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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182847 | Methods and compositions to enhance endogenous IGF production and their uses An extract and procedure for extracting the polar constituents from plants of the Family Brassicaceae, specifically but not limited to the genus Lepidium. The extract has increased polar and decreased lipidic constituent concentrations with the ability to pro... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8128974 | Production of mustard seed protein isolate Mustard seed protein isolates are produced at a high purity level of at least about 100 wt % (N×6.25) by a process wherein mustard seed protein is extracted from mustard seed meal, the resulting aqueous mustard seed protein solution is concentrated to a mustard see... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8080266 | Water dispersible compositions and methods of using the water dispersible compositions Described herein are compositions comprising a nematicide intermixed with lecithin and a co-surfactant that form stable dispersions in water. Also disclosed are methods of controlling nematodes in soil by application of such compositions. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7749549 | Use of seed flour as soil pesticide Use of vegetable seed flour, in particular Brassicaceae flour, as a cytotoxic agent with improving action. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744937 | Chemoprotectants from crucifer seeds and sprouts The present invention is directed to chemoprotectant precursor compositions provided from crucifer seeds and sprouts and methods for their preparation. Treatment of aqueous extracts from crucifer seeds or sprouts with adsorbents substantially increases the ratio of ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736678 | Method of enhancing blood antioxidant activity ingesting a compound in the form of at least one form selected from amongst juice, powder, granule, tablet and capsule, which contains an effective amount of at least one vegetable selected from the group consisting of broccoli, spinach, parsley, (L.) and japanese radish leaves, and at least one vegetable selected from amongst lettuce, cabbage and celery The present invention provides a composition comprising a green-yellow vegetable (e.g., broccoli, spinach, parsley, komatsuna (Brassica rapa L.), Japanese radish leaves) and a light-colored vegetable (e.g., lettuce, cabbage, celery), the composition having th... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7438936 | Dietary supplement and related method A dietary supplement including a unique combination of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and optionally vitamins, minerals and specialty ingredients. The supplement can include a fruit ingredient, a vegetable ingredient and an herbal ingredient, wherein the fruit ingredien... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7416749 | Dietary supplement and related method A dietary supplement including a unique combination of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and optionally vitamins, minerals and specialty ingredients. The supplement can include a fruit ingredient, a vegetable ingredient and an herbal ingredient, wherein the fruit ingredien... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7303770 | Cancer chemoprotective food products Vegetable sources of cancer chemoprotective agents have been identified which are extraordinarily rich in glucosinolates, metabolic precursors of isothiocyanates. The vegetable sources are used to provide a dietary means of reducing the level of carcinogens in mamma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7232583 | Method for preparing isothiocyanate(s) from cruciferous plant material A method for preparing an isothiocyanate product from a cruciferous plant material is disclosed which is capable of stably preparing an isothiocyanate product in a sufficient amount in a high yield by subjecting a natural cruciferous plant material such as wasabi, h... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7155991 | Method of measuring attributes of personal care articles and compositions Novel methods for measuring the soothing attributes of personal care compositions are disclosed. The methods disclosed are particularly suitable for measuring and comparing the soothing attributes of facial tissue to determine which facial tissue is most soothing to... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7029687 | Non toxic fire ant and termite pesticide 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. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6905713 | Production of high-quality protein isolates from defatted meals of Brassica seeds The present invention provides a method for processing defatted oil seeds, comprising the steps of: (a) solubilizing at least a portion of the protein contained in the oil seeds to produce suspended residual solids and a first solution comprising protein, phenolic-p... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6866874 | Tryptophan source from plants and uses therefor Compositions are described comprising at least partially defatted meal from a plant source containing protein-bound tryptophan, preferably squash seeds, and, optionally, a carbohydrate source provided in an amount capable of facilitating transport of in vivo generat... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6855348 | Insecticidal composition derived from plants An insecticide composition is isolated from Paeonia suffruticosa, Cnidium officinale, Cinnamomum cassia, mustard (Brassica juncea) and horseradish (Cholearia aroracia) by using methanol or by elution with a solvent including hexane and ethyl ace... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6824796 | Extraction of non-polar isothiocyanates from plants A method of extracting non-polar isothiocyanates from a plant includes providing fresh or dehydrated plant material that contains at least one glucosinolate that will form a corresponding non-polar isothiocyanate, and endogenous myrosinase enzyme. Water is added to ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6617356 | Gel system for oral and topical administration of water insoluble and/or water intolerant drugs and supplements Suspensions, emulsions or dispersions of therapeutically active agents which are water insoluble or water intolerant such as nutritional supplements, herbal products, drugs, bacteria, yeast, vitamins and minerals are prepared as suspensions in edible vege... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6599514 | Antifungal composition Antifungal compositions having enhanced antifungal activity comprising an antifungal agent and a food additive are described. Also described are a method for inhibiting fungal growth using the compositions with enhanced activity and the use of a food addi... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6544510 | Bacterial strain, processed plant extracts, compositions containing same, processes for their preparation and their therapeutic and industrial applications The present invention discloses: (i) a non-pathogenic probiotic microorganism and its probiotic/therapeutic uses; (ii) a formulation comprising an aqueous solution of a volatile fraction (VF) prepared from the extract of at least one plant derived materia... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6544508 | Bacterial strain, processed plant extracts, compositions containing same, processes for their preparation and their therapeutic and industrial applications The present invention discloses: (i) a non-pathogenic probiotic microorganism and its probiotic/therapeutic uses; (ii) a formulation comprising an aqueous solution of a volatile fraction (VF) prepared from the extract of at least one plant derived materia... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6534054 | Bacterial strain, processed plant extracts, compositions containing same, processes for their preparation and their therapeutic and industrial applications The present invention discloses: (i) a non-pathogenic probiotic microorganism and its probiotic/therapeutic uses; (ii) a formulation comprising an aqueous solution of a volatile fraction (VF) prepared from the extract of at least one plant derived materia... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6534078 | Micro-encapsulated pepper-mustard composition and methods of using the same A micro-encapsulated pepper-mustard composition which comprises positioning pepper and mustard mixtures within a cluster of surfactant molecules, i.e. micelles, dispersed in water. This micro-encapsulation process involves first forming the micelles in wa... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6503505 | Bacterial strain, processed plant extracts, compositions containing same, processes for their preparation and their therapeutic and industrial applications The present invention discloses: (i) a non-pathogenic probiotic microorganism and its probiotic/therapeutic uses; (ii) a formulation comprising an aqueous solution of a volatile fraction (VF) prepared from the extract of at least one plant derived materia... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6500423 | Bacterial strain, processed plant extracts, compositions containing same, processes for their preparation and their therapeutic and industrial applications The present invention discloses: (i) a non-pathogenic probiotic microorganism and its probiotic/therapeutic uses; (ii) a formulation comprising an aqueous solution of a volatile fraction (VF) prepared from the extract of at least one plant derived materia... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6500452 | Energy-enhancing supplement A composition for a dietary supplement supplies components to increase the cellular formation of ATP, and thus provide energy for cellular activity. Active ingredients include 4-aminobenzoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, L-cysteine, L-methionine, sodium mo... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6500467 | Bacterial strain, processed plant extracts, compositions containing same, processes for their preparation and their therapeutic and industrial applications The present invention discloses: (i) a non-pathogenic probiotic microorganism and its probiotic/therapeutic uses; (ii) a formulation comprising an. aqueous solution of a volatile fraction (VF) prepared from the extract of at least one plant derived materi... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6495140 | Process for the isolation, recovery and purification of non-polar extractives A process is described for the isolation, recovery and purification of non-polar extractives using one or more extracting solvents from the group of lower alcohols, ketones, and water. The non-polar extractives may include one or more of the classes alk(e... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6436450 | Brassica vegetable composition and method for manufacture of same A composition includes at least one processed dehydrated brassica vegetable containing glucosinolates and endogenous myrosinase enzyme, wherein the endogenous myrosinase enzyme converts the glucosinolates into isothiocyanates when the composition is inges... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6428822 | Extracts of mixed arctium lappa L., carrot and whole radish for treating hypertension, constipation and detoxification A mixed substance for treating hypertension, constipation, detoxification, boost immune system produced by extracting arctium lappa L., carrot, and whole radish with water one or two hours at temperature 70° C. 100° C. under agitating, separated the ext... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6403111 | Method for preparing aqueous phytosphingosine solution Disclosed is a method for preparing an aqueous phytosphingosine solution containing as much as 5-10 weight % of phytosphingosine without using any solvents other than water. A high content of phytosphingosine is dissolved in water and lactic acid with the... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6384087 | Materials and methods for the treatment or prevention of obesity The subject invention provides methods of inducing the loss of adipose tissue by providing a diet high in calcium. In one aspect of the invention, the calcium is provided in the form of dairy products. In yet another aspect of the invention, calcium is pr... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6348220 | Phenethylisothiocyanate nutraceutical compositions and methods The present invention provides methods for obtaining phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), a natural glucosinylate derivative, from plant tissue. The methods involve selection of plant tissue naturally rich in PEITC, followed by aqueous extraction under condi... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6326035 | Method for the separation of rapeseed germ and rapeseed germ oil The purpose of the present invention is to efficiently separate and utilize the rapeseed germ. The present invention relates to a method for the production of a fraction containing a rapeseed germ as a main component, comprising crushing a rapeseed and se... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6303662 | Microemulsion A microemulsion containing (A) a highly polar and fat-soluble oil drug, a highly polar oil and a lowly polar oil, (B) a polyglycerol mono-fatty acid ester and (C) a water-soluble polyhydric alcohol, wherein the amount of (B) is 0.3 to 3 parts by weight ba... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6267963 | Plant sterol-emulsifier complexes Plant sterols have been shown to be cholesterol-reducing agents in human serum. In the present invention, plant sterols, plant stanols, plant sterol esters and other non-toxic sterols are co-crystallized with emulsifiers to form a plant sterol/emulsifier ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6217874 | Fat compositions and their use in cosmetic and pharmaceutical emulsion products A fat composition for cosmetic or pharmaceutical emulsion products, substantially consisting of a mixture of mono-, di- and triglycerides, wherein more than 90 weight % of the fatty acid residues incorporated in the glycerides contain 16-22 carbon atoms, ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6147091 | Arthropod repellant The present invention relates to compositions for repelling arthropods, these compositions being based on piperidine derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R represents alkyl or alkoxy, together with fatty acids and/or fatty acid deriv... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5968519 | Method for the treatment of topical inflammatory diseases Method for the treatment of inflammation and pain associated with inflammatory dermatoses, gingivitis and acute injury with a composition of finely divided powder of safflower seed or its extract contained in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5912016 | Particles of crosslinked plant proteins and the process for their preparation The invention relates to particles. These particles comprise, at least on the surface, a wall formed of plant proteins crosslinked particularly by means of interfacial crosslinking between the plant proteins and an acylating polyfunctional crosslinking ag... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5900251 | Internal breath freshener and digestive aid An essentially herbal or herbal extract composition for the treatment and control of breath odors and aiding digestion, and method of treatment or control of breath odors and aiding digestion therewith. The preferred composition contains ginger, licorice,... | 05/04/1999 |
