Methods of treating malnutrition
AssigneeLiveLeaf, Inc.
InventorsAlexander L Huang, Gin Wu
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Abstract
Methods of treating malnutrition are provided, such methods not requiring the use of systemic drugs that have shown to (i) provide slow relief, (ii) cause adverse side effects, (iii) limit activities, (iv) worsen existing gastrointestinal conditions, (v) be unrecommended in several gastrointestinal conditions that include gastrointestinal spasms, or (vi) be unrecommended in the absence of diarrhea.
Claims28
A method of treating a gastrointestinal spasm associated with malnutrition in a subject, the method comprising:
- administering an effective amount of a composition to a subject having malnutrition with an associated gastrointestinal spasm, the composition having a water soluble polyphenol that was (i) water-extracted from a mixture of pomegranate husk and green tea leaf and (ii) combined with hydrogen peroxide prior to the administering;
- wherein,
- the hydrogen peroxide concentration ranges from about 0.001% to about 2.0% based on total dry weight of the composition;
- the polyphenol comprises a tannin;
- the polyphenol has a molecular weight ranging from about 170 Daltons to about 4000 Daltons;
- and,
- the composition relieves the malnutrition in the subject by relieving the associated gastrointestinal spasm when compared to a second subject in a control group also having malnutrition with an associated gastrointestinal spasm in which the composition was not administered.
A method of treating a gastrointestinal spasm associated with malnutrition in a subject, comprising:
- administering an effective amount of a composition to a subject having malnutrition with an associated gastrointestinal spasm, the composition produced from a process including
- extracting a water soluble polyphenol from a combination of green tea leaf and pomegranate husk;
- combining the polyphenol with hydrogen peroxide prior to the administering;
- wherein, the polyphenol has a molecular weight ranging from about 170 Daltons to about 4000 Daltons;
- selecting a desired concentration for the composition;
- and,
- diluting the composition to the desired concentration for the administering;
- wherein,
- the hydrogen peroxide concentration ranges from about 0.001% to about 2.0% based on total dry weight of the composition;
- the polyphenol comprises a tannin;
- and,
- the composition relieves the malnutrition in the subject by relieving the associated gastrointestinal spasm when compared to a second subject in a control group also having malnutrition with an associated gastrointestinal spasm in which the composition was not administered.
A method of treating a gastrointestinal spasm associated with malnutrition in a subject, comprising:
- administering an effective amount of a composition to a subject having malnutrition with an associated gastrointestinal spasm, the composition produced from a process including
- obtaining a water extract from a green tea leaf and a water extract from a pomegranate husk;
- combining the water extract from the green tea leaf and the water extract from the pomegranate husk to form a mixture of polyphenols having a molecular weight ranging from about 170 Daltons to about 4000 Daltons;
- and,
- adding hydrogen peroxide to the polyphenol prior to the administering, the hydrogen peroxide concentration selected from a group consisting of concentration ranges from about 0.001% to about 2.0%, from about 0.001% to about 1.5%, from about 0.001% to about 1.0%, and from about 0.001% to about 0.1%, each range based on total dry weight of the composition;
- wherein,
- the polyphenol comprises a tannin;
- and,
- the malnutrition in the subject by relieving the associated gastrointestinal spasm when compared to the baseline health of the subject prior to the administering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.