Containing Or Obtained From Zingiberaceae (e.g., Afromonun, Cardemon, Ginger, Turmeric, Etc.) Patents (Class 424/756)
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Patent number: 12115206Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving gastrointestinal function and reducing the presence of gas bubbles in a gastrointestinal tract. A composition includes an effective amount of ginger root extract for reducing gas bubbles in a gastrointestinal tract and further includes propylene glycol and sodium chloride.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Advanced Health Solutions LLCInventor: Jill Parks
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Patent number: 12090122Abstract: Methods and compositions for increasing LDL receptor levels in a plurality of cells are disclosed. For example, the methods include providing to the cells a curcumin composition that is at least 15% curcumin II or at least 5% curcumin III, in order to increase LDL receptor levels. In addition, compositions for increasing LDL receptor levels in a plurality of cells are disclosed, which include a curcumin composition consisting of at least 15% curcumin II or at least 5% curcumin III (or combinations of such curcuminoids), along with a pharmaceutically-acceptable solvent, filler, or carrier. Still further, methods and compositions for decreasing MSK1 levels in a plurality of cells are disclosed, which involve administering a curcumin III-enriched composition to the cells.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Franco Cavaleri
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Patent number: 12053500Abstract: A composition enriched with bisdemethoxycurcumin standardized to contain 20-80% w/w bisdemethoxycurcumin, 10-35% w/w demethoxycurcumin and 10-50% w/w curcumin. More specifically the invention discloses the potential of a composition comprising 20-80% w/w bisdemethoxycurcumin, 10-35% w/w demethoxycurcumin and 10-50% w/w curcumin in the management of nephrotoxicity in mammals. The composition further comprises a Nigella sativa extract standardised to contain not less than 2% w/w thymoquinone and about 0.01%-10% w/w thymohydroquinone.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: SAMI-SABINSA GROUP LIMITEDInventors: Muhammed Majeed, Kalyanam Nagabhushanam, Lakshmi Mundkur, A. Muhamad Ibrahim
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Patent number: 11771637Abstract: A skin care composition that contains a combination of a vitamin B3 compound, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, acetyl tetrapeptide-11, and a dermatologically acceptable carrier. The combination of vitamin B3 compound, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, and acetyl tetrapeptide-11 increases activation of a cell's Antioxidant Response Element (ARE), (e.g., synergistically) to improve a visible sign of skin aging.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Leo Timothy Laughlin, II, Michael Joseph Flagler, Bradley Bryan Jarrold, Lisa Ann Mullins, Joseph Daniel Sherrill, Makio Tamura
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Patent number: 11554155Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving gastrointestinal function and reducing the presence of gas bubbles in a gastrointestinal tract. A composition includes an effective amount of ginger root extract for reducing gas bubbles in a gastrointestinal tract and further includes propylene glycol and sodium chloride.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Advanced Health Solutions LLCInventor: Jill Parks
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Patent number: 11491201Abstract: Composition and methods for treating brain “plaques” and/or “tangles” in a subject wherein the method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a black currant extract, Uncaria tomentosa extract, and an oolong tea extract.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Cognitive Clarity Inc.Inventor: Alan Snow
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Patent number: 11464795Abstract: Provided are use of a saponin compound of formula (I) or (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or solvate thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament targeting PD-1. The medicament targeting PD-1 is one which treats a disease by inhibiting PD-1 from binding to a ligand thereof. The disease may be a tumor, an infection caused by a bacterium, a virus or a fungus, or an inflammatory disease.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignees: East China University Of Science And Technology, Yunnan University, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Honglin Li, Weilie Xiao, Lili Zhu, Lina Quan, Qiao Li, Yanyan Diao, Zhenjiang Zhao, Hualiang Jiang
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Patent number: 11376301Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving gastrointestinal function and reducing the presence of gas bubbles in a gastrointestinal tract. A method includes administering a composition to a user during an endoscopy procedure for reducing a presence of gas bubbles in a gastrointestinal tract of a user. The composition includes an effective amount of ginger root extract for reducing the presence of the gas bubbles in the gastrointestinal tract of the user, and further includes propylene glycol and sodium chloride.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Advanced Health Solutions LLCInventor: Jill Parks
