Health promoting functional foods fortified with herbs

A method for the preparation of a method of preparing a herbal composition useful as a nutrient, anti-stress and adaptogenic agent, the composition comprising plant juice or extracts of plants selected from the group consisting of Mangifera indica. Evolvulus alsinoides, Withania somnifera, Asparagus racemosus and Amaranthus hypochondriacus, together with excipients/additives, the method comprising:

• (a) selecting individual plant parts from the group consisting of leaves, fruits, seeds, root, rhizome, tubers, aerial parts or any combination thereof;
• (b) crushing or powdering the plant material to juice or coarse powder;
• (c) extracting the powdered dried plant material with an alcohol;
• (d) preparing a syrup by heating 40-70 % w/v sugar in water;
• (e) mixing the plant extract of step (c) or juice of step (b) with the syrup obtained in step (d) to form a composition;
• (f) concentrating the composition.