Claims
- 1. A composition comprising extracts from the husks of Wenguanguo.
- 2. A process of producing the combined extract comprising the following steps:
a) extracting Wenguanguo husks with an organic solvent to form an organic extract; b) removing the organic solvent from the extract to form aqueous extracts; and c) drying and sterilizing said aqueous extracts to form the combined extracts.
- 3. The process according to claim 2, wherein the solvent is alcohol, light petroleum or ether.
- 4. The process according to claim 3, wherein the solvent is ethanol or methanol.
- 5. The process according to claim 2 further comprising milling, or grinding prior to the extraction step.
- 6. A process according to claim 3 comprising drying the Wenguanguo husks prior to the milling step.
- 7. A process according to claim 4 comprising selecting and cleaning the Wenguanguo husks prior to the drying step.
- 8. A process according to claim 7 comprising harvesting the Wenguanguo husks prior to the cleaning and selecting step.
- 9. A process according to claim 8 wherein the wenguanguo fruits are harvested from August to October from Wenguanguo trees.
- 10. A process according to claim 2 wherein the ratio of wenguanguo husks to alcohol is 1:2.
- 11. A process according to claim 2 comprising carrying out the extraction step 4-5 times at room temperature.
- 12. A process according to claim 11 comprising carrying out the extraction step 20-35 hours each time.
- 13. A process according to claim 2 wherein the alcohol extracts are collected and combined.
- 14. A process according to claim 12 wherein the combined extracts are refluxed at 80° C., 2-3 times.
- 15. A process according to claim 2 comprising producing medicines or health foods from the combined extracts for treating enuresis and other diseases caused by cerebral dysfunctions and for improving cerebral functions.
- 16. The medicines or health foods produced by claim 15.
- 17. The medicines or health foods of claim 16 in capsule, pill, powder, liquid, injection, and other forms.
- 18. A compound for treating enuresis or other cerebral dysfunctions or improving cerebral functions, isolated from the combined extracts of claim 2.
- 19. The combined extracts from the process of claim 2.
- 20. The composition of claim 1 for preventing cerebral aging, improving memory, improving cerebral functions and curing enuresis, frequent micturition, urinary incontinence, dementia, weak intelligence and Alzheimer's disease, autism, brain trauma, Parkinson's disease and other diseases caused by cerebral dysfunctions, and treating arthritis, rheumatism, poor circulation, arteriosclerosis, Raynaud's syndrome.
- 21. The composition comprising combined extracts produced by the process of claim 2 wherein the extracts are combined extracts from Wenguanguo husks, including stems of fruits.
- 22. The combined extracts according to claim 19 wherein said extracts from Wenguanguo are alcohol extracts.
- 23. The combined extracts according to claim 2 wherein said alcohol is ethanol, methanol and other organic solvents such as light petroleum or ether.
- 24. The combined extracts according to claim 1, wherein said combined extracts contain saponins and other compounds.
- 25. The composition of claim 1, comprising saponin at a range of about 30-32%, saccharides at a range of about 15-25%, protein at a range of about 8-14%, water at a range of about 7-10%, and fat at a range of about 1-4%.
- 26. The composition of claim 1, comprising about 1-20% saponin.
- 27. The composition of claim 1, comprising about 10-30% saponin.
- 28. The composition of claim 1, comprising at least 30%.
- 29. A crude saponin extract from Wenguanguo husks for preventing cerebral aging, improving cerebral functions and curing enuresis, frequent micturition, urinary incontinence, dementia, weak intelligence and Alzheimer's disease, autism, brain trauma, Parkinson's disease and other diseases caused by cerebral dysfunctions and treating arthritis, rheumatism, poor circulation, arteriosclerosis, Raynaud's syndrome.
- 30. The composition of claim 29, comprising at least 50% saponin.
- 31. The composition of claim 29, comprising at least 75% saponin.
- 32. The composition of claim 29, comprising at least 95% saponin.
- 33. A process of producing the extract of claim 29 comprising the steps of:
a) extracting the Wenguanguo husks by alcohol or other organic solvent at a ratio of 1:2, 4-5 times, 20-35 hours each time, to form alcohol extracts; b) collecting and refluxing said alcohol extracts 2-3 times at about 80° C. to form the second extract; c) collecting the second extracts and removing the solvent from the extracts to form a combined extract; d) resolving the combined extracts in water to form an aqueous solution; e) extracting the solution by n-butanol to form n-butanol extracts; f) chromatographing the n-butanol extracts to form the crude saponin.
- 34. A process according to claim 33 comprising producing medicines or health foods from said crude saponin for treating enuresis and other diseases caused by cerebral dysfunctions and improving cerebral functions.
- 35. The medicines or health foods produced by claim 34.
- 36. The medicines or health foods of claim 35 in capsule, pill, powder, liquid, injection, and other forms.
- 37. The medicines or health food according to claim 16, 17 or 35 or 36 further comprising Vitamin B, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, grape seed extract and other antioxidants, Cordyceps, or its extract, gingko, or its extract, Panax ginseng and P. quinquefolium or their extracts, Huangpi (Clausena lansium), or its extracts, Echinacea or its extract, St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum), or its extract, Gegen (Pueraria lobata), or its extract, Tianma (Gastrodia elata), Armillariella mellea, or its extract, Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), or its extract, Sanqi (Panax notoginsen), or its extract, Monascus or Hongu (Red yeast rice), Huangi (Hedysarum polybotrys), or its extract, Dihuang (Rehmannia glutinosa), or its extract, Danggui (Angelica sinensis), Yuanzhi (Polygala tenuifoila), or its extract, Lingzhi (Ganoderma spp.), or its extracts, Fuling (Poria cocos), or its extract, Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch)or its extract, Huperzine A, Lacithin, Metrifonate, Nocetile, folic acid, amino acids, creatine, fiber supplement, or any combination thereof.
Priority Claims (1)
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09944805 |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. Ser. No. 09/944,805, filed on 31 Aug. 2001, the content of which is incorporated here into this application.
PCT Information
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PCT/IB02/04750 |
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WO |
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