A pharmaceutical composition with anti-stress, anti-depressant, or anti-anxiety effects, containing at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of undecanal, dodecanal, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.

Multipurpose Anti-Stress, Anti-Depressant, and Anti-Anxiety Composition Based on Undecanal and Dodecanal

This technology utilizes aliphatic aldehydes—specifically undecanal, dodecanal, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts—as active ingredients in pharmaceutical, quasi-drug, cosmetic, and health functional food compositions to provide anti-stress, anti-depressant, and anti-anxiety effects.

Chronic psychological stress can lead to conditions such as depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders. However, existing treatments often have limitations, including side effects and the burden of medication, making them difficult to use for daily management. Furthermore, there is a lack of safe materials beyond pharmaceuticals that can assist in emotional regulation through cosmetics or food products.

Because undecanal and dodecanal demonstrate excellent anti-stress, anti-depressant, and anti-anxiety effects, this technology allows for a wide range of formulations using a single active ingredient, from pharmaceuticals like tablets and capsules to cosmetics such as creams, shampoos, and body lotions. It can be applied to stress-relief medications, aroma and emotional-care cosmetics, and mental-health functional foods, enabling the creation of an emotional-care product lineup based on a single material.

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Key Features:

• An anti-stress, anti-depressant, and anti-anxiety pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of undecanal, dodecanal, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
• An anti-stress, anti-depressant, and anti-anxiety pharmaceutical composition formulated as tablets, powders, capsules, syrups, topical agents, or injections.
• An anti-stress cosmetic composition containing undecanal or dodecanal as an active ingredient, formulated as a lotion, cream, essence, mask pack, shampoo, or body lotion.
• An anti-stress, anti-depressant, and anti-anxiety quasi-drug and health functional food composition containing at least one of undecanal, dodecanal, or their salts as an active ingredient.

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This invention was developed with support from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s research project on identifying olfactory receptors that act as drug targets for anti-obesity phytochemicals.

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