Use of at least one protein extract of the moringa genus plant seeds and corresponding cosmetic and/or pharmacological composition

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A method of hydrating, repairing, producing anti-wrinkle effects and/or producing anti-pollution effects for skin, lips, nails and/or hair of a person, comprising applying a composition to said skin, lips, nails and/or hair of said person, said composition comprising an effective amount of an extract of a plant of the genus Moringa belonging to the family Moringacaea, in admixture with a topically acceptable excipient; the improvement wherein said extract is a protein fraction extracted from seeds of said plant.




Description:
The present invention relates to the field of cosmetology and dermatology, more particularly cosmetics for the care of the skin and nails and hair, and has for its object the use, for cosmetic, dermatologic and/or pharmaceutical applications, of at least one proteic extract of seeds of a plant of the genus Moringa, as well as a cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical composition containing at least one such extract.
The genus Moringa comprises some 14 species of plants (of which particularly Moringa peregrina, M.
aptera, M.
concanensis, M.
drouhardii, M.
hildebrandtii, M.
longituba), among which Moringa pterygosperma (synonym: Moringa oleifera) is the best known.
It is a tree that grows rapidly and which adapts very well to variable conditions, spread throughout the tropics, in Asia, Africa and South America.
The fruits are 30 to 50 cm long, hanging like drumsticks, from which comes the English name "drumstick tree", and its green pods are used as vegetables throughout the world.
As a result, the seeds are rarely left to ripen for the production of oil.
The different parts of the tree (leaves, roots, root bark, flowers, seeds) are used in traditional medicine in the countries where it is found.
The seeds of Moringa are characterized by the presence of an oil whose content varies between 21 and 53% according to the species and maturity of the seeds.
For the species Moringa oleifera, the contents mentioned in the literature range from 21 to 34%