455 results about "Camellia sinensis" patented technology

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for modulating hair growth or regrowth. The compositions of the present invention comprise extracts of one or more of the following: Boswellia serrata, Undaria pinnatifida, green tea (e.g., Camellia sinensis), shiso, Pureraria mirifica, luteolin (e.g. Perilla ocymoides leaf extract), astilbin, vitamin E, amentoflavone, tetrahydropiperine, licochalcone, astaxanthin, red clover, Brassica juncea, unfermented green rooibos, enzyme CoQ10, salvia, ximenynic acid, hops oleoresin, apple, soy, saw palmetto, or ellagic extract, or any derivative thereof. In particular, the compositions and methods of the present invention can be used to stimulate or increase hair growth and / or prevent or slow the loss of hair by having one or more of the following functions: (a) inhibiting synthesis of DHT; (b) inhibiting proteasomal activity; (c) inhibiting IL-1 activity; (d) increasing vascularization; (e) increasing expression of vascular endothelial growth factor; (f) increasing expression of keratinocyte growth factor; (g) inhibiting inflammation; or (h) acting as an antibacterial.

Disclosed herein are antimicrobial compositions comprising an effective concentration of a metal salt combined with a plant extract. In some embodiments the composition comprises a copper salt and / or an iron salt and / or a nickel salt and / or a cobalt salt; and an extract of a plant selected from a group consisting of Punka granatum, Viburnum plicatum, Camellia sinensis, and Acer spp. The invention extends to uses of such compositions as medicaments, and to methods of treating microbial infections. The invention extends to methods for preventing microbial infections by coating objects and surfaces with the compositions.

Provided is an herbal extract-based composition comprising an extract of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, an extract of Crataegus pinnatifidia (hawthorn), an extract of Camellia sinensis (green tea), and an extract of Momordica charantia (bitter melon). The composition may further comprise an extract of mulberry (Morus species). Also provided is a process for preparing a herbal extract-based composition which comprises separately extracting each of hawthorn, green tea, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, mulberry, and bitter melon; drying extraction eluates obtained from the extracting of each of the herbal components to obtain organic residues in forming a hawthorn extract powder, green tea extract powder, a Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract powder, a mulberry extract powder, and a bitter melon powder; and combining the green tea extract powder, the Gynostemma Pentaphyllum extract powder, the hawthorn extract powder, the mulberry extract powder, and the bitter melon powder in desired proportions to form the herbal extract-based composition which, when taken orally, has health-promoting effects including anti-diabetic effects that include, but are not limited to, decreasing visceral fat, reducing hyperglycemia, and reducing the occurrence and severity of diabetic complications, associated with type 2 diabetes.

A topical composition according to the present invention for use in a skin care regimen that provides matrix metalloprotease (MMP) inhibiting activity, tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease (TIMP) inducing activity, and immediate and delayed antioxidative activity. Preferably, the topical composition comprises at least one MMP inhibitor, a TIMP inducing agent, Tremella fuciformis (snow fungus) extract, Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, and Eugenia caryophyllus (clove) extract. The compositions are useful in anti-wrinkle and anti-aging products, providing elasticity, firmness, tone and texture to the skin, ameliorating fine lines and preventing skin damage.

A palatable green leaf tea from Camellia sinensis var. assamica is disclosed. Infusion of 2 g of the leaf tea in 200 ml water for 1.5 minutes at 90° C. produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of between 0.01 and 0.1% by weight of the beverage. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing the leaf tea product wherein fresh leaf from var. assamica is macerated using a combination of a rotorvane and double-cone processor.

Palatability enhancing compositions for pet foods, and pet foods with increased palatability, are provided. In some embodiments, the compositions and pet foods contain tea, such as green tea. In some embodiments, the compositions and pet foods contain brewer's yeast, liver hydrolysate, phosphate, and green tea. Shrimp meal and Tuna meal can also be utilized in these embodiments. In some embodiments, the compositions and pet foods comprise an ingredient having at least one of theanine; glutamine; tea; 1,5 octadien-3 one; 1,5-octadien-3-ol; and Camellia sinensis plant. In one example, green tea is used in a pet food palatability enhancing system at 0.1-25%, 1-15%, or 2-9% by weight of the system, and at 0.025-0.5% or 0.01 to 1.0% by weight of the pet food.

