(19)
(11) EP 1 987 826 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/12

(43) Date of publication:
05.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/45

(21) Application number: 07714504.3

(22) Date of filing: 19.02.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61K 31/353(2006.01)
A61K 36/75(2006.01)
 A23L 1/30(2006.01)
A61P 17/04(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2007/052978
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/097286 (30.08.2007 Gazette 2007/35)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 22.02.2006 JP 2006044801

(71) Applicants:
  • Kands R&D Corporation
    Tama-shi, Tokyo 2060034 (JP)
  • Erina Co. Inc.
    Minato-ku Tokyo 1050021 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • TAGUCHI, Kazue
    Tama-shi, Tokyo 2060034 (JP)
  • TAGUCHI, Shigeru
    Tama-shi, Tokyo 2060034 (JP)
  • SASHIDA, Yutaka
    Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 1920371 (JP)

(74) Representative: Böhm, Brigitte et al
Weickmann & Weickmann Patentanwälte Postfach 860 820
81635 München
81635 München (DE)

   


(54) MEDICINE AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD FOR CONTROLLING OR RELIEVING ITCHING AND INFLAMMATION


(57) The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition and functional food for suppressing and relieving itching and inflammation.
The pharmaceutical composition and functional food of the present invention for suppressing and relieving itching and inflammation contain highly lipophilic polyalkoxyflavonoid extracted from squeezed juice of a whole portion of a citrus fruit (inclusive of pericarp thereof). Furthermore, the functional food of the present invention contains it.