# US 5,344,844 A · Salt excretion promoting composition

> Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt

- Number: US 5,344,844 A
- Document ID: US5344844A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/999,552
- Filed: 1992-12-30
- Granted: 1994-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 1990-01-09
- Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisya Advance
- Inventors: Kazuoki Ishihara
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5344844A

## CPC

- A61K 31/715: Polysaccharides, i.e. having more than five saccharide radicals attached to each other by glycosidic linkages; Derivatives thereof, e.g. ethers, esters
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)

## Abstract

A salt-excretion promoting composition, characterized by containing (i) 10 parts by weight of agar and (ii) 1 to 15 parts by weight of at least one polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of sodium alginate, .lambda.- and .kappa.-carrageenan and xanthane gum.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for promoting the excretion of sodium ion contained in the cavity of the digestive tract of a human, which comprises administering to a human a dietary composition comprising (i) 10 parts by weight of agar and (ii) 1 to 15 parts by weight of at least one polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of sodium alginate, .lambda.-and .kappa.-carrageenan and xanthane gum in an amount effective to promote said excretion of sodium ion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said comprising agar and polysaccharide is obtained by dissolving a mixture thereof in water, gelatinizing the solution, and then air-drying the gel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said composition is in a powder or granule form.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the composition is used in combination with a salt solution.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said salt solution is a physiological saline.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said effective amount is from about 3--3 to about 4 grams of said composition per 1 gram of sodium ion to be excreted.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said composition is ingested by said human.