The present invention relates to a composition for the prevention or treatment of physiological and pathological disorders mediated by cyclooxygenase (COX) and / or 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) comprising Uncaria genus plant, in particular, Uncaria gambir, or its extract, and to a combined composition of said Uncaria genus plant extract and Scutellaria baicalensis extract and / or Camellia sinensis extract. The present composition shows excellent COX and / 5-LO inhibition effects, and thus can be used for the prevention or treatment of disease and disorders mediated by various COX pathway and / or 5-LO pathway, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Antioxidant cosmetic skin care compositions formulated to combat conditions associated with free radical damage and oxidative stress are provided. The compositions contain effective amounts of one of several active agents, including an agent derived from one or more of the plant species: Lycium barbarum, Punica granatum, Vitis vinifera, Aspalathus linearis, and Camellia Sinensis as well as cosmetically acceptable carriers. These cosmetic compositions find use in improving the appearance of aged or damaged skin.

The invention mainly relates to a method for regenerating a plant from camellia callus. The method has the following steps: stripping off the inner and outer seed coats of a camellia fruit seed, and inoculating the seed to a 1 / 2MS culture medium; when a sterile seedling grows above 3 cm, inoculating the soft leaf of the young plant to a callus induction culture medium which is MS + 0.5mg.L 6-BA+1.0mg.L 2,4-D; when the callus grows to get a diameter about 1 cm, shifting the callus to a callus differentiation culture medium which is MS+mg.L 6-BA20+0.1mg.L I BA+ mg.L KT0.1; when an indefinite bud grows to 0.5 cm, carrying out the separation and inoculating to a strong bud culture medium which is MS + 0.2mg.L 6-BA+0.05mg.L NAA; and when a bud stick grows to 4 to 5 cm, cutting off the basal of the bud stick, immersing the basal of the bud stick in 1,000 g.L I BA, and then inoculating to a MW + 0.2mg.L I BA+0.2mg.L NAA culture medium. The method has the advantages that: the method has a simple culture medium recipe, a simple and convenient operating process, short culture time, high regeneration frequency and a high propagation expansion coefficient, and facilitates the large-scale production of rare camellia plants and the realization of the genetic transformation of exogenous genes.

The invention relates to a method of propagation, in particular to a method for propagating tea plants (also known as camellia sinensis). The method comprises the following steps: (1) the first stage, inducing primary roots: cutting the collected branches of the tea plants into 3cm to 5cm long sprigs and carrying out the root induction for 10 to 30 minutes by growth hormones, then, cutting the processed sprigs in a soilless culture substrate and further arranging the substrate in a rooting environment under artificial regulation; and (2) the second stage, inducing secondary roots: planting the whole tea plant seed which is subjected to the first stage of induction of the primary roots in a nutrition bag filled with nutrition soil, and watering the tea plant seed for 15 to 25 days by depending on whether the surface of the nutrition soil turns white. By carrying out the root induction of the two stages, the invention has the advantages of simple operation, high propagation coefficient, low investment cost and easy popularization; and the invention constitutes the best way to propagate the rare difficult-to-root tea plant variety.

The invention relates to a hydroponic camellia nutrient fluid and a preparation method thereof. Aiming to satisfy the nutrient requirement of camellias and promote the camellias to grow continuously and normally in the hydroponic environment, a nutrient fluid formula which is especially applied to the different growth periods of the camellias is adopted according to the hydroponic special nutrient requirement and the rhizosphere environment requirement of the camellias, and the hydroponic camellia nutrient fluid mainly comprises manure, trace fertilizer, internal secretion, germicide, inorganic acid for adjusting the pH value of the nutrient fluid, etc. The method not only symmetrically uses major elements and trace elements, and also increases the internal secretion to promote the root growth and the germicide to prevent the encroachment of root fungoids, but also simplifies the complicated procedure when in confecting according to the requirement of practical operation. In addition, the raw material of the nutrient fluid has a solid packaging, and the nutrient fluid is confected upon the spot, thereby being more suitable for the requirement of the factory production. The camellias which is processed through the hydroponics by using the nutritional formula not only has fast root growth and developed roots, but also the tresses of the camellias has fast growth vigor, luxuriance and fresh color, the ornamental period is long, the diseases and the insect pests are less, the camellias is sanitary, and the management is simple and convenient.

