Abstract: A garlic supplement comprises one or more cores comprising garlic and an enteric coating encasing the core(s) which is insoluble at pH less than about 5 but soluble at a pH greater than about 5. In one example, the enteric coating comprises a deodorizer. In another example, an external coating is present over the enteric coating and the external coating includes a deodorizer.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical composition and food comprising edible carboxylic acid and/or its acidic salt and optionally caffeine, crude drug and pharmaceutical acceptable carrier are disclosed. The invention also discloses the use and method of composition or food. The composition or food of the present invention can prevent, treat or relief allergy, ache, cold, viral infection, thrombus or clotting, inflammation, cancer, intoxication, memory decay, caffeine dependence. The invention also relates to feedstuff for animals.

Abstract: A Phytoceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia—cholesterol and triglyceride disorder—is provided. A specific combination of extracts of plants and nutraceuticals is taught, as well as principles for varying the formulations based on categorizing plants and nutraceuticals into one of three groups, Energy, Bio-Intelligence, and Organization and selecting several plants and nutraceuticals from each group. Such combinations have synergistic effects, with minimal side effects.

Abstract: Conjugates of the enzyme alliinase with a protein carrier that targets the alliinase to specific cells are used in combination with alliin to produce allicin at a desired target site. The enzyme converts alliin to allicin at the target site to kill cancer cells or pathogens.

Abstract: The specification discloses a mixture obtained by mixing trivalent chromium and an onion extract, which has the effect of improving insulin resistance, suppressing body weight and preventing and improving fatty liver. Preferably the trivalent chromium is in a form of trivalent chromium-nicotinic acid complex.

Abstract: A composition and method for enhancing immunity and reducing or inhibiting inflammation related innate immune system activation while affording the body of a user protection against known detrimental byproducts of immune-response is provided. The composition comprises at least a therapeutically effective amount of vitamin C and extract of Andrographis paniculata. The present invention may additionally comprise vitamin A (Retinyl palmitate), an extract of blackberry, garlic, and an extract of cranberry. A method of same is also provided.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a water dispersible, preferably a powder composition of water extractible bioactive components of exclusively fruit or vegetable or plant origin. These components are obtainable by: a) subjecting a selected fruit or vegetable or plant material to homogenisation in weak alkaline conditions and at moderate temperature; b) separating the liquid extract from the homogenised mass and subsequently bringing it to neutrality; and c) eventually concentrating or drying, preferably by freeze drying, the neutralized liquid extract. The composition can be used as primary composition in the preparation of a food product for oral administration, a food supplement, a pet food product, a pet food supplement, a cosmetic preparation or a pharmaceutical preparation.

Abstract: A garlic supplement comprising: (a) one or more cores comprising garlic; (b) an enteric coating encasing the core(s) which is insoluble at pH less than about 5 but soluble at a pH greater than about 5; and (c) a deodorizer applied external of the core.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods useful in repelling target pests, such as insects from target areas. The compositions comprise mixtures or solutions of at least one repellent composition. The compositions of the invention preferably include an effective amount of evening primrose oil (“EPO”) to repel a target pest from a target area, such as animals, humans, plants or building structures, along with a carrier. The repellent composition may include a combination of EPO with another plant extract oil and a combination of EPO with catnip oil, optionally combined with another plant extract oil. The method for repelling target pests from animals comprises contacting a target area with the repellent composition to repel the target pest from the target area. The method also reduces transmission of infectious diseases transmitted by target pests by reducing contact of the pest with target areas.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions for promoting general health and well-being, comprising an extract of a botanical raw material, wherein said extract inhibits the carboxyl demethylating activity of a protein phosphatase, and methods of making and using same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a topical composition for reducing lesion and inflammation of human papillomavirus (HPV) on the skin and mucous membranes comprising an effective amount of at least one component from one of ground garlic, garlic powder, garlic oil, minced garlic, and greater celandine, a terpene-, phenol- or polyphenol-containing agent, and a sulfurated compound in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to form a homogenous topical composition, and method of treatment thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing or treating fungoid growth of the specie Rhizoctonia, Pythium and/or Phytophthora in a plant, in particular for treating chestnut disease, wherein the method comprises making a hole down to the root zone of the plant and putting into this hole a fungicidal composition that comprises an insect repellent age and a fungicide, where the insect repellent agent contains at least garlic and/or an extra thereof. The combination ensures that symbiotic fungoid growth and the biologic equilibrium of the soil are maintained and the vitality of the plant improves. As a result this, recovery is encouraged and recurrence of the disease syndrome after completion treatment is prevented to a large extent The method of administration according to the invention ensures homogeneous distribution by means of take up of the composition via the roots.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments concern a process for controlling plant pests, such as insects, nematodes, fungi, weeds, and combinations thereof, with specific embodiments being particularly useful for weed suppression. One disclosed embodiment comprises providing a plant, or a portion thereof, selected from the family Brassicaceae, particularly from the genera Brassica and Sinapis, and even more particularly from the genus Sinapis. Plant material is applied to soil prior to crop planting, simultaneously with crop planting, or subsequent to emergence of desired plants. The method may further comprise processing plant material. For example, with reference to Sinapis alba processing can include crushing the plants to obtain seed meal, which can be applied as obtained, or can be in other useful forms, such as pellets. Alternatively, effective glucosinolates may be extracted from plant material, either with or without first pressing the plant material.

