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Bioprospecting in the Arctic - UNU-IAS - United Nations University

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Patent / Patent<br />

application Number<br />

Title of Invention Publication<br />

Date<br />

WO03084559 Vacc<strong>in</strong>ium species<br />

compositions with<br />

novel beneficial<br />

properties<br />

Inventor or<br />

Assignee (Owner of<br />

<strong>the</strong> Patent Right)<br />

16/10/2003 Arctos<br />

Pharmaceuticals Inc.<br />

Source Location of<br />

Source (if stated<br />

or known)<br />

Berries, leaves,<br />

roots, and/or root<br />

barks obta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

from <strong>the</strong> Alaskan<br />

Vacc<strong>in</strong>ium species<br />

Application or<br />

Uses<br />

Alaska, USA. Used <strong>in</strong> treat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

a wide range<br />

of conditions<br />

<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g diabetes,<br />

<strong>in</strong>flammatory<br />

disorders, ulcers,<br />

viral diseases<br />

and disorders,<br />

cataracts, glaucoma,<br />

cancer, obesity,<br />

cardiovascular<br />

diseases and for<br />

improv<strong>in</strong>g vision.<br />

41

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