Compounds extracted from plants of the genus Comifora, especially Comifora moocal, extracts containing the compounds, and their use in cosmetics, etc.

摘要

PCT No. PCT/FR96/01415 Sec. 371 Date May 20, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date May 20, 1998 PCT Filed Sep. 13, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/10196 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 20, 1997Extracts of the plant Commiphora mukul are used as pigmenting agents and melanocyte culture agents, and for the manufacture of cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions. Particularly preferred are extracts of the formula IIa, designated Commipherol, and abstracts of the formula IIb designated Commipherin.