Abstract: A composition and method for oral application to mouth tissue to reduce the symptoms of herpes simplex virus infection, said composition comprising an anti-viral agent, an antioxidant agent, an analgesic agent and a flavorant.

Abstract: A novel biphasic pharmaceutial or nutraceutical composition delivers both an immediate and a sustained dose of a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical agent in the same unit dose. An oral unit dose of melatonin includes melatonin in a sustained-release matrix contained in a solid phase, such as a tablet of capsule, and also includes melatonin in a film dispersed on the surface of the solid phase. Approximately 80 to 90 weight percent of the total amount of melatonin of each unit is contained in the sustained-release matrix and the remainder in the film. The novel composition permits a mammal, including a human being, to both rapidly fall asleep and remain asleep for a desired period of time by releasing an immediate-release dose and a sustained-release dose of melatonin.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical or medicinal preparation comprising a mixture of herbs including Glycine max, Coleus forskohlii, Camellia sinensis, Allium sativum, Withania somnifera, Boerhavia diffusa, and Curcuma longa, or a mixture of the active ingredients that have been extracted from those herbs. The herbal formulations of the present invention are effective for the treatment of hormone dependent conditions and circulatory conditions in the human body, and to stimulate the immune system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a herbal composition comprising extracts from Thuja, Poke, Sweet violet, Red clover, Greater celandine and Calendula; formulations containing the herbal composition; and use of the herbal composition for preventing and/or treating skin conditions and/or abnormalities.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for increasing peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR?) activity and/or endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity in a subject by administering to the subject a plant extract or plant juice from thyme, oregano, clove, nutmeg, red clover, bay leaves, red onion or grapes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for promoting the growth of animals, comprising extracts of Artemisia capillaris thunberg., Acanthopanax and garlic, as well as a feed composition comprising the same. The composition for promoting the growth of animals shows the excellent effect of promoting the secretion of growth hormone. Particularly, when the feed composition comprising the animal growth-promoting composition is administered to livestock animals, it will show the excellent effects of body weight gain, meat quality improvement and milk production increase in the livestock animals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to use of a plant which has been modified to produce increased levels of flavonol glucosides, or an extract thereof containing flavonol glucosides, in reducing hypertension in a mammal.

Abstract: A topical herbal formulation for preventing and/or treating dyshidrosis (pompholyx), non-responsive to topical steroids. The formulation may also be used to treat contact dermatitis, eczema, palmoplantar pustulosis and skin infections incurred by invasive pathogens such as mold, fungus and bacteria. The formulation is comprised of plant extracts and niacin, that when combined yield an effective multi-faceted pharmaceutical approach to treating dry skin disorders. The active ingredients within the formula include a combination of dry, aqueous, acid and alcohol extracts of black walnut hull (Juglans Nigra), wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), tumeric rhizome (Curcuma Longa), garlic (Allium sativum), chamomile (Matricaria Chamomile), licorice root (Glycyrrhiza Glabra), St Johns wort (Hypericum perforatum), aloe vera, niacin and herbal anti-bacterial agents.

