Composition for oral intake
AssigneesTheravalues Corporation, Hirofumi Takeuchi
InventorsHirofumi Takeuchi, Kohei Tahara, Atsushi Imaizumi, Tsukasa Takahashi, Takato Matsui, Hitomi Ozawa
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Abstract
Provided is a composition for oral intake, which exhibits improved oral absorbability of curcumin and/or an analog thereof and can be produced conveniently and inexpensively. A complex of curcumin and/or an analog thereof and a water-soluble cellulose derivative is disclosed.
Claims11
A method for producing a complex of (A) curcumin and/or an analog thereof and (B) a water-soluble cellulose derivative selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and a mixture thereof, wherein a weight ratio (A/B) is in a range of 0.02 to 10, the method comprising:
- dissolving the curcumin and/or the analog thereof and the water-soluble cellulose derivative in a water-organic solvent mixed solvent, to obtain a solution;
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- removing water and the organic solvent from the solution.
A method for producing a complex of (A) curcumin and/or an analog thereof and (B) a water-soluble cellulose derivative selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and a mixture thereof, wherein a weight ratio (A/B) is in a range of 0.02 to 10, the method comprising:
- dissolving the curcumin and/or the analog thereof in an organic solvent, to obtain a first solution;
- dissolving the water-soluble cellulose derivative in water, to obtain a second solution;
- mixing the first solution with the second solution, to obtain a mixed solution;
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- removing water and the organic solvent from the mixed solution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.