| Family |
Rosaceae |
| Scientific name |
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunberg) Lindley |
| Synonyms |
Crataegus bibas Loureiro; Mespilus japonica Thunberg; Photinia japonica
(Thunberg) Hooker f. & Bentham ex Ascherson & Schweinfurth |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) biwa [Japanese lute] |
| (English common name) bibasse, Japanese loquat, Japanese medlar |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) [native] China |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=34 |
| Description |
Plants 10m. Leaves 16-20cm length. Flowers white, flowering in November
to December. Evergreen. Arbor trees. |
| Reference |
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. |
| Eriobotrya japonica (Thunberg) Lindley |
| Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.)Lindl. |
| Loquat-leaf moxibustion therapy and a moxa stick for use in the therapy (US Patent 4325371/1982) |
| Extract and pharmaceutical composition for treatment of calcium oxalate stone disease (US Patent 5137722/1992) |
| Clinical marker and therapeutic agent in kidney stone disease and methods of use (US Patent 5376553/1994) |
| Topically applied hair restorer containing pine extract (US Patent 5494667/1996) |
| Flavanonol derivatives and hair-nourishing, hair growing compositions containing the derivatives (US Patent 5702691/1997) |
| Antibiotic preparation and use of the same in plants (US Patent 5604208/1997) |
| Method for complexing a free metal ion (US Patent 5719138/1998) |
| Cream formulation for topical application (US Patent 5874094/1999) |
| Flavanonol derivatives and hair-nourishing, hair-growing compositions containing the derivatives (US Patent 5876703/1999) |
| Use of eriobotrya japonica extract, in particular in cosmetics for stimulating glycosaminoglycan synthesis (US Patent 5955083/1999) |
| Use of potentilla erecta extract in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical field (US Patent 6193975/2001) |
| Cream formulation for topical application (US Patent 6261574/2001) |
| Sustained release hair growth composition (US Patent 6255313/2001) |
| Cosmetic treatment method for fighting against skin ageing effects (US Patent 6471972/2002) |
| Combinations of diterpene triepoxide lactones and ditepene lactones or triterpenes for synergistic inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (US Patent 6629835/2003) |
| Blood glucose modulating compositions and methods (US Patent 6908632/2003) |
| Corosolic acid formulation and its application for weight-loss management and blood sugar balance (US Patent 6784206/2004) |
| Percutaneous administration preparations (US Patent 6827944/2004) |
| Oral composition, method of making the oral composition and oral hygiene method in japanese and chinese herbal remedy (US Patent 6811769/2004) |
| External skin care composition (US Patent 6878378/2005) |
| Process for producing corosolic acid (US Patent 7071229/2006) |
| Antiviral substances from plant cuticular and epicuticular material (US Patent 7083814/2006) |
| Cinnamomi and poria composition, method to prepare same and uses thereof (US Patent 7052700/2006) |
| Lipolysis stimulator (US Patent 7300675/2007) |
| Composition for preventing and treating type I allergy (US Patent 7211567/2007) |
| Compositions that treat or inhibit pathological conditions associated with inflammatory response (US Patent 7270835/2007) |
| Cosmetics (US Patent 20060165644) |
| Note |
Naturalized plants in ancient era from China. |