Abstract: Dietary food supplement compositions which promote the ability to quell adverse common cold symptoms while simultaneously reducing blood pressure and sustaining blood sugar equilibrium. Food supplement compositions comprising specially-formulated combination of ingredients derived wholly from naturally-occurring foods, including specially formulated combinations of jalapeno peppers, bell peppers, garlic, almonds, lemons, and vinegar. Such formulations have been found to attenuate the duration and severity of common cold symptoms without jeopardizing the health and well-being of individuals suffering from diabetes and other medical conditions sensitive to blood pressure and to blood sugar fluctuations. These food supplement formulations afford diabetic patients regimen for treating common cold symptoms, and for simultaneously sustaining safe blood pressure and blood sugar equilibrium.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical or medicinal preparation comprising a combination of two herbal compositions to be administered together. The first herbal composition comprises a mixture of the following herbs: Asparagus racemosa, Curcuma longa, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Momordica charantia, Tinospora cordifolia, Withania somnifera, Spirulina, Allium sativum, Emblica officinalis, Terminalia belerica, and Terminalia chebula, or a mixture of the active ingredients that have been extracted from those herbs or chemically synthesized. The second herbal composition comprises a mixture of the following herbs: Moringa oleifera, Boerhavia diffusa, Onosma bracteatum, Bauhinia variegata, Spheranthus indicus, Tecomella undulata, Chlorophytum borivilianum, Ficus racemosa, and Cyperus rotundus, or a mixture of the active ingredients that have been extracted from those herbs or chemically synthesized.

Abstract: A tampon adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent, the tampon including a tampon body having a distal end; and a dosage form affixed to the distal end of the tampon body, wherein the dosage form includes a formulation including a therapeutic agent, and wherein the dosage form comprises a plurality of layers. Also, a method for manufacturing a medicated tampon adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent, the method including manufacturing a tampon body having a distal end; producing a dosage form having a plurality of layers, wherein the dosage form includes a formulation including a therapeutic agent; and affixing the dosage form to the distal end of the tampon body.

Abstract: A method for accelerating the process of removing ethanol from the blood through the use of certain additives that accelerate the metabolic oxidation of ethanol, and others which in addition act as catalysts or “pseudo” enzymes for the oxidation. These additives include multivalent transition metal ions, as well as complexes thereof, and NAD+ which enhance the oxidation reaction. The method described can act as a sobriety inducer and/or as an effective palliative for the unpleasant effects of overuse of ethanol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel nasal formulation for nasal hygiene and to improve nasal airflow of people suffering from nasal congestion.

Abstract: New compositions including salt components and/or antioxidant-containing botanical extract components, such as bamboo leaf extracts, acai berry extracts, lotus leaf extracts, other antioxidant-containing botanical extracts and mixtures thereof, are provided. The present compositions effectively take advantage of the chemical make-ups and/or properties of these components to provide new and/or enhanced benefits relative to substantially identical compositions without such components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a synergistic composition useful as plant and soil health enhancer, comprising urine, neem and garlic, individually or in all possible combinations, with the treatment showing it has the ability to stimulate accumulation of nutrients in the plant biomass, proliferation of plant growth promoting, phosphate solubilizing, abiotic stress tolerant and antagonists towards plant pathogenic fungi, control phytopathogenic fungi in the rhizosphere of plants, and enhances the total phenolic contents of the plants.

Abstract: A dietary supplement comprising as its active ingredients soybean, mushroom and mung bean is used in a method to in a method to ameliorate at least one effective malignancy or viral infection or to enhance immune functions. The active components of the dietary supplement include phytoestrogens, ?-glucans, saponins, inositol hexaphosphate, and lectins.