The invention discloses a method for establishing a tissue culture regeneration system of camellia sinensis L. and relates to a technical method for obtaining strain property stable camellia sinensis L. seedlings from the camellia sinensis L. by use of a vegetative rapid propagation technique. According to the method, the tissue culture regeneration system of camellia sinensis L. is established by taking the immaturate embryo of the camellia sinensis L. as the explant and by virtue of the steps of seed sterilization, embryo callus induction, differentiation culture, rooting culture, acclimatization and transplant and the like; as a result, the problem of shortage of good-quality seedlings of the camellia sinensis L. is solved, and a foundation also can be laid for developing the genetic transformation work of camellia sinensis L. in the future.

The invention provides a cultivation method for increasing survival rate of camellias. The cultivation method is characterized by including collecting normally growing stumps without serious surface bark injury, wherein root systems flourish, the age of trees is 5-20 years and the ground diameter is 5-8 centimeters; selecting loam for planting, and selecting one-year green branches which are positioned on the upper-middle portions of variety crowns, have plump leaf buds, and are free of pest and disease damage and uniform in thickness; performing cut-grafting, side-grafting or bark-grafting; after buds of newly-planted stumps grow to 10-20cm and leaves darken, applying a dilute rich water solution once every 10 days, and applying 60 parts of nitrogenous fertilizer from the first ten-day period of March to the beginning of April; from the middle ten days of May to the beginning of June, applying 50 parts of phosphate fertilizer, 20 parts of potash fertilizer and 10 parts of farmyard manure; not applying fertilizer from June to the middle ten days of September, applying 40 parts of phosphate fertilizer and 15 parts of potash fertilizer from the last ten-day period of September to the first ten-day period of October, and applying 20 parts of phosphate fertilizer and 7 parts of farmyard manure in November; keeping the temperature at 10-25 DEG C. By the cultivation method, the survival rate of the camellias is increased, flowering phase of the camellias is lengthened, and ornamental quality of the camellias is improved.

It is intended to disclose a fresh tea leaf powder which is obtainable by collecting a fresh leaf and / or a stem of tea plant (scientific name Camellia sinensis), followed by freeze-drying and subsequent milling the same; a processed and treated tea leaf, a treated vegetable, a treated fruit or a treated flower obtained by treating a tea leave, a vegetable, a fruit or a flower with the above-described fresh tea leaf powder; a tea extract, a vegetable extract, a fruit extract (fruit juice) or a flower extract (oil) prepared from the above-described processed and treated tea leaf, treated vegetable, treated fruit or treated flower; and tea aroma, vegetable aroma, fruit aroma or flower aroma obtained from the above-described tea extract, vegetable extract, fruit extract or flower extract by the process of collecting aroma compounds.

The invention discloses a spiral grafting method of homophytic multi-strain camellias on the same branch. According to the spiral grafting method, the camellias of several strains and even dozens of strains can blossom on the same camellia tree, and the requirement for enjoying multiple kinds of camellias can be met. More limits on a rootstock or the camellia rootstock are not needed. Multiple kinds of camellias can be grafted to a camellia sinensis which is young, does not have a plurality of branches and can be used as the rootstock. According to the spiral grafting method, the cultivation period is shortened obviously, the success rate of grafting is improved at the same time, and the double indicators of the cultivation period and the success rate are guaranteed.

The invention relates to a root acclimation method of a camellia from soil culture to water culture. The core of the invention is characterized in that: the camellia is put in a water culture environment which is oxygenized timely for root acclimation in earlier stage of water culture till the camellia under acclimation send up water roots which adapt to the water culture environment, and therefore, the camellia that is cultured in soil is finally acclimated to completely adapt to the water culture environment to grow normally. The root acclimation method of the camellia has little stimulation to the camellia, and avoids a second adaptation process of the camellia after acclimation in clear water and then being transplanted in a nutrient solution environment, and can save labor force and cost.

Disclosed is a composition, and method for its use, that includes any one of, any combination of, or all of Centella asiactica, Vitis vinifera seed, Magnolia bark, Camellia sinensis, and / or dihydroxymethylchromone. The composition can be used to treat telangiectasia.

