Treatment of diarrhoea with compositions derived from carob pod
AssigneeNestec S. A.
InventorPierre Wursch
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Abstract
Diarrhoea is treated by administering particulated carob pod to a patient having diarrhoea wherein the particulated carob pod contains at least 20% by weight, based upon dry matter, of water-insoluble tannins expressed as total polyphenols and wherein the ratio by weight of water-soluble tannins to water-insoluble tannins is below 0.37 as determined in water at 37.degree. C.
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A method for treating diarrhoea comprising administering a composition to a patient having diarrhoea comprising particulated carob pod wherein the particulated carob pod contains at least 20% by weight, based upon dry matter, of water-insoluble tannins expressed as total polyphenols and wherein a ratio by weight of water-soluble tannins to water-insoluble tannins is below 0.37 as determined in water at 37.degree. C.
A method for treating conditions in a patient due to enteropathogenic organisms selected from organisms of the group of organisms consisting of Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, and enteroviruses comprising administering a composition comprising particulated carob pod wherein the particulated carob pod contains at least 20% by weight, based upon dry matter, of water-insoluble tannins expressed as total polyphenols and wherein a ratio by weight of water-soluble tannins to water-insoluble tannins is below 0.37 as determined in water at 37.degree. C.
A method for the treating conditions due to enterotoxins in patients due to an enterotoxin selected from a group of enterotoxins consisting of enterotoxins E. coli and cholera and enteroviruses comprising administering a composition comprising particulated carob pod wherein the particulated carob pod contains at least 20% by weight, based upon dry matter, of water-soluble tannins expressed as total polyphenols and wherein a ratio by weight of water-soluble tannins to water-insoluble tannins is below 0.37 as determined in water at 37.degree. C.
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