Abstract: The present invention provides a crude drug composition comprising extracts of radish and tea leaf and additionally comprising an extract extracted from at least one crude drug selected from a group consisting of Daucus carota var sativa, Aurantii nobilis Pericapium, Aurantii immatri Pericarpium, Ficus carica L., Allium cepa L., Mume Fructus and Prunus armeniaca. Inventive composition induces the functional activation of intestine in the charcoal-administered animal model experiment and constipation-induced animal model and improves the constipation by activating mucus secretion in the intestine. And the composition is confirmed to inhibit the growth of intestinal harmful bacteria without affecting the growth of beneficial bacteria. Therefore, the crude drug composition of the present invention may be useful for the pharmaceutical composition and health care food for preventing, alleviating and treating intestinal disease and constipation.

Abstract: The invention provides a dietary supplement composition comprising ginger, Strobilanthes cusia, Panax pseudo-ginseng, Eucommia ulmoides, Momordicae grosvenori, Licorice root, and Allium fistulosum.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to an aspirin formulation which may comprise additional vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements and methods for using the same for maintaining cardiovascular health. The aspirin formulation may comprise supplements such as vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, arginine and garlic. The invention also encompasses methods for maintaining healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels with the aspirin formulation described herein.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to an aspirin formulation which may comprise additional vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements and methods for using the same for maintaining cardiovascular health. The aspirin formulation may comprise supplements such as vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, arginine and garlic. The invention also encompasses methods for maintaining healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels with the aspirin formulation described herein.

Abstract: The invention concerns Allium sativum bulb absolutes, compositions containing them, and uses thereof for therapeutic purposes—in particular in the treatment of obesity—and for cosmetic purposes—in particular for the treatment of the skin, of cellulite and of localized dermal adipose deposits.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for preparing allicin which comprises the following steps: (a) mechanically treating a natural source of alliinase to release alliinase therefrom; (b) contacting the mechanically treated alliinase source with an aqueous solution of allicin containing alliin at a concentration greater than that found in raw garlic, whereby the alliin is enzymatically converted to allicin by the alliinase released from the alliinase source; and optionally (c) extracting the resultant allicin into a low boiling point non-polar organic solvent.

Abstract: A therapeutic herbal composition is beneficial for enhancing the immune system and treating such a diverse range of diseases as cancer, AIDS, Epstein Barr syndrome and depression. It is also useful as a general blood tonic. This composition includes the synergistic combination of Boswelia carterii stem resin, Styrax benzoin stem resin, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark, Curcuma zedoaria root, Syzygium aromaticum fruit, Nardostachys chinensis root, Betula alba bark, Impatiens balsamina bark, Costus spicatus root, Allilum sativum bulb and Cyperus rotundus root.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a synergistic composition for the treatment of diabetes in a subject in need thereof, said composition-comprising Trigonelline of concentration ranging between 20 to 30%, amino acids of concentration ranging between 20 to 60%, and soluble fiber of concentration ranging between 10 to 60%, optionally along with pharmaceutically acceptable additives, a process thereof and also, a method of treating diabetes.

Abstract: The present invention provides effective supplement foods and safe pharmaceuticals, each having a hypotensive effect and anti-diabetic effect and no adverse effects. The supplement foods and pharmaceuticals of the present invention comprise squash extract mixed with onion extract. Synergistic effect of the two extracts can be expected by mixing the onion extract with the squash extract.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an all natural composition comprising herbs for the use of restoring the immune system and subsequent medicinal value. The formulization of the present invention utilizes the benefits of herbal medicine for the use of restoring the immune system to protect and cure the body from infectious disease and various allergies. The composition formula consists of nineteen herbal ingredients in powder form that carrot powder, pau d' arco bark, gingko leaf, myrrh bark, echinacea augusta folia, slippery elm bark, heal-all-herb, celery stalk, celery leaf, red clover blooms, burdock root, goldenseal root, poke root, garlic bulb powder, beet root powder, yellow dock root, dandelion root, St. John's wort, and capscium in predetermined quantities.

