| Family |
Hamamelidaceae |
| Scientific name |
Hamamelis japonica Siebold et Zuccarini |
| Synonyms |
Hamamelis bitchuensis Makino; Hamamelis japonica Siebold et Zuccarini var.
glauca |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) mansaku |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (mainly Pacific side), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=24 |
| Description |
Plants 5-6m tall. Leaves 5-11cm long, 3-7cm wide. Flowers 4 yellow petals
each 1-1.5cm long, flowering in February to March. Deciduous. Subarbor
trees. |
| Reference |
Hamamelis japonica Siebold & Zucc. |
| Herbicidal compositions and herbicidal processes (US Patent 4309208/1982) |
| Detergent composition containing a quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant
and a carboxylate anionic surfactant (US Patent 4919846/1990) |
| Agents acting against hyperreactive and hypoactive, deficient skin conditions
and manifest dermatitides (US Patent 5952373/1999) |
| Cosmetic composition (US Patent 6063366/2000) |
| Bioflavonol-glycoside peresters and their incorporation into pharmacologically
active concentrates and ultramicroemulsions (US Patent 6180661/2001) |
| Self-indicating cosmetic composition (US Patent 6309655/2001) |
| Agents acting against hyperreactive and hypoactive, deficient skin conditions
and manifest dermatitides (US Patent 6180662/2001) |
| Cultured plant cell gums for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial
applications (US Patent 6350594/2002) |
| Cosmetic and dermatological preparations with flavonoids (US Patent 6423747/2002) |
| Cosmetics (US Patent 6497889/2002) |
| Natural substances based agent (US Patent 6605296/2003) |
| Cosmetic composition comprising a phosphoric triester and a skin activating
component (US Patent 6932975/2005) |
| Cystine derivative and agent for suppressing activation of inflammatory
factors (US Patent 6914075/2005) |
| Hair cosmetic composition (US Patent 20070166256) |
| Hydroxycitric acid derivatives and skin external preparations using the
same (US Patent 20070293577) |
