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Patent number: 10076128Abstract: The invention concerns a composition for lowering the glycemic index comprising, or consisting of an alcoholic extract of cinnamon in an amount of at least 10% by weight compared to the total weight of the composition, and optionally a carrier, a food composition comprising a composition for lowering the glycemic index in an amount ranging from 0.1% to 5% by weight compared to the total weight of the food composition, the use of a composition for lowering the glycemic index or of a food composition as a glycemic index lowering agent.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: NATUREXInventors: Nicolas Chapal, Vickram Beejmohun
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Patent number: 8993008Abstract: The herbal composition for treating diabetes is a mixture of medicinal herbs, including gymnema (Gymnema sylvestre), bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng), fenugreek (Trigonella foennum-graecum), marshmallow (Althaea officinalis), “true cinnamon” (also known as “Ceylon cinnamon” or “Sri Lanka cinnamon”) (Cinnamomum verum), bitter melon (also known as “bitter gourd”) (Momordica charantia), autumn crocus (also known as “meadow saffron”) (Colchicum autumnale), bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) and prickly pear (also known as “cactus pear”) (Opuntia ficus-indica). Preferably, the herbal components of the above composition are dried, ground and packaged in a teabag or the like, allowing the composition to be delivered to the patient as an aqueous extract, similar to a conventional herbal tea.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: UMM Al-Qura UniversityInventors: Bassam Hussain Mashat, Ahmed Mohamed Ihab
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Patent number: 8075927Abstract: The present invention discloses a non-toxic, long-lasting tire dressing with pet repellent qualities which enhances the appearance of a vehicle's tires while deterring animals from urinating on the tires. The present invention relates to a new pet repellent tire dressing includes silicone, a solvent, citronella oil, cinnamon oil, and piper nigrum oil. In one embodiment, the citronella oil ranges from about 0.1% to 4% by weight, the cinnamon oil ranges from about 0.04% to 1.6% of the solution by weight, the piper nigrum oil ranges from about 0.01% to 0.4% of the solution, by weight, a solvent and silicone. In one embodiment, the pet repellent tire dressing also includes a dye up to the amount of 0.02% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Inventor: Gary Alton Crain
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Patent number: 8753696Abstract: A method for preparing a medical marijuana mixture includes combining prepared medical marijuana and an alkaline substance in a pulverizing device. The alkaline substance may be coconut, cinnamon, or the like. The pulverizing device may be a coffee grinder, a food processor, a blender, or the like. The mixture may optionally include a sweetener, such as sugar, stevia, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Inventor: David Lewis
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Patent number: 11185565Abstract: In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a dietary supplement including berberine in an amount up to about 1500 mg, cinnamon in an amount up to about 300 mg, chromium in an amount up to about 300 mcg, milk thistle in an amount up to about 150 mg, and pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium (PQQ) in an amount up to about 30 mg. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to a method for managing weight, maintaining healthy blood sugar levels, preventing diabetes, or alleviating symptoms associated with diabetes, including administering a composition to a subject. In some embodiments, the composition includes berberine in an amount up to about 1500 mg, cinnamon in an amount up to about 300 mg, chromium in an amount up to about 300 mcg, milk thistle in an amount up to about 150 mg, and PQQ in an amount up to about 30 mg.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: GM Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventor: Odes W. Mitchell
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Publication number: 20140127332Abstract: Novel compositions which are useful in the treatment of mammals for the reduction of inflammation, especially in the gut, and which comprise an aqueous extract of an agricultural product. Preferred compositions comprise an aqueous extract of olive, or an aqueous extract of ginger. The compositions can optionally contain an aqueous extract of chamomile and/or an aqueous extract of artichoke and/or an aqueous extract of cinnamon.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventor: Catherine M. BITLER
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Patent number: 7955627Abstract: An organic composition comprising ginger, turmeric, cumin, fennel, cinnamon, red pepper, chia seed, celery seed, and hibiscus petals, preferably in a ratio of about 2:1:2:2:2:2:4:2:1, is disclosed. The composition is useful for treating and/or preventing certain physical ailments.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Inventor: Marlene M. Smith
