Patent ID: 9028889
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing hair-loss or stimulating hair growth in a subject in need thereof comprising administering a composition comprising an effective amount of a peptidic extract from fava ( Vicia faba L) beans to an area having hair follicles of said subject, wherein said peptidic extract is obtained by: extracting fava beans in an alkaline solution containing polyvinylpolyrrolidone (PVPP) to obtain a crude solution; hydrolyzing the crude solution either chemically or with proteolytic enzymes to obtain a hydrosylate; solubilizing the hydrolysate in one or more physiologically acceptable solvents; filtering the solubilized hydrolysate to obtain a purified peptidic extract comprising at least 70% of peptides having a molecular weight less than 6 kDa;