Lipolysis stimulator

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a lipolysis stimulator and a slimming agent which stimulate or facilitate lipolysis of accumulated adipose tissue, to thereby exert the body slimming effect. The lipolysis stimulator or the slimming agent of the present invention contains as an active ingredient any form of a plant or an extract thereof, the plant being selected from among common juniper, togenashi, rosehip, areca , polygala root, plantago herb, calumba, zuikorodoku, garden nasturtium, kidachiumanosuzukusa, bayberry, cogon grass, kohon, shoyokanzo, Japanese white birch, tanjin, kikubafuro, white mustard, common sunflower, ground ivy, Chinese wolfberry, Japanese pagota tree, sennenken, common fig, kankatto, Chinese hibiscus, usubaakaza, fenugreek, English walnut, sozuku, koniwa-zakura, gardenia, shima-kan-giku, akamino-akane, futaba-mugura, karoou, schizonepeta spike, purslane, karabyakushi, and prostrate knotweed.

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       5 . A slimming method comprising applying a lipolysis stimulator comprising as an active ingredient an aqueous or aqueous ethanol plant extract, the plant being at least one selected from the group consisting of togenashi, rosehip,  areca , plantago herb, calumba, zuikorodoku, garden nasturtium, kidachiumanosuzukusa, bayberry, kohon, Japanese white birch, kikubafuro, ground ivy, Japanese pagota tree, sennenken, common fig, kankatto, Chinese  hibiscus , usubaakaza, English walnut, sozuku, koniwa-zakura, shima-kan-giku, akamino-akane, futaba-mugura, karoou, schizonepeta spike, purslane, karabyakushi, and prostrate knotweed to the skin of a subject.  
   
   
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       7 . The slimming method of  claim 5 , wherein said lipolysis stimulator comprises as an active ingredient 0.005 weight (wt.) % or more, calculated on a dry basis of said aqueous or aqueous ethanol plant extract based on the entirety of said composition.  
   
   
       8 . The slimming method of  claim 5 , wherein said lipolysis stimulator comprises as an active ingredient 0.01 to 30 wt. %, calculated on a dry basis of said aqueous or aqueous ethanol plant extract based on the entirety of said composition.  
   
   
       9 . The slimming method of  claim 5 , wherein said lipolysis stimulator comprises as an active ingredient 0.02 to 25 wt. %, calculated on a dry basis of said aqueous or aqueous ethanol plant extract based on the entirety of said composition.  
   
   
       10 . The slimming method of  claim 5 , wherein said lipolysis stimulator comprises as an active ingredient 2 to 20 wt. %, calculated on a dry basis of said aqueous or aqueous ethanol plant extract based on the entirety of said composition.