Methods and materials for reducing risk of cold and/or flu
AssigneeImmune Guard, LLC
InventorsJack F. Bukowski, Jeffrey Walters
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising tea derived components which are useful in reducing the incidence of cold and/or flu in a subject. Specifically exemplified herein are compositions comprising predetermined amounts of L-theanine and EGCG, and methods of using same.
Claims6
A method of reducing symptoms of common cold and/or flu in a subject in need thereof, comprising orally administering a therapeutically amount of an admixture of about 25-300 mg of an L-theanine containing composition, wherein the L-theanine containing composition contains at least 95% L-theanine, and wherein the at least 95% L-theanine is standardized at 99%;
- and about 50-400 mg of a decaffeinated tea polyphenol composition containing at least 45% epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), wherein the EGCG is standardized at 50%, wherein said admixture reduces the incidence and/or severity of the symptoms of the common cold and/or flu.
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