The invention relates to a processing method capable of improving the quality of Hunan medium / small leaf Congou black tea. The processing method comprises the following steps: by adopting one of Yuntai Mountain tea, camellia sinensis, Zhuyeqi, Fuding large vellus, Baihaozao, Fuyun No.6, Bixiangzao, Xiangfucui, Mingfeng and Taoyuan large leaf tea which are widely planted in tea areas in Hunan, sequentially selecting tea leaves of one bud with two or three leaves or symmetric leaves with same tenderness, then performing ultraviolet irradiation, withering, making green, kneading, fermenting, drying, and enriching the fragrance on the selected leaves, wherein green making tea juice is respectively sprayed in the kneading and fermentation processes. By adopting the processing method, the defects that the leaves are not green, the taste is thin, the fragrance is poor, the color of tea soup is dark, the concentration intensity is poor, and the astringency is poor when a conventional fermentation process is adopted are overcome, the techniques of the process steps are all improved, the Congou black tea processed by using the processing method is uniform in fermentation, the leaf is bronze, the taste is mellow and fresh, the fragrance is heavy and long-lasting, the tea soup is red and right, and the astringency is high; the quality and the competitiveness of the Hunan medium / small leaf Congou black tea in the domestic and international black tea markets are remarkably improved.

The invention provides a winkle removal composition with a symbiotic bacterium combined ferment substance, a wrinkle removal eye cream and a preparation method of the wrinkle removal eye cream. The wrinkle removal composition comprises the following components in parts by weight: 0.01-5 parts of acetyl hexapeptide-8, 0.1-10 parts of oligopeptide-4, 0.1-10 parts of a crithmum maritimum callus culture filtrate, 0.1-10 parts of dipeptide diamido-butyryl benzyl amide diacetate, 0.01-5 parts of a camellia sinensis leaf extract, 0.1-10 parts of a coffea arabica extract, 0.1-10 parts of a retinol type compound and 1-10 parts of a symbiotic bacterium combined ferment substance. The winkle removal composition is capable of not only promoting c cell proliferation and regeneration and improving skinelasticity, but also effectively preventing oxidation and preventing collagen decomposition. The wrinkle removal eye cream is not only capable of removing dynamic wrinkles, static wrinkles and dry wrinkles which are already formed around eyes, and preventing formation of wrinkles, but also providing long-lasting moisture retention, and making skin tough and healthy.

An antioxidant-promoting composition that increases antioxidant defense potential in a subject is disclosed. The composition contains Bacopa monniera extract comprising a Bacopa monniera active ingredient; a Silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract comprising a Silybum marianum active ingredient; a Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) extract comprising a Withania somnifera active ingredient; aCamellia sinensis (green tea) extract comprising a Camellia sinensis active ingredient; a Curcuma longa (turmeric) extract comprising at least one Curcuma longa active ingredient, and optionally a Centella asiatica (Gotu kola) extract; a Ginko biloba extract; an Aloe vera extract; and N-acetyl cysteine. The process for quantifying Nrf2 transcription factor activating potential of the botanical extracts comprising the botanical active ingredients is described.

A combination cancer therapy based upon catechins, the major biologically active polyphenol in plant products, including green tea extract, and one or more chemotherapeutic agents. A common complication of cancer chemotherapy is neutropenia, and in spite of advances in its prophylactic management is a major cause of risk for the development of serious microbial infections leading to increased morbidity and mortality in both humans and animals. The use of cathechins such as those found in green tea (Camellia sinensis), including but not limited to epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) as nontoxic adjuvant to aid in the prevention of opportunistic microbial infections in patients undergoing immunosuppressive chemotherapy is a novel application. Also contemplated are methods using catechins to ameliorate the immunosuppressive effects of cancer chemotherapy by administering the compound to a patient in need thereof.

The invention discloses a method for regulating and adjusting a flowering season of camellia flowers. The method comprises the following steps of managing temperature and humidity, carrying out illumination management, carrying out fertilizer application, and regulating and controlling hormones. The method is particularly suitable for a large part of regions in China and realizes that the camellia flowers bloom out of season. The growth and the cultivation of the camellia flowers can meet market requirements and the benefits of a camellia flower planter are greatly improved.

