# US 9,750,782 B2 · Composition and method for improving vascular health

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- Number: US 9,750,782 B2
- Document ID: US9750782B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/322,564
- Filed: 2014-07-02
- Published: 2014-10-23
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2009-06-09
- Assignees: Malaysian Palm Oil Board
- Applicants: Malaysian Palm Oil Board
- Inventors: Mahinda Abeywardena; Ravigadevi Sambanthamurthi; Yew Ai Tan; Kalyana Sundram P. Manickam; Mohd Basri Wahid
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9750782B2

## CPC

- A61K 36/889: Arecaceae, Palmae or Palmaceae (Palm family), e.g. date or coconut palm or palmetto
- A23L 33/105: Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
- A61K 45/06: Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
- A61P 9/00: Drugs for disorders of the cardiovascular system
- A61P 9/06: Antiarrhythmics
- A61P 9/10: for treating ischaemic or atherosclerotic diseases, e.g. antianginal drugs, coronary vasodilators, drugs for myocardial infarction, retinopathy, cerebrovascula insufficiency, renal arteriosclerosis
- A61P 9/12: Antihypertensives
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- 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)
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A61P: SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition for the use in improving vascular health, including treating and preventing vascular diseases and diseases related thereto, using a botanical extract of oil palm vegetation liquor from the palm oil milling process.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A composition for treating ventricular tachycardia (VT) comprising an effective amount of a freeze dried concentrate of an oil palm phenolics (OPP) extract,
wherein the OPP extract is a water soluble extract obtained from a vegetation liquor of a palm oil milling process,
wherein said freeze dried concentrate of the OPP extract has a strength of 30000 ppm GAE, and
wherein said composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of a capsule, a sachet, a lozenge, and a tablet.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A method for maintaining or promoting cardiovascular health of a subject, said method comprising regularly administering to said subject an effective amount of the composition according to claim 1.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein said subject is a healthy individual or animal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A method for improving cardiovascular health of a subject, said method comprising regularly administering to said subject an effective amount of the composition according to claim 1.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein said subject is a healthy individual or animal.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A method for preventing the development of atherosclerotic lesions in a subject at risk therefor, said method comprising regularly administering to said subject an effective amount of the composition according to claim 1.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein said subject is a healthy individual or animal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A method for protecting against cardiovascular disease, said method comprising regularly administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of the composition according to claim 1.