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Patent number: 7384656Abstract: An composition and related method that prevents, inhibits and/or mitigates an allergic response by down regulating the production of IgE, down regulating the binding of IgE antibodies to receptors on cells, and/or inhibiting allergy mediators, for example, histamine, prostoglandin D2, or luekotriene C4 release. The composition comprises at least one of the following ingredients: luteolin from Perilla leaf or seed, Cinnamon, Kiwi, Picao preto, Hesperidin, Acerola cherry, Guaco, Holy Basil, Kakadu, Solamum, Rosmarinic acid, Tinospora and Aframomum. In one embodiment, the composition at least three different ingredients selected from Cinnamon, Acerola, Luteolin and Picao preto. Optionally, these ingredients can be combined with at least one of Aframomum, Rosmarinic acid, and Tinospora. The composition is administered with effective amounts to prevent, inhibit and/or mitigate allergic responses.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Access Business Group International LLCInventors: Gopi R. Menon, David J. Fast, Lisa A. Rozga, Yumei Lin, David W. Krempin, John N. Goolsby
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Patent number: 7384654Abstract: An composition and related method that prevents, inhibits and/or mitigates an allergic response by down regulating the production of IgE, down regulating the binding of IgE antibodies to receptors on cells, and/or inhibiting allergy mediators, for example, histamine, prostoglandin D2, or luekotriene C4 release. The composition comprises at least one of the following ingredients: luteolin from Perilla leaf or seed, Cinnamon, Kiwi, Picao preto, Hesperidin, Acerola cherry, Guaco, Holy Basil, Kakadu, Solamum, Rosmarinic acid, Tinospora and Aframomum. In one embodiment, the composition at least three different ingredients selected from Cinnamon, Acerola, Luteolin and Picao preto. Optionally, these ingredients can be combined with at least one of Aframomum, Rosmarinic acid, and Tinospora. The composition is administered with effective amounts to prevent, inhibit and/or mitigate allergic responses.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2005Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Access Business Group International LLCInventors: Gopl R. Menon, David J. Fast, David W. Krempin, John N. Goolsby
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Publication number: 20090175966Abstract: The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial effective amount (such as a preservative, bactericidal, and/or fungicidal effective amount) of a mixture comprising at least two of: (a) lemon grass oil; (b) cinnamaldehyde, cinnamon oil, Cinnamomum cassia, cinnamon extract, cassia leaf oil, 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid or salt thereof, or a mixture thereof; (c) sorbic acid, or a salt thereof; (d) erythorbic acid, or a salt thereof; (e) benzoic acid, or a salt thereof; (f) arabinogalactan, galactoarabinan, or a mixture thereof; (g) a hexahydro-iso-alpha-acid, tetrahydro-iso-alpha-acid, or a mixture thereof; (h) Achillea fragrantissima (Santolina fragrantissima Forssk., lavender cotton) oil; and (i) ?-gluconolactone. The present invention also provides a product (preferably a product other than a foodstuff, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic) comprising a preservative effective amount of cinnamaldehyde or a mixture of cinnamaldehyde and one or more alkanol-dialkyl hydantoins.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: Lonza Inc.Inventors: Patrick Jay Lutz, Olga Borokhov, Shibu Abraham
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Publication number: 20090191289Abstract: The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial effective amount (such as a preservative, bactericidal, and/or fungicidal effective amount) of a mixture comprising at least two of: (a) lemon grass oil; (b) cinnamaldehyde, cinnamon oil, Cinnamomum cassia, cinnamon extract, cassia leaf oil, 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid or salt thereof, or a mixture thereof; (c) sorbic acid, or a salt thereof; (d) erythorbic acid, or a salt thereof; (e) benzoic acid, or a salt thereof; (f) arabinogalactan, galactoarabinan, or a mixture thereof; (g) a hexahydro-iso-alpha-acid, tetrahydro-iso-alpha-acid, or a mixture thereof; (h) Achillea fragrantissima (Santolina fragrantissima Forssk., lavender cotton) oil; and (i) ?-gluconolactone. The present invention also provides a product (preferably a product other than a foodstuff, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic) comprising a preservative effective amount of cinnamaldehyde or a mixture of cinnamaldehyde and one or more alkanol-dialkyl hydantoins.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: Lonza Inc.Inventors: Patrick Jay Lutz, Olga Borokhov, Shibu Abraham
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Publication number: 20110052727Abstract: The invention presents nutritional supplements with anti influenza activities. In a preferred embodiment, the invention features administration to a subject an effective dose of a nutritional supplement that includes a combination of all or some of the following ingredients licorice, quercetin, green tea, cinnamon, propolis, and selenium.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventor: Hanan Polansky