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Patent number: 11351218Abstract: The present invention relates to an extract of at least any one selected from the group consisting of Platycodon grandiflorum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Phellodendron amurense Ruprecht, and Rubus coreanus, or a fraction thereof; and to a use of the same for prevention, improvement, or treatment of glioblastoma multiforme.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee UniversityInventor: Seong-Gyu Ko
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Patent number: 11298395Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the isolation of bioactive components from spent turmeric (Curcuma longa) and compositions comprising said bioactive components. Further, the present invention also elucidates the potent anti-inflammatory activity of said bioactive compositions and therapeutic applications thereof in rheumatoid arthritis.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SAMI LABS LIMITEDInventors: Muhammed Majeed, Kalyanam Nagabhushanam, Beena Bhat, Natarajan Sankaran
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Patent number: 11224630Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of health care food technology, specifically to a traditional Chinese medicine composition with a function of protecting joints, a use thereof, a method for producing the same and a health care food thereof. The Chinese medicine composition comprises CURCUMAE LONGAE RHIZOMA extract, cartilage extract, COICIS SEMEN extract and PUERARIAE LOBATAE RADIX extract. The composition of the present disclosure has a reasonable formulation, and the ingredients cooperate with each other to achieve functions of reducing arthrocele degree, decreasing arthritis index, ameliorating biochemical index of arthritis and reducing articular cavity area through various paths and at various levels.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: INFINITUS (CHINA) COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Liugang Ding, Zhongbao Yue, Danlin He, Yong Zhou, Jian Tang
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Patent number: 11147850Abstract: The present invention relates to synergistic compositions for the treatment of one or more associated conditions of arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis osteoarthritis. More particularly, novel synergistic compositions which comprises a combination of therapeutically effective amounts of: a) an alcoholic/hydroalcoholic extract of Tamarindus indica seed comprising proanthocyanidins either alone or in combination with water extract of Tamarindus indica seed comprising polysaccharides, b) a Curcuma longa rhizome extract comprising curcuminoids, c) optionally containing pharmaceutically or nutraceutically or dietetically acceptable carriers/excipients. The invention also relates to a method of treating one or more associated conditions of arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis using synergistic composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Laila NutraceuticalsInventors: Ganga Raju Gokaraju, Rama Raju Gokaraju, Venkata Kanaka Ranga Raju Gokaraju, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Kiran Bhupathiraju
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Patent number: 11110146Abstract: The invention provides therapeutic compositions containing ground seed of Aframomum meleguata or an extract thereof, and methods for using such compositions to reduce platelet aggregation and treat medical disorders in a patient, such as cardiovascular disease.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Paradise Health, Inc.Inventors: Curt Hendrix, Jack Joseph Kleid
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Patent number: 10966938Abstract: A composition for treating the symptoms of a hangover. The composition is provided in the form of a capsule, pill, liquid, powder for mixing, or patch. The composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of cannabidiol, an antioxidant blend, a detox blend, and a hydration blend. The antioxidant blend includes prickly pear, acai berry extract, and taurine. The detox blend includes milk thistle, dihydromyricetin, glutamine, branched chain amino acids, inositol, and pepper. The hydration blend includes electrolytes, vitamins, and N-acetyl cysteine.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventor: Jonathan B. Andry
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Patent number: 10945970Abstract: Methods and compositions for increasing LDL receptor levels in a plurality of cells are disclosed. For example, the methods include providing to the cells a curcumin composition that is at least 15% curcumin II or at least 5% curcumin III, in order to increase LDL receptor levels. In addition, compositions for increasing LDL receptor levels in a plurality of cells are disclosed, which include a curcumin composition consisting of at least 15% curcumin II or at least 5% curcumin III (or combinations of such curcuminoids), along with a pharmaceutically-acceptable solvent, filler, or carrier. Still further, methods and compositions for decreasing MSK1 levels in a plurality of cells are disclosed, which involve administering a curcumin III-enriched composition to the cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Inventor: Franco Cavaleri
