abstract |
An extract of a part of a medicinal herb belonging to the order of Violales, wherein said part has grown above the earth, or the solid residue remaining after the removal of the solvent content of the extract as the active ingredient is used for enhancing the mitochondrial genesis thereby strengthening the organism of a mammal or for the prevention or treatment of diseases deriving from mitochondrial damage and/or reduced function of the constitutive nitric oxid synthase enzyme. |