Ingestible compositions containing extracts
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to ingestible compositions containing Cotinus coggygria extract and/or Malva sylvestris extract and the use thereof in enhancing the elasticity or structural integrity of skin, urogenital tissue, blood vessel walls, or mucosal tissue and/or reducing the levels of triglycerides or uric acid.
1. A method of increasing the elasticity or structural integrity of skin, bladder tissue, blood vessel walls, or vaginal mucosal tissue of a mammal in need of treatment for sagging, lax, or loose tissue, said method comprising the ingestion by said mammal of a composition comprising an effective amount of an aqueous extract of Cotinus coggygria and an effective amount of aqueous extract of Malva sylvestris flowers.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said method comprises increasing the elasticity or structural integrity of the skin.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said method comprises increasing the elasticity or structural integrity of bladder tissue.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said method comprises increasing the elasticity or structural integrity of vaginal tissue.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said method comprises increasing the elasticity or structural integrity of blood vessel walls.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises Matricaria chamomilla aqueous extract.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises one or more extracts selected from the group consisting of Arctostaphylos uva - ursi aqueous extract, Thymus vulgaris aqueous extract, Thymus serpyllum aqueous extract, and Matricaria recutita aqueous extract.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein said composition further comprises one or more extracts selected from the group consisting of Arctostaphylos uva - ursi aqueous extract, Thymus vulgaris aqueous extract, Thymus serpyllum aqueous extract, and Matricaria recutita aqueous extract.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises an aqueous extract of the leaves of Cotinus coggygria.