The invention discloses a grafting method of homophytic multi-strain camellias. According to the grafting method, the camellias of several strains and even dozens of strains can blossom on the same camellia sinensis, and the requirement for enjoying multiple kinds of camellias can be met. According to the homophytic multi-strain camellia cultivated through the grafting method, due to the fact that the original camellias are not pruned, new strains can be cultivated while the original camellias are enjoyed, and the original plant type can be restored without waiting for a period of time. According to the grafting method, the cultivation period is shortened obviously, the success rate of grafting is improved at the same time, and the double indicators of the cultivation period and the success rate are guaranteed.

Disclosed is peanut sauce with tuber magnatum and a preparation method thereof. Raw materials of the sauce comprise, by weight, 80-90 parts of peanuts, 3-4 parts of acanthopanax, 2-3 parts of perilla leaves, 3.5-4 parts of camellia sinensis (L.) O.Kuntzethea sinensis L., 4-5 parts of motherwort, 4.5-5.5 parts of elderberry flowers, 1-2 parts of pleurospermum hookeri C.B.Clarde var. thomsonii C.B.Clarke, 2-3 parts of viola formosana hayata, 10-12 parts of cherries, 20-23 parts of Chinese cabbage, 10-11 parts of pistachio nuts, 1-1.2 parts of tuber magnatum, 4-5 parts of beer, 7-8 parts of dried shrimps, 2-3 partos of oyster sauce, 15-17 parts of shiitake mushrooms and 4-5 parts of nutrition additives. The peanut sauce is fine in mouthfeel, simple in preparation technology, and reasonable and scientific in formula. With the added tuber magnatum, the sauce is rich in fragrance and is unique in flavor. With the pistachio nut which is rich in vitamin E and fat, the sauce has effects of antisenescence and moistening the intestines and relaxing bowel. In addition, with addition of various Chinese herbal medicines, the sauce has effects of activating blood and freeing collateral vessels, moving qi and harmonizing the middle, and tonifying kidney and strengthening stomach.

The invention provides a new tea leaf and a manufacturing method and applications thereof. In the manufacturing method, fresh leaves of a special camellia crassicolumna var. multiplex (Changet Tan) Ming) are taken as the raw material and the tea leaf is manufactured through processing techniques such as deactivation of enzymes, rolling and drying and is characterized by not containing purines alkaloid such as caffeine and theocin; composition and content of tea polyphenol of the tea leaf is similar to the composition and content of the tea leaf made of usually seen tea tree (Camellia sinensis and ribes heterotrichum) and the tea leaf is rich in tea polyphenolic components such as epicatechin (EC), Epicatechin gallate(ECG), epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and features obvious oxidation resistance and antibiosis. The tea leaf can be used for qualify tea drinks, functional health care food, cosmetics for special purpose and natural medicine and used as food additive applied to food-processing industry.

Disclosed herein is a anti-UV composition for protecting the scalp. The anti-UV composition for protecting the scalp of the present invention includes a fermented broth of Outtuynia cordata, Perilla frutescens, and Camellia sinensis; a UV blocking agent; and a pigment in an effective amount, respectively, thereby enabling the blocking of UV rays via scattering, reflecting, and absorbing, thus preventing scalp damage and alopecia due to UV while helping to recover scalp health and thus promoting the expression of new hair.

The invention relates to a cleaning agent for an oral cavity, mainly comprising the following ingredients in percentage by weight: 0.1-30 percent of green tea, 0.1-50 percent of turmeric, 0.01-10 percent of menthyl anthranilate, and 0.01-10 percent of sodium cyclamate and acesulfame. According to different conditions of patients, 0.1-50 percent of scutellaria, 0.1-50 percent of camellia, 0.1-30 percent of andrographolide and 0.01-10 percent of borneol can also be added. Due to adoption of the cleaning agent for the oral cavity, effective ingredients or / and extracts are taken into the oral cavity in a manner of directly gargling in the mouth without using a manner of gargling again with clean water after gargling, and the purposes of inhibiting bacteria, diminishing inflammation, cleaning the oral cavity and preventing decayed teeth are achieved.