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Patent number: 10898464Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment of an intestinal tract disorder caused by a gluten-associated protein, said composition comprising at least one agent which binds to the gluten-associated protein, characterized in that the composition is administered at the same time as or at most within 60 minutes after administration of at least one tannin to a patient.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AGInventor: Albert Missbichler
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Patent number: 10857124Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for modifying the expression of microRNAs comprising: one or more plant secondary metabolites capable of beneficially regulating different genes in the human genome by modifying the expression of one or more microRNAs, wherein the one or more plant secondary metabolites are selected and provided in an amount selected to target the modification of one or more specific microRNA.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: PERFORMANCE LABS PTE. LTD.Inventor: Daniel Gubler
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Patent number: 10857089Abstract: Suggested is a cosmetic composition comprising an anti-pollution agent selected from the group consisting of purple coneflower pressed juice, sclareolide, ginger root C02 extract, E/Z-2-benzylindene-5,6-dimethoxy-3,3-dimethylindan-1-one or mixtures thereof, in a working amount sufficient for (a) reducing or preventing air pollution induced gene expression, and/or (b) reducing or preventing a gene expression induced or inducible by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and/or (c) reducing or preventing air pollution-induced or air pollution-inducible skin damage.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Symrise AGInventors: Jean Krutmann, Imke Meyer, William Johncock, Gerhard Schmaus, Marielle le Maire, Martina Herrmann
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Patent number: 10857186Abstract: A traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating acute stage of cerebral infarction. The traditional Chinese medicine composition combines buffalo horns, unprocessed rehmannia roots, red paeony roots, cortex moutan, grassleaf sweelflag rhizome and turmeric root-tuber, and exerts the synergistic effects of the medicines through compatibility, thereby being capable of more effectively clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling the blood, dissipating blood stasis and inducing resuscitation, and achieving the purpose of treating acute stage of cerebral infarction.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Jiangsu Province Institute of Traditional Chinese MedicineInventors: Hongquan Liu, Xiaolan Cheng, Jingbo Li, Mingming Fang, Shuting Jiang, Yudi Lu, Jie Gong
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Patent number: 10772925Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a dry preparation of Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd (Zingiberaceae) or Alpinia conchigera Griff and a plant extract comprising compounds with anti-oxidative activity, such as an extract of Punica granatum. Also disclosed herein is a method of improving semen quality by administering said composition to a male subject in need thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: NERTHUS APSInventors: Ina Giversen, Henrik Jakobsen
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Patent number: 10758551Abstract: It was discovered that NF-?B signaling pathway plays a central role in pancreatitis, and inhibition of NF-?B signaling has the potential to reduce the incidence of pancreatitis and protect pancreatic tissues from inflammatory damage. Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method for inhibiting or treating pancreatitis in a subject in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an NF-?B signaling pathway inhibitor to the subject.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Baylor Research InstituteInventors: Mazhar Adnan Kanak, Bashoo Naziruddin, Marlon F. Levy
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Patent number: 10745755Abstract: The disclosure relates to the identification and the use of compounds which regulate the expression of at least one Sestrin gene, for preventing and/or attenuating skin ageing, and/or for hydrating the skin and/or for regulating skin pigmentation. The method includes the following steps: a. bringing at least one test compound in contact with a sample of human keratinocytes or melanocytes; b. measuring the expression of at least one Sestrin gene chosen from SESN3, SESN2 and SESN1 in the keratinocytes or melanocytes; c. selecting the compounds for which an activation of at least 1.6 fold of the expression of at least one of the genes is measured in the keratinocytes treated in a. compared with the untreated keratinocytes, or for which a significant modulation of the expression of at least one of the genes is measured in the melanocytes treated in a. compared with the untreated melanocytes.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTEInventors: Gaelle Gendronneau, Irina Berlin, Francois Lejeune, Julie Latreille