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Publication number: 20080131533Abstract: Methods and compositions comprising essential oils or components thereof for protecting harvested fruits against decay caused by a specific pathogenic fungus are provided, such as Cinnamon cassia oil for protection of persimmons against Alternaria alternata, strawberries against Botrytis cinerea, or mandarins against Penicillium italicum or Penicillium digitatum.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Emma Kvitnitsky, Ruth Ben-Arie, Irina Paluy, Olga Semenenko
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Patent number: 8784910Abstract: The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial effective amount (such as a preservative, bactericidal, and/or fungicidal effective amount) of a mixture comprising at least two of: (a) lemon grass oil; (b) cinnamaldehyde, cinnamon oil, Cinnamomum cassia, cinnamon extract, cassia leaf oil, 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid or salt thereof, or a mixture thereof; (c) sorbic acid, or a salt thereof; (d) erythorbic acid, or a salt thereof; (e) benzoic acid, or a salt thereof; (f) arabinogalactan, galactoarabinan, or a mixture thereof; (g) a hexahydro-iso-alpha-acid, tetrahydro-iso-alpha-acid, or a mixture thereof; (h) Achillea fragrantissima (Santolina fragrantissima Forssk., lavender cotton) oil; and (i) ?-gluconolactone. The present invention also provides a product (preferably a product other than a foodstuff, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic) comprising a preservative effective amount of cinnamaldehyde or a mixture of cinnamaldehyde and one or more alkanol-dialkyl hydantoins.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Lonza Inc.Inventors: Patrick Jay Lutz, Olga Borokhov, Abraham Shibu
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Patent number: 9238045Abstract: This document provides dietary supplement compositions as well as methods for using dietary supplement compositions to control glucose levels. For example, a dietary supplement composition including chromium (e.g., Chromium Oligofructose Complex), a sweet potato extract, and one or more of a mulberry extract, a green tea extract, a cinnamon extract, or a ginseng extract (e.g., Korean Red Ginseng extract) are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Melaleuca, Inc.Inventor: Jeremy Ivie
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Patent number: 8673374Abstract: A composite essential oil for expanding corpus cavernosum is composed of 30˜50 parts of a cinnamon essential oil, 20˜40 parts of a black pepper essential oil, 40˜60 parts of a juniper essential oil, 20-40 parts of a ginger essential oil, 0˜30 parts of a jasmine essential oil and 0-20 parts of a clove essential oil by volume and provided for overcoming a men's health problem, particularly the erectile dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Inventor: Tien-Te Lee
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Publication number: 20080145458Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions containing: extracts of Tribulus terrestris, Epimedium koreanum, Cinnamon cassia in the weight ratio of 1.5-3.5:1-2:0.1-0.4 respectively; and optionally arginine or a physiologically equivalent ester, salt or precursor thereof. The compositions are useful in the treatment of male and female sexual dysfunctions. A method of treatment using the pharmaceutical compositions is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2008Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: INDENA S.p.AInventors: Ezio BOMBARDELLI, Paolo MORAZZONI, Antonella RIVA, Roberto SEGHIZZI
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Patent number: 7361370Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions containing: extracts of Tribulus terrestris, Epimedium koreanum, Cinnamon cassia in the weight ratio of 1.5-3.5:1-2:0.1-0.4 respectively; and optionally arginine or a physiologically equivalent ester, salt or precursor thereof. The compositions are useful in the treatment of male and female sexual dysfunctions. A method of treatment using the pharmaceutical compositions is also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2003Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Indena S.p.A.Inventors: Ezio Bombardelli, Paolo Morazzoni, Antonella Riva, Roberto Seghizzi
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Patent number: 8449926Abstract: A composition obtained primarily from plant materials provides antimicrobial activity for use as an anti-fungal agent. The anti-fungal agent is effective in inhibiting the growth of Trichophyton rubrum, the fungus that is the most common cause of Tinea pedis. The composition includes selective mixtures of the origanum oil, menthol, and Atlantic cedarwood oil, thuja oil, cedarwood oil, cinnamon oil, clove oil, cumin oil, fennel oil, peppermint oil, or rosemary oil.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Onikolabs LLCInventor: Charles J. Boegli
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Patent number: 7128932Abstract: Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing: extracts of Tribulus terrestris, Turnera diffusa and Cinnamon cassia in the weight ratio of 1.5–3.5:1–2:0.1–0.4 respectively; Ginkgo biloba extract, and optionally arginine or a physiologically equivalent esters salts or precursor thereof. The compositions according to the invention are useful in the treatment of male and female sexual dysfunctions.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2003Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Indena S.p.A.Inventors: Ezio Bombardelli, Paolo Morazzoni, Antonella Riva, Roberto Seghizzi