Appeal 2007-1615
Application 10/693,442
7. The method of claim 2, comprising administering from about 5
to about 200 milligrams of hoodia gordonii, together with from
about 50 to about 200 micrograms of chromium, from about 10
to about 50 micrograms of vanadium, 0 to about 400 milligrams
of glucomannan, from about 25 to about 200 milligrams of
sodium carboxymethylcellulose, 0 to about 15 milligrams of
citrus naringinine, 0 to about 200 milligrams of glucosamine, 0
to about 500 milligrams of cocoa PEA standardized extract, and
0 to about 250 milligrams of green tea extract.
35. A method of body weight reduction, comprising administering
to a human in need thereof hoodia gordonii in an amount
sufficient to suppress the appetite after said administration, said
administration repeated a plurality of times, each one of said
times occurring before said hoodia gordonii causes an appetite
stimulating effect.
36. The method of claim 35, said hoodia gordonii administered at
least three times every 24 hours.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Van Heerden US 6,376,657 Apr. 23, 2002
Fleischner US 6,420,350 Jul. 16, 2002
Tulp et al., Effect of Hoodia Plant on Food Intake and Body Weight in Lean
and Obese LA/Ntul//-cp Rats, 15 FASEB Journal A404 (March 7, 2001).
Barnett, In Africa the Hoodia Cactus Keeps Men Alive. Now Its Secret is
‘Stolen’ to Make Us Thin, The Observer (June 17, 2001).
Habeck, A Succulent Cure to End Obesity, 7 Drug Discovery Today 280-281
(March 2002).
Kahn, Prickly Dispute Finally Laid to Rest: San Reach Agreement with
CSIR Over Use of Appetite-Suppressing Cactus, Business Day
(Johannesburg) (March 22, 2002).
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