Orals dosage noni formulations
AssigneeLifesmart Nutrition, Inc.
InventorsTrevor Page, Darald Donnell
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Abstract
The present invention provides a Noni extract formulation which reduces or eliminates the strong disagreeable Noni taste, while simultaneously increasing the efficiency of a Noni extract dose. In one aspect, a Noni extract is uniformly dispersed in a caramel composition having an insulin response enhancing amount of sugar. In another aspect, the caramel composition may include an effective amount of an invert sugar.
Claims43
A Noni extract formulation comprising a chew base having a therapeutically effective amount of a Noni extract dispersed therein.
The Noni formulation of claim 13, wherein the amount of invert sugar is about 3% to 15% w/w of the formulation.
A method of making a Noni extract formulation comprising the steps of:
- a) preparing a chew base containing an effective amount of an invert sugar in a conventional manner in a heated liquid phase form;
- b) partially cooling said heated liquid phase to a temperature at which Noni extract is stable;
- c) adding a desired amount of Noni extract to said partially cooled liquid phase;
- d) agitating said partially cooled liquid phase until the Noni extract is substantially uniformly dispersed therein;
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- e) further cooling said partially cooled liquid phase to a solid thereby resulting in said Noni extract formulation.
A method of increasing the efficacy of a Noni extract dose comprising the steps of:
- a) distributing an amount of Noni extract into a chew composition containing an insulin level enhancing amount of sugar and an invert sugar;
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- b) orally administering the composition.
A method of reducing or eliminating an undesirable taste caused by Noni extract comprising the step of:
- a) distributing the Noni extract into a chew composition containing a sufficient amount of invert sugar to reduce or eliminate any disagreeable taste caused by the Noni extract.
A Noni extract formulation comprising a chew base having an insulin level enhancing amount of sugar and invert sugar, and a therapeutically effective amount of a Noni extract, wherein said invert sugar is present in an amount sufficient to reduce a disagreeable taste imparted by the Noni extract, and the formulation has a total dosage size that is insufficient to increase upper gastro intestinal tract digestive activity to a degree which substantially inactivates one or more active agents in the Noni extract.
A Noni extract formulation comprising a chew base having an insulin level enhancing amount of sugar and invert sugar, and a therapeutically effective amount of a Noni extract.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.