Abstract: Nutritional supplements and methods for making same supplement the intake of nutrition from foods. Garlic and apple cider vinegar are currently available in separate forms and are popular with consumers. However, heretofore these two ingredients have not been available together. By combining garlic and apple cider vinegar into one convenient, easy to take tablet, capsule, or gel encapsulated liquid, a person only has to consume one pill instead of two. Furthermore, consumption of garlic and apple cider vinegar in pill form allows for a higher concentration of active ingredients than are present in naturally occurring garlic and apple cider vinegar. Furthermore, potentially offensive tastes and odors present in naturally occurring garlic and apple cider vinegar are avoided.

Abstract: The present invention is a composition and method for repelling squamate reptiles, such as without limitation snakes. The composition comprises mint oil, garlic oil, putrescent egg solids, thyme oil white, sodium lauryl sulfate and water. This composition is applied to snakes' habitats or perimeters around homes, buildings, patios, decks and the like to repel squamate reptiles, such as without limitation snakes.

Abstract: A pesticide consisting of a mixture of sulfur well water and seven edible ingredients, which becomes lethal to fire ants and termites when mixed together, in a liquid, granular, spray or paste form.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method to prepare concentrates from Allium sativum Linn. (Garlic) bulbs naturally enriched with an unique composition of organic selenium compounds and the use of such concentrates in nutritional supplement compositions for human and animal use. The resulting compositions provide a safe and efficacious means of providing supplemental amounts of the essential trace mineral nutrient selenium for diverse health benefits.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a synergistic pharmaceutical composition useful for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, said composition comprising extracts of plant Gentiana kurroo of concentration ranging between 2–5 wt. %, Murraya koenigii of concentration ranging between 8–15 wt %, Allium sativum of concentration ranging between 2–4 wt %, Zingiber officinalis of concentration ranging between 2–5 wt %, Amorphophallus campanulatus of concentration ranging between 1–10%, and pharmaceutically acceptable additive(s); a process for the preparation of the said synergistic pharmaceutical composition; and also, a use of the said composition for treating hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, and obesity.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and method of use for the prevention and treatment of vascular-related disorders such as vascular re-occlusion or restenosis post-coronary intervention with balloon angioplasty or stent procedures and diseases associated with pathological angiogenesis such as cancer, ocular or inflammatory diseases. More specifically, compositions and methods of the present invention involve the combination of the garlic-derived or related compounds and antioxidants.

Abstract: The invention relates to an antiadipose topical treatment composition comprising an effective amount of at least one antiadipose active agent chosen from extracts of Allium sativum bulbs, with the exception of an oleoresin extracted with hexane, and a cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable excipient which is suitable for topical application for external use—especially on the skin. The invention covers the uses of this composition and of its extracts cosmetically for treating cellulite and localized dermal excess adipose, and therapeutically for treating obesity.

Abstract: An attractant composition for application to fishing lures is composed of about 10-45% bees wax and up to about 75 % menhaden oil.

Abstract: A therapeutic herbal composition is beneficial for enhancing the immune system and treating such a diverse range of diseases as cancer, AIDS, SARS, Epstein Barr syndrome, and depression, lymes disease, rheumatic arthritis and the like. It is also useful as a general blood tonic. This composition includes the synergistic combination of Boswelia carterii stem resin, Styrax benzoin stem resin, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark, Curcuma zedoaria root, Syzygium aromaticum fruit, Nardostachys chinensis root, Betula alba bark, Impatiens balsamina bark, Costus spicatus root, Allilum sativum bulb, Cyperus rotundus root and Hyssopus Officinalis.

Abstract: The invention concerns Allium sativum bulb absolutes, compositions containing them, and uses thereof for therapeutic purposes—in particular in the treatment of obesity—and for cosmetic purposes—in particular for the treatment of the skin, of cellulite and of localized dermal adipose deposits.

Abstract: A composition for accelerating the disposal of ethanol from bodily fluid. Certain additives can accelerate the metabolic oxidation of ethanol, and others in addition act as catalysts or “pseudo” enzymes for the oxidation. Additives include the oxidant Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide and a variety of other additives such as transition metal ions and complexes thereof which favor the oxidation reaction. The compositions described can act as a sobriety inducer and/or as an effective palliative for the unpleasant effects of overuse of ethanol.