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Patent number: 10710002Abstract: A method of extracting nutrients from a plant includes the steps of: pulverizing a water soluble nutrient-based plant part of a first plant material of the plant so as to form a first pulverized plant part; pulverizing a lipid soluble nutrient-based plant part of a second plant material of the plant so as to form a second pulverized plant part; subjecting the first pulverized plant part to a distillation so as to obtain a distillate and a first residue that contains a water soluble nutrient; and immersing the second pulverized plant part in the distillate to form a first mixture followed by distillation of the first mixture, so as to obtain a second residue that contains a lipid soluble nutrient.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: NUECOLOGY BIOMEDICAL INC.Inventors: Chung-Chin Sun, Yeuh-Hui Lin, Shan-Shue Wang
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Patent number: 10695302Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating or preventing an attention and/or cognitive disorder in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a compound useful within the invention. The present invention further provides a method of treating or preventing dementia associated with a neurodegenerative disorder in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a compound useful within the invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Drexel UniversityInventor: Sandhya Kortagere
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Patent number: 10688146Abstract: A preparation comprises a herbal extract and/or fraction, and a pharmaceutical preparation includes extract of Curcuma mangga Val. et Zipp., which has bioactivities in reducing expression levels of 5-alpha-reductase-1, androgen receptor, and PI3 in prostate cancer cells. The use of this present invention is directed to reduce prostate enlargement. Moreover, it also can be used to treat prostate cancer, lung cancer, and other diseases related to GPCR pathway.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: PT Dexa MedicaInventors: Asep Aripin, Agung Heru Karsono, Olivia Mayasari, Priska Hardadi, James M. Sinambela, Raymond R. Tjandrawinata
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Patent number: 10631546Abstract: [Problem] To produce a frozen bread dough improver that has an effect of improving rising of frozen bread dough, is highly safe, and tasteless, using a method that is low-cost and low in environmental impact. Also, to effectively use yeast cell body residue produced as a byproduct of yeast extract. [Means for Solving the Problem] Yeast cell body residue remaining after extracting useful extract from yeast is suspended in water and heated, after which the suspension is subjected to centrifugal separation and a supernatant is obtained. This fraction contains, per solid content, at least 45 wt % RNA, at least 5 wt % dietary fiber, and at least 10 wt % protein, and mannan content in the dietary fiber is at least 60 wt %. This can be used to improve rising of frozen bread dough.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignees: MITSUBISHI CORPORATION LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED, THE SCHOOL CORPORATION KANSAI UNIVERSITYInventors: Hidehisa Kawahara, Eiji Nakao, Kenichi Ason, Sakiko Ikeda
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Patent number: 10568853Abstract: Described herein are compositions comprising capsaicin and methods of treating muscle cramping in a subject, comprising orally administering to the subject a composition comprising capsaicin and an excipient.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Cliff-Cartwright CorporationInventors: Bruce P. Bean, Donald MacKinnon, Roderick MacKinnon
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Patent number: 10568925Abstract: The invention concerns carbon dioxide extracts of Curcuma amada (mango ginger), including supercritical carbon dioxide extracts of C. amada; methods for their production; compositions comprising the extracts; methods for treating or delaying the onset of conditions such as cell proliferation disorder (e.g., cancer), inflammation, infection, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperglycemia, platelet hyper-aggregation, immune disorder such as autoimmune disorder, or neurodegenerative condition; and methods for inhibiting expression of Bcl-2, Bak, and p53 genes; inhibiting expression of the COX-2 and NF-kB genes, inhibiting production of phosphorylated target of rapamycin (TOR), modulating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), inhibiting protein kinase B (AKT) signaling, modulating the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathway, and modulating the Ras/PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignees: DHARMA BIOMEDICAL, LLC, FLAVEX NATUREXTRAKTE GMBHInventors: Steven J. Melnick, Karl-Werner Quirin, Cheppail Ramachandran, Melvin Rothberg
