Herbal Extracts for Treatment of Diabetic Complications and Oxidative Stress
OwnerQinheng Huanginventor
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Abstract
Compositions, functional foods, methods of preparation, and their uses for the treatment of diabetic complications and oxidative stress are provided. The compositions, functional foods, and methods relate to herbal extracts from the rhizome of Curcuma L., Puerariae radix, the root of herb Pueraria lobat, Fructus corni, the fruit of herb Cornus officinalis Sieb Et Zucc, and herb Plantago astiatice L.
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A pharmaceutical composition comprising a mixture of herbal extracts from each of Plantago astiatice L, Fructus corni, Curcuma L. rhizome, and Puerariae radix.
A functional food comprising:
- a mixture of herbal extracts from each of Plantago astiatice L, Fructus corni, Curcuma L. rhizome, and Puerariae radix.
A method of isolating herbal extracts from Plantago astiatice L, the method comprising:
- boiling powdered Plantago astiatice L in an aqueous solution;
- filtering and concentrating the aqueous solution;
- and
- adding anhydrous ethanol to precipitate the herbal extracts.
A method of isolating herbal extracts from Fructus corni, the method comprising:
- refluxing powdered Fructus corni in absolute methanol solution;
- filtering and concentrating the solution to form a concentrate;
- suspending the concentrate in water to form an aqueous solution;
- washing the aqueous solution with hexane and ethyl acetate;
- and
- lyophilizing the aqueous solution to isolate the herbal extracts.
A method of isolating herbal extracts from Curcuma L. rhizome, the method comprising:
- refluxing powdered Curcuma L. rhizome in ethanol;
- and
- filtering and concentrating the ethanol yield the herbal extracts.
A method of isolating herbal extracts from Puerariae radix, the method comprising:
- extracting powered Puerariae radix with ethanol;
- filtering and concentrating the ethanol to yield a concentrate;
- suspending the concentrate in water to form an aqueous solution;
- washing the aqueous solution with ethyl acetate;
- and
- lyophilizing the aqueous solution to isolate the herbal extracts.
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