Cistus extract containing enriched secondary plant ingredients
AssigneeFinzelberg GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsBjoern Feistel, Bernd Walbroel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing an extract containing at least 40% (m/m) of polyphenols from Cistus creticus L., said method comprising the following steps: plant parts are extracted from Cistus creticus L. using an extraction agent selected from the group comprising water, alcohols and mixtures thereof; the extraction residues are removed; the extraction agent is at least partially removed; redissolution is carried out in an aqueous solvent and the undissolved constituents are removed; and selective enriching is carried out by means of either a) a two-phase extraction, and b) a membrane filtration.
Claims17
An enriched extract comprising at least 40% (w/w) polyphenols from Cistus creticus L., obtained by a process comprising the steps of:
- a. mixing aerial plant parts of Cistus creticus L. with an extractant solvent selected from the group consisting of water, methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol and mixtures thereof, to produce an extraction mixture;
- b. removing extraction residues and at least partially removing the extractant solvent from the extraction mixture to produce a crude extract;
- c. redissolving the crude extract in an aqueous solvent having at least 50% (w/w) water, and removing insoluble components to produce a refined extract;
- d. enriching the refined extract by at least one of the following steps:
- 1. solid-phase extraction, wherein the polyphenols bind to the solid phase and are eluted by more lipophilic solvents,
- 2. liquid-liquid extraction, where in the organic solvent phase is the product phase;
- 3. membrane filtration, wherein the retentate is the product phase.
A process for preparing an extract comprising at least 40% (w/w) of polyphenols based on dry weight of the extract from Cistus creticus L., comprising the steps of:
- a. mixing aerial plant parts of Cistus creticus L. with an extractant solvent selected from the group consisting of water, methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol and mixtures thereof, to produce an extraction mixture;
- b. removing extraction residues and at least partially removing the extractant solvent from the extraction mixture to produce a crude extract;
- c. redissolving the crude extract in an aqueous solvent having at least 50% (w/w) water, and removing insoluble components to produce a refined extract;
- d. enriching the refined extract by at least one of the following steps:
- 1. solid phase extraction, wherein the polyphenols bind to the solid phase and are eluted by more lipophilic solvents
- 2. liquid-liquid extraction, where in the organic solvent phase is the product phase;
- 3. a membrane filtration, wherein the retentate is the product phase.
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