Patent ID: 6126940
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: A61K,A61Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for stimulating hair growth in a mammal, which comprises applying to the skin of said mammal a proanthocyanidin comprising at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of epicatechin-(4.beta..fwdarw.8)-catechin, epicatechin-(4.beta..fwdarw.8)-epicatechin, catechin-(4.alpha..fwdarw.8)-catechin, epicatechin-(4.beta..fwdarw.6)-epicatechin, epicatechin-(4.beta..fwdarw.8)-epicatechin-(4.beta..fwdarw.8)-epicatechin, catechin-(4.alpha..fwdarw.8)-catechin-(4.alpha..fwdarw.8)-catechin, epicatechin-(4.beta..fwdarw.8)-epicatechin-(4.beta..fwdarw.8)-catechin and epicatechin-(4.beta..fwdarw.8)-epicatechin-(4.beta..fwdarw.6)-epicatechin, in an amount of 0.1 to 600 mg/adult/day until hair-growing is observed.