Composition for enhancing semen quality in a male subject
AssigneeNerthus Aps
InventorsIna Giversen, Henrik Jakobsen
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Abstract
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.
Claims19
A composition suitable for formulation into tablets or capsules comprising:
- i) granulate composition I prepared from rhizomes of Alpinia galanga or Alpinia conchigera, said granulate composition comprising at least 2% 1′S-1′-acetoxychavicol acetate, said granulate composition being substantially homogeneous, and said granulate composition comprising essentially all the semi-volatile and non-volatile compounds of said rhizomes;
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- (ii) a plant extract II comprising compounds with anti-oxidative activity obtainable from a plant selected from the group consisting of Punica granatum, Terminalia catappa, Rosa rugosa, Rosa canina, Euterpe oleracea, Vaccinium sp., and Lycium barbarum.
A kit comprising a first container comprising a granulate composition I prepared from rhizomes of Alpinia galanga or Alpinia conchigera, said granulate composition comprising at least 2% 1′S-1′-acetoxychavicol acetate, said granulate composition being substantially homogeneous, and said granulate composition comprising essentially all the semi-volatile and non-volatile compounds of said rhizomes;
- and a second container comprising a plant extract II comprising compounds with anti-oxidative activity obtainable from a plant selected from the group consisting of Punica granatum, Terminalia catappa, Rosa rugosa, Rosa canina, Euterpe oleracea, Vaccinium sp., and Lycium barbarum.
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