Thickened gelatinous edible alcoholic medicated carrier
OwnerSol B. Wiczerinventor
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Abstract
Beverage alcoholic liquid is mixed as a carrier with compatible medicating substances to be taken orally, and the mixture is thickened to a heavy fluid or solid gel by addition of an edible gelating agent such as gelatin, low methoxyl pectin, alkali pectate, carboxy methyl cellulose and methyl cellulose.
Claims11
In an oral medicating product having an alcohol containing base containing orally ingestible medicating substances compatibly ingestible in the said alcohol containing base, the improvement comprising
- a taste imparting beverage alcohol having an alcoholic proof strength in the range of about 25-120 as said alcoholic base,
- medicating substances homogeneously distributed in said beverage alcohol base in concentration to provide a medicating effect in small unit dosage quantities of said medicating product, said product being,
- gelated with about 3-10% of a gelating agent selected from the group consisting of gelatin, low methoxyl pectin and alkali pectate to provide a substantially solid medicating gel.
In a process of forming an oral medicating product having an alcohol containing base and containing orally ingestible medicating substances, the improvement comprising the steps of
- adding said medicating substance to a strong taste imparting beverage alcohol in the range of 25-120 proof,
- adding as said medicating substance one which is compatibly ingestible with said strong beverage alcohol base in concentration therein to provide a medicating effect in small unit dosage quantities of said medicinal product, and
- adding to said alcohol composition about 3-10% of a gelating agent selected from the group consisting of gelatin, low methoxyl pectin having less than 10% methoxyl groups and alkali pectate and mixing the alcoholic medicinal product at raised temperature above about 100.degree. F. with stirring to dissolve said gelating agent and then cooling to set to a substantially solid medicating gel.
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