid or above-critical CO 2 or N 2 O for treatment of dry skin, dry and irritated skin, irritated skin or a dry scalp with dandruff, with an acceptable carrier.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cosmetic composition of claim 8, wherein the amount of the spent brewers' grains extract ranges from about 0.1 to 99% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cosmetic composition of claim 8, wherein the amount of spent brewers' grains extract ranges from about 1 to 10% by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method of treating a patient suffering from dry skin, dry and irritated skin, irritated skin or a dry scalp with dandruff, which comprises topically administering an effective amount of the cosmetic composition of claim 8 to said patient.
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