Patent ID: 8637488

Claim:
An extract obtained from Augres “Royal Sash” a plant of the genus Odontoglossum of the family Orchidaceae, or obtained from a hybrid plant of the genus Odontoglossum and the genus Cochlioda , selected from the group consisting of Lavender Lace “Sylvan” and Marie Noel “Velano,” said extract having the following features (1) to (5): (1) the extract comprises sugar components, approximately 60% to 70% by weight of which is accounted for by polysaccharides; (2) 90% or more of a constitutive sugar of the polysaccharides is mannose; (3) mannose is linked via a β-1,4 glycosidic linkage; (4) the extract has a moisturizing effect; and (5) a part of the mannose molecules are branched at positions 2, 3 and 6.