Patent ID: 6193975
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q,C07K

Abstract:
A method of treatment of the human body selected from the group consisting of a method for improving the junction between the dermis and the epidermis by reinforcement of the dermo-epidermal junction and a method for stimulating the formation of collagen VII, which comprises the topical application to an external area of the human body of a cosmetical or pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one active agent consisting essentially of a cosmetically or phamaceutically effective amount of an extract of the plant Potentilla erecta, wherein said extract is obtained by extraction with the aid of a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alcohols, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 glycols, and mixtures thereof.