332 results about "Medical food" patented technology

Preparations of glycan therapeutics, pharmaceutical compositions and medical foods thereof, optionally comprising micronutrients, polyphenols, prebiotics, probiotics, or other agents are provided and methods of making same. Also provided are methods of using said glycan therapeutics, e.g. for the modulation of human gastrointestinal microbiota and to treat dysbioses.

The present invention features sulfur-rich compositions and preparations thereof that are safe and effective as hydrogen sulfide prodrugs of high bioavailability. The invention also includes methods of treating pathological conditions associated with oxidative stress using sulfur-rich compositions. The invention further includes sulfur-rich compositions as antidotes and medical food for preserving and promoting general health.

Medical foods containing glycomacroprotein and additional supplemented amounts of arginine, leucine, and optionally other amino acids, such as tyrosine, are disclosed. The medical foods can be used to provide the complete protein requirements for patients having metabolic disorders such as phenylketonuria.

Compositions comprising a source of alkaline phosphatase that prevent or reduce toxic influx of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) through mucosal layers of a mamalian body cavity and methods of using these compositions for those purposes are disclosed. Such a source of alkaline phosphatase, preferably in a medical food such as infant milk formula, is eaten, drunk or otherwise administered for prophylaxis or treatment of LPS-mediated or LPS-exacerbated disease.

The present disclosure provides methods for the production of enriched substances that can be used in the preparation of enriched food products, dietary supplements, medical foods, cosmetic products or pharmaceutical agents.

The invention relates to the method of treating metabolic syndrome in a mammal in need thereof comprising a step of administering to said mammal an effective amount of water comprising from 99.76 to 99.99 molecular % of isotopologue ¹H₂¹⁶O. Further, invention relates to the medical food for treating metabolic syndrome in a mammal in need thereof which comprises water comprising from 99.76 to about 99.99 molecular % of isotopologue ¹H₂¹⁶O. Further, invention relates to the use of water comprising from about 99.76 to about 99.99 molecular % of isotopologue ¹H₂¹⁶O for the manufacture of a medical food for treating metabolic syndrome in a mammal in need thereof.

New iron preparations comprising stable, unpolymerized iron(III) citrate complex compositions and methods for their preparation are provided. Further, the invention involves the use stable, unpolymerized iron(III) citrate complex compositions of the invention as a food additive, nutritional supplement, dietary supplement, medical food, nutrient, iron fortificant, and source of iron in the fields of nutrition for humans, animals, fish, and birds and of diagnostics. The invention further involves the use of stable, unpolymerized iron(III) citrate complex compositions of the invention as a pharmaceutical and pharmacologically active ingredient for human clinical and veterinary applications.

The present invention discloses a preserved egg with Chinese Herbs, which is a preserved egg infiltrated with effective elements including Chinese Medical Herbs and aromatic condiment, wherein the Chinese Medial Herbs include one or more than one herbs as follows: liquorice, medlar, sealwort, dendrobe, eucommia bark, and angelica, and the aromatic condiment includes one or more than one materials as follows: aniseed, common fennel, cinnamon, clove, Zanthoxylum Bungeanum Maxin, and Amomum villosum Lour. The technical proposal of the processing includes that Chinese Medical Herbs and the aromatic condiment are mixed, smashed, extracted with supersonic wave, and filtrated to obtain an extract liquid; then fresh duck eggs are immersed in a preparation liquid for reserved eggs and put inside a jar to be bloated into the preserved eggs, the shells of which is peeled of; then the preserved eggs with the shells peeled off are immersed in the obtained extract liquid, heated and infiltrated to obtain the preserved eggs with Chinese Herbs, which are packaged in vacuum, sterilized to obtain the final product of the preserved eggs with Chinese Herbs. The present invention ameliorates the flavor of the preserved egg in the prior art, carries out greater improvements on the processing technics, the style of both the product and the package, and the sensible quality, etc, and provides a preserved egg with both better effect of medical food, but also better flavor.

Compositions, dietary supplements and medical foods for the treatment of symptoms of inflammatory disorders may include gamma-linolenic acid or dihomogammalinolenic acid, an inhibitor of Δ⁵ desaturase, and optionally stearidonic acid or ω−3 arachidonic acid. Preferred formulations may be in the form of a good tasting, preferably milk or fruit based drink, or a dried powder. Compositions reduce inflammation and inhibit increase in serum arachidonic acid associated with gamma-linolenic acid. The compositions of the invention may also be used for the treatment of cytokine mediated disorders in patients in need thereof.

Methods for the production of enriched plant polyphenols-dairy (e.g., milk) or polyphenols-ground edible material products that can be used in the preparation of functional foods, dietary supplements, medical foods, cosmetic products or pharmaceutical agents. The method of obtaining a polyphenol-dairy protein product comprising the steps of (a) combining a plant-derived polyphenol and a dairy product such as a dairy product comprising a protein, to form the polyphenol-dairy protein (e g, milk protein) product and a liquor; and (b) separating the polyphenol-dairy protein product from the liquor. In various embodiments, the plant-derived polyphenols and dairy product are a mixture of solid products, such as would be found in a dry composition. These methods also provide for the immobilization of these component(s) on the healthy, nutritious, and low-sugar food matrix provided by the ground edible material.

The invention discloses a combined wolfberry fruit solid beverage which can improve the constitution of the crowd with deficiency of yang and belongs to the technical field of medical foods. The solid beverage consists of the following components in parts by weight: 20-40 parts of wolfberry fruit extract, 40-60 parts of mulberry extract, 2-6 parts of rhizoma polygonati extract, 2-5 parts of lily extract, 1-3 parts of Chinese yam extract, 30-50 parts of corn isomalto-oligosaccharide and 40-80 parts of corn maltodextrin. The solid beverage does not have any harm to the human body, is good in mouthfeel, instant, convenient to eat and suitable for long-term drink, and the constitution of the crowd with deficiency of yang can be improved.

The invention discloses a nutriment for improving the immunity of patients suffering from tumors after operation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy and a preparation method of the nutriment, and belongs to the technical field of medical foods. The nutriment comprises 45-98g/L of protein, 22-48g/L of fat, 98-245g/L of carbohydrate, 0-18g/L of dietary fibers, 0.35-0.75g/L of vitamins, 3.6-7.2g/L of trace elements, 1.0-2.2g/L of nucleotide, 0.2-20g/L of arginine, 0-0.2g/L of taurine, and an appropriate amount of water. The nutriment has various nutrient components, is rich in glutamine, arginine, nucleotide, omega-stability fatty acid and the like, is scientific in proportion, improves the nutritional status of patients, improves the resistance power of patients during operation, and after operation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, improves the immunity of organisms of the patients, controls the acute inflammation, protects the function of intestinal mucosal barrier, reduces complication, shortens hospital days and reduces treatment price.

The invention discloses a composition for patients with chronic renal disease and preparing method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of medical food. The composition is prepared from, 33.4-58.6 g/l of protein, 62.5-123 g/l of fat, 204-305 g/l of carbohydrates, 5.0-20 g/l of dietary fiber, 0.14-0.68 g/l of phosphorus, 0.2-1.68 g/l of sodium, 0.2-2.00 g/l of potassium, 0.3-1.33 g/l of calcium, 0.04-0.30 g/l of magnesium, 1.0-2.25 mg RE/L of vitamin A, 4.6-8.6 mg RE/L of vitamin B complex, microelement, other vitamins, and water. The invention matches scientifically, and has high heat,low phosphorus ,sodium and potassium.The content of vitamin A is low while the content of vitamin B is high, conforming to the principle of nutrition support