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.
Claims37
A composition comprising:
- i) a dry preparation I of Alpinia galanga or Alpinia conchigera rhizomes;
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- ii) a plant extract II comprising compounds with anti-oxidative activity.
The composition according to any of the preceding claims, in which the plant extract II is obtainable from a plant selected from the group consisting of Punica granatum, Terminalia catappa, Terminalia citrina, Terminalia macroptera, Terminalia myriocarpa, Terminalia oblongata and Lumnitzera racemosa.
The composition according to any of the preceding claims, in which the dry preparation I comprises at least 2% 1′S-1′-acetoxychavicol acetate, such as at least 3% 1′S-1′-acetoxychavicol acetate, preferably at least 4%, such as at least 4.5%, such as at least 5%, such as at least 5.5%, such as at least 6%, such as at least 6.5%, such as at least 7%, such as at least 7.5%, such as at least 8%.
The composition according to any of the preceding claims, in which the ratio (w/w) between the dry preparation I and the extract II is comprised in the range of 10:1 to 1:10, preferably the ratio is in the range of 1:4 to 1:5, such as 1:4, such as 1:5.
The composition according to any of the preceding claims, in which the extract II is obtained from the part of the fruit comprising the pomace.
The composition according to any of the preceding claims, in which the extract II is a dry extract, such as a powder or a granulate.
The composition according to any of the preceding claims, in which the extract II comprises at least 40% polyphenols.
The composition according to any of the preceding claims, in which the extract II comprises at least 30% punicosides.
The composition according to any of the preceding claims, in which the extract II comprises at least 20% punicalagins.
The composition according to any of the preceding claims in a formulation.
The composition according to any of the preceding claims, in which the dry preparation I is homogenised.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.