Bioactive-rich concentrates and nutritive and therapeutic products containing same
OwnerKartik Natarajan, Aravind Cherukuri +2inventors
InventorsKartik Natarajan, Aravind Cherukuri, Rukmini Cheruvanky, Reddy Sastry Cherukuri
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to the field of compositions for use as nutraceuticals, food additives or adjuncts to conventional drug therapies. In particular, the invention relates to compositions derived from natural oil sources which can be used for effective and inexpensive treatment of cardiovascular diseases, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, neurological disorders, or liver abnormalities.
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A bioactive-rich concentrate derived from the unsaponifiable fraction of an oil of rice bran or rice germ, consisting essentially of the unsaponifiable content of said oil, substantially free of rice bran contaminants;
- the unsaponifiable content being present in said concentrate at a concentration 10 to 100 times greater than in rice bran oil or rice germ oil.
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