Dietary supplement and method for use as a probiotic, for alleviating the symptons associated with irritable bowel syndrome
OwnerStephen C. Perryinventor
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Abstract
A dietary supplement for use as a probiotic and for alleviating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, comprising freeze-dried aloe, fructo-oligosaccharides, and dahlia inulin juice mixture and optionally vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) manganese and L-glutamine. An additional alternate embodiments specifically for alleviation of symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, including in the base formula bromelain and papain. Also for specific probiotic functions the following friendly bacteria: Lactobacillus bulgaricus, lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus plantarum, and Bifidobacterium bifidum could be added to the base formula.
Claims7
A dietary supplement for use as a probiotic and for alleviating the symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome, comprising the following ingredients by weight:
- freeze-dried Aloe Vera Linne plant, 25-200 parts;
- vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), 10-100 parts;
- manganese, 30-150 parts;
- L-Glutamine, 150-300 parts;
- fructo-oligosaccharides, 100-200 parts, and in addition thereto,
- dahlia inulin juice mixture, 25-200 parts.
The method of alleviating the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and for use as a probiotic in the body of a mammal to be treated comprising the step of daily oral administration to said mammal of the dietary supplement mixture comprising by weight (a) 25-220 parts freeze dried Aloe Vera Linne Plant;
- (b) 100-200 parts fructo-oligosaccharides;
- (c) 25-200 parts dahlia inulin juice mixture in addition to (b);
- (d) 10-100 parts vitamin B6;
- (e) 30-150 parts manganese;
- and (f) 150-300 parts L-Glutamine in amounts effective to alleviate the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and for use as a probiotic.
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