| Family |
Aquifoliaceae |
| Scientific name |
Ilex paraguariensis St.Hilaire |
| Synonyms |
Ilex paraguayensis St.Hilaire; Ilex paraguensis D. Don; Ilex mate St.Hilaire;
Ilex domestica Reissek; Ilex sorbilis Reissek |
| Common name |
(English common name) mate, yerba-mate, Brazilian-tea, Paraguayan-tea,
South American holly |
| (Japanese common name) mate |
| Distribution |
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay |
| Reference |
Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil. |
| Method of preparing an oxygenated cocktail for ingesting by a human (US Patent 5378480/1995) |
| Xanthines, optionally incorporated in liposomes, for promoting skin or hair pigmentation (US Patent 5470579/1995) |
| Process for the removal of undesired contaminations and/or residues contained in beverages or in vegetable preparation (US Patent 5906848/1999) |
| Cosmetic preparation containing Ilex resin, method of obtaining Ilex and Ilex resin obtained thereby (US Patent 5958395/1999) |
| Process for the removal of undesired lipophilic contaminations and/or residues, which are contained in beverages or in vegetable preparations (US Patent 6024998/2000) |
| Process for the preparation of a stable, homogeneous, extract free or nearly free from secondary reaction products (US Patent 6207164/2001) |
| Methods for increasing the muscle mass of a human with materials derived from citrus varieties (US Patent 6316499/2001) |
| Regulation of appetite, body weight and athletic function with materials derived from citrus varieties (US Patent 6224873/2001) |
| Cosmetic preparation containing Ilex resin method for obtaining Ilex resin and Ilex resin which can be obtained by this method (US Patent 6210660/2001) |
| Treating depression with alcohol extracts of tobacco (US Patent 6350479/2002) |
| Methods for inducing weight loss in a human with materials derived from Citrus varieties (US Patent 6340482/2002) |
| Regulation of athletic function with materials derived from citrus varieties (US Patent 6340481/2002) |
| Composition and method for hair and scalp treatment (US Patent 6455058/2002) |
| Pharmaceutical with predetermined activity profile (US Patent 6458384/2002) |
| Methods and compositions for producing weight loss (US Patent 6475530/2002) |
| Combinations of diterpene triepoxide lactones and ditepene lactones or triterpenes for synergistic inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (US Patent 6629835/2003) |
| Curcuminoid compositions exhibiting synergistic inhibition of the expression and/or activity of cyclooxygenase-2 (US Patent 6979470/2005) |
| Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors and uses thereof (US Patent 6929811/2005) |
| Kavalactone product (US Patent 7001620/2006) |
| Oral delivery of a botanical (US Patent 7037524/2006) |
| Methods and compositions comprising ilex (US Patent 7294353/2007) |
| Methods and compositions for oral delivery of Areca and mate' or theobromine (US Patent 7291352/2007) |
| Synergistic phytoceutical compositions (US Patent 7303772/2007) |
| Compositions that treat or inhibit pathological conditions associated with inflammatory response (US Patent 7270835/2007) |