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Patent number: 10532078Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an extract of a matrix of vegetable origin, particularly a plant, characterised in that the matrix of vegetable origin undergoes a mechanical treatment consisting in extruding the matrix of vegetable origin in an extruder, in association or not with a heat treatment, in the presence of an aqueous solution containing at least one hydrotrope agent, particularly at a concentration at least equal to the minimum hydrotrope concentration thereof, followed by an operation of recovering the extract.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: PIERRE FABRE DERMO-COSMETIQUEInventors: Anne Mandeau, Mathieu Leti
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Patent number: 10485843Abstract: A composition having a curcuminoid and an essential oil of turmeric. A composition having a curcuminoid and an essential oil of turmeric, wherein the essential oil is present in an amount sufficient to cause an enhancement of bioavailability of curcumin when the composition is administered to a human as compared to bioavailability of curcumin obtained upon administration of a composition prepared without adding essential oil to the curcuminoid. A method to prepare a composition having a curcuminoid and an essential oil of turmeric.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: ARJUNA NATURAL PRIVATE LIMITEDInventor: Benny Antony
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Patent number: 10463699Abstract: Disclosed is a method of reducing the rancid fish odor smell in a topical composition comprised of fish oil which comprises mixing the composition with monolaurin. Also disclosed are various anhydrous topical compositions comprising fish oil. One comprises fish oil, cetyl ester, palm olein, medium-chain triglyceride(s) of a mixture of C8 and C10 fatty acids, mixture of C8/C10 fatty acids, and monolaurin, another one comprises fish oil, cetyl ester, palm olein, medium-chain triglyceride(s) of a mixture of C8 and C10 fatty acids, mixture of C8/C10 fatty acids, monolaurin, collagen and sea salt, an a third one comprises fish oil, cetyl ester, palm olein, medium-chain triglyceride(s) of a mixture of C8 and C10 fatty acids, mixture of C8/C10 fatty acids, monolaurin and hydrocolloid. These compositions are useful for treating wounds and skin conditions.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Omeza LLCInventor: Griscom Bettle, III
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Patent number: 10426756Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for modifying the expression of microRNAs comprising: one or more plant secondary metabolites capable of beneficially regulating different genes in the human genome by modifying the expression of one or more microRNAs, wherein the one or more plant secondary metabolites are selected and provided in an amount selected to target the modification of one or more specific microRNA.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: PERFORMANCE LABS PTE. LTD.Inventor: Daniel Gubler
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Patent number: 10383910Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of increasing fertility of a male subject, wherein the male subject suffers from reduced fertility resulting from a medication, wherein the medication inhibits sperm cell production by inhibiting spermatogenesis in a testis of the male subject, and wherein the method comprises administering to the male subject an effective amount of an extract of Costus speciosus in combination with the medication to prevent, and/or reduce the inhibition of sperm cell production by the medication to increase the fertility of the male subject.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: King Abdulaziz UniversityInventors: Dalia Mostafa Mohammed Domiaty, Sherifa Shaker Hamed Hassaballa
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Patent number: 10286027Abstract: A sustained release curcuminoid composition having a bioavailable curcumin composition and a release rate controlling excipient. The bioavailable composition of curcumin includes a curcuminoid mixture and an added essential oil of turmeric. The curcuminoid mixture includes curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin. The added essential oil of turmeric includes about 40% to about 50% of ar-turmerone. Methods of preparing sustained release compositions having a bioavailable curcumin composition and a release rate controlling excipient.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: ARJUNA NATURAL EXTRACTS, LTD.Inventor: Benny Antony
