39 results about "Combretaceae" patented technology

A method for tinting, for coloring skin, or for increasing the tanned appearance of skin comprising the use of an extract of a plant from the family of Compositae or Asteraceae, preferably an extract of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.), and a method of screening a plant for the manufacture of a cosmetic composition for coloring, particularly for tinting, at least one part of skin.

It is intended to provide a flavor-improving agent with the use of a starting material that has been taken as a food which can regulate a characteristic smell of a food or a drink. Namely, a composition containing an extract of at least a plant selected from the group consisting of a plant belonging to the genus Crataegus, family Rosaceae, a plant belonging to the genusHouttuynia, family Saururaceae, a plant belonging to the genus Vitis, family Vitaceae, a plant belonging to the genus Anthemis, family Compositae and a plant belonging to the genus Matricaria, family Compositae is provided as aflavor-improving agent for foods and drinks. Either one or two or more kinds of the above-described extracts may be used. As a specific example, it is preferable to use a mixture consisting of the extracts of four kinds of plants as described above.

The quality improving agent for Chinese turtle is composite plant extractive of three selected from four kinds of active components, including xanthophyl extracted from chicory plant, saponin extracted from leguminous plant, polysaccharide extracted from camellia plant and betaine extracted from chenopodiaceous plant, in certain proportion. The quality improving agent is added into mixed feed for Chinese turtle with the added amount being 0.01-1 wt%, and can improve the quality of Chinese turtle, improve its amino acid and fatty acid composition and make Chinese turtle low in fat rate, good in muscle and fat color, tender in meat quality, delicious in taste and fast in growth rate. Experiment shows that the quality improving agent is high in efficiency, safe and non-toxic, has no residue and meets the requirement for nuisance free food.

A method for cultivating plants of the Asteraceae family, which promotes flower bud formation in the reproductive phase. A method for cultivating plants of the Asteraceae family, wherein the cultivation temperature in the reproductive phase is set lower by at least 5° C. than the cultivation temperature in the vegetative phase to promote flower bud formation in the reproductive phase.

The invention discloses a cleaning method of saussurea obvallata fruits. The cleaning method includes steps: drying the saussurea obvallata infructescence; using a rubber plug to slightly rub the infructescence on a stainless steel screen net of 1.4-2.36mm in mesh size to enable fruits to shed out from involucre and to be separated from pappus; putting fruits and a small part of pappus mixture in an underframe into a seed separator, selecting to use wind power when rotating speed of a fan is 12-25.46Hz to enable full fruits to be separated from empty fruits, fruits damaged by insects and pappus; manually picking out remaining residue and mixed fruits; using paper bags to pack fruits after being cleaned. The cleaning method is simple and easy to implement and short in needed cleaning time; each of fullness ratio and purity of the fruits after being cleaned can reach 100%, storage space of the fruits in a refrigeratory can be reduced effectively, and convenience is brought to subsequent fetching and using of the fruits. The cleaning method is suitable for cleaning other fruits of the Saussurea DC. and can be used for cleaning other seeds of asteraceae on the condition of changing mesh size of the stainless steel screen net and the rotating speed of the seed separator.

A novel witloof chicory cultivar, designated ‘BOBINE’, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of witloof chicory cultivar ‘BOBINE’, to the plants of witloof chicory cultivar ‘BOBINE’ and to methods for producing a witloof chicory plant by crossing the cultivar ‘BOBINE’ with itself or another witloof chicory line. The invention further relates to methods for producing other witloof chicory lines derived from the cultivar ‘BOBINE’.