Patent ID: 9327004
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Claim Text:
1. A topical composition for restoring Yin-Yang balance of skin of a person with Yin-dominant or balanced-to-Yin skin, said composition comprising an effective amount of a blend of fermented extracts of an effective amount of Rhodiola rosea rhizome, Perilla frutescens fruit, Phellodendron amurense bark, and Foeniculum vulgare seed, Santalum album stem, Hordeum distichon seed, and Citrus reticulata peel, wherein said blend of fermented extracts is obtained by: (i) blending (ii) fermenting the blend of plant parts with a microorganism, wherein the microorganism is yeast cells, and culturing nutrients; or (iii) fermenting the blend of plant parts with microorganisms, wherein said microorganisms are yeast cells, in an aqueous environment in substantial absence of additional nutrients in a low nutrient media to catabolically process the blend of plant parts; (iv) monitoring the fermentation of (ii) or (iii) for signs of plateauing biological activity; (v) briefly raising the temperature to rupture the yeast cells to release yeast cell contents, or disrupting the yeast cells by sonication; and (vi) filtering to remove yeast cell debris and to recover the blend of fermented extracts, wherein the blend of fermented extract has reduced odor and/or color, wherein the blend of fermented extracts is in the form of a fine powder, and wherein the topical composition further comprises a cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.