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Patent number: 10159654Abstract: Disclosure provides a formulation of curcuminoid with essential oil of turmeric to enhance the bioavailability of curcumin and to augment the biological activity of curcumin, wherein curcumin is the main constituent of curcuminoid and wherein Ar-turmerone is the main constituent of the essential oil of turmeric. An application of curcuminoid with essential oil of turmeric to enhance the bioavailability of curcumin for oral supplementation against a variety of diseases and method of doing the same is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: ARJUNA NATURAL EXTRACTS, LTDInventor: Benny Antony
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Patent number: 10086026Abstract: An herbal combination composition can include, herbal extracts, including combinations of: Hyssopus officinalis, Zingiber officinale, Viola odorata, Ziziphus jujuba, Chamomile, and Ocimum tenuiflorum; pharmaceutical compositions, including combinations of: dextromethorphan, guaifenesin, acetaminophen, phenylephrine, diphenhydramine; polyethylene glycol; propylene glycol; poloxamer 407; ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; methyl paraben; potassium sorbate; propyl paraben; xanthan gum; citric acid; anhydrous citric; and purified acetate buffered water. Also disclosed is a method for manufacture of an herbal combination composition, including dissolving herbal extracts, adding poloxamer, adding pharmaceutical compositions, adding acetate buffer, adding xanthan gum gel, adding acetate buffer.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Inventor: Uwais M. Syed
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Patent number: 10086033Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating or preventing pain, or a condition associated with pain, in a subject in need thereof comprising applying topically an effective amount of an extract of Zingiber Officinale (ginger), and to topical compositions and articles of manufacture comprising an extract of Zingiber Officinale.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: INNOVATIVE HERBAL PRODUCTS (AUST) PTY LTDInventors: Michael J. Dale, Gregory J. Dale
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Patent number: 10080378Abstract: The present disclosure provides highly digestible pet food compositions that, when ingested by an animal, result in reduced stool volume, weight, and odor, and methods of use employing those compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: David Kappelman, Susy Tejayadi, Valerie Proctor
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Patent number: 9925136Abstract: A composition for applying to skin in need of treatment for skin barrier restoration, hydration and moisturization, the composition comprising extracts of Ampelopsis grossedentata and Albizia julibrissin. Also provided are methods for treating skin in need of skin barrier treatment, methods of treating skin to reduce the signs of aging and methods of treating skin to reduce the signs of inflammation with a composition comprising extracts of Ampelopsis grossedentata and Albizia julibrissin.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.Inventors: Hua Du, Yan Li, Tao Liu, Yingxin Ma
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Patent number: 9867860Abstract: The invention provides formulations to prevent or treat decreasing platelet cell counts. The formulations essentially consist of peanut skins, papaya leaves, folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, selenium, and iron. In some formulations, some vitamins are replaced by fruit or vegetable juice.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Inventors: Huihong Qiao, Wenjian Zhang
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Patent number: 9815770Abstract: Compounds that are central nervous system drug candidates for the treatment of cognitive decline and, more particularly, Alzheimer's disease are provided. Methods of treating, inhibiting, and/or abatement of cognitive decline and/or Alzheimer's disease with a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the invention are also provided. Also provided are methods of preparing the compounds/compositions of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Gilbert M. Rishton, Susan Catalano
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Patent number: 9789142Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of nutraceuticals, and in particular to nutraceuticals comprising sulfated polysaccharides, Astragalus polysaccharides, resveratrol, and combinations thereof. These compositions find use in inducing physiological responses such, decreasing body fat, increasing lean body mass, alleviating the symptoms of colds, preventing the onset of colds, increasing energy, increasing the feeling of well-being in subjects, and improving skin tone and appearance.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: LIFE SCIENCE NUTRITION ASInventor: Jan Remmereit
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Patent number: 9775875Abstract: The invention discloses a method of processing Zingiber zerumbet for producing a processed sample of Zingiber zerumbet, which easily releases flavonoids in a following extraction process. The method includes the steps of: soaking a raw sample of Zingiber zerumbet with a processing reagent selected from rice vinegar or yellow wine at 23-27° C. for 20-28 hours; and steaming the soaked product at 0.6-1.4 kg/cm2, 80-120° C. for 20-40 minutes.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: HAN SHENG PHARMTECH, INC.Inventors: Shorong-Shii Liou, I-Min Liu, Cheng Yang, Sheng-Da Lin, Chi-Da Fang, Bo-Wei Lin, Wan-Ling Huang, Ya-Ting Shiu
