Oshima, Naohiro
Yamashita, Tadatoshi
Uchiyama, Nahoko
Hyuga, Sumiko
Hyuga, Masashi
Yang, Jinwei
Hakamatsuka, Takashi
Hanawa, Toshihiko
Goda, Yukihiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Article History
Received: 27 August 2018
Accepted: 26 October 2018
First Online: 7 November 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Kitasato University, National Institute of Health Sciences, and Functional and Phytochemical Laboratory of Tokiwa Phytochemical Co., Ltd., have applied for a patent under the regulation of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (The EPHEDRA EXTRACT STRIPPED OF EPHEDRINE ALKALOIDS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND USE OF SAME, PCT/JP2014/080605) as co-applicants although we have not received royalty of patent right and license fee. Kitasato University, National Institute of Health Sciences, Matsuyama University, Functional and Phytochemical Laboratory of Tokiwa Phytochemical Co., Ltd., and Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., are co-applicants for relevant patent applications (the application number: 2018–13399). The Oriental Medicine Research Center of Kitasato University has received financial donations from TSUMURA & Co. (Tokyo, Japan).