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Patent number: 9770479Abstract: The present invention relates to a Rehmannia glutinasa Libosch. extract for reducing blood glucose and lipid levels and treating hematologic diseases such as leukemia, and methods for preparing the same. The extract is prepared by subjecting fresh Rehmannia glutinasa Libosch. to flux extraction, concentrating the resultant extract, dissolving the concentrated extract with water, loading the obtained solution on a column packed with macroporous adsorption resins, eluting the column with ethanol, concentrating and drying the eluate. The extract can be made into clinically acceptable forms of dosage by pharmaceutically conventional measures, including capsule, tablet, pill, granule, dropping pill and so on. The extract is stable and has catalpol content up to 90-98%. The preparing method is simple to operate and applicable to industrial-scale production.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Inventor: Ling Zhang
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Patent number: 9737583Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition including an Amomi Rotundus Fructus extract or a fraction thereof as an active ingredient, which can be used for the prevention, amelioration, or treatment of acute renal failure.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINEInventors: Hyun Kyoo Shin, Ju Young Jung, Hye Kyung Ha, Chang Seob Seo, Young Jung Kim
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Patent number: 9492402Abstract: A formulation of curcuminoid mixture having curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin and an essential oil of turmeric having 45% Ar-turmerone. The formulation gives enhanced bioavailability of bisdemethoxycurcumin, demethoxycurcumin and curcumin for up to 10 hrs. The curcuminoid mixture has curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin in a weight/weight ratio ranging from about 0.8:1:1 to about 1:1.1:1.2. A process of preparing a formulation of curcuminoid mixture having curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin in 0.8:1:1 to 1:1:1:1.2 weight/weight ratio and an essential oil of turmeric having 45% Ar-turmerone. A formulation for improved biological activity and bioavailability and tissue distribution of curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Inventor: Benny Antony
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Patent number: 9446085Abstract: The present invention discloses an herbal extract of inhibiting fat-storage function of adipocytes. The herbal extract comprises an Acanthopanax senticosus extract, a Zingiber officinale Roscoe extract and a Coix lachryma-jobi L. extract, wherein a weight percentage of the Acanthopanax senticosus extract is 60 to 80% by weight of the herbal extract, wherein a weight percentage of the Zingiber officinale Roscoe extract is 10 to 30% by weight of the herbal extract, wherein a weight percentage of the Coix lachryma-jobi L. extract is 10% by weight of the herbal extract.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: HAN SHENG BIOTECH CO., LTDInventors: Shorong-Shii Liou, I-Min Liu, Chia-Ju Chang
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Patent number: 9408894Abstract: The present invention relates to a food supplement composition for reducing fatigue, and/or improving recovery and resistance to fatigue. The composition comprised of collagen hydrolysate, blueberry extract and liquorice extract.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Inventor: Michel Grisé
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Patent number: 9381221Abstract: It is disclosed a phytocomposition which includes: (a) 0.01 wt % to 26 wt % of Arnica montana extract; (b) 0.01 wt % to 26 wt % of Rosmarinus officinalis extract; (c) 0.01 wt % to 26 wt % of Zingiber officinale extract; and (d) 0.01 wt % to 26 wt % of Boswellia serrate extract. Said phytocomposition can be used in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier in order to obtain a pharmaceutical composition that can be used for treating muscle, arthritic and rheumatic pain in a patient, caused by joint diseases, in particular rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, gouty arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus and juvenile arthritis.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Inventor: Héctor de Jesús Vélez-Rivera
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Patent number: 9283259Abstract: Disclosed is a combination of lipophilic extracts of Zingiber officinale and Echinacea angustifolia for the treatment of itching, peripheral pain, superficial and deep inflammatory and painful states, pain associated with muscle spasms, herpes pain, and radiodermatitis caused by oncological radiotherapy, with or without fungal or bacterial infections.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: INDENA S.P.A.Inventors: Ezio Bombardelli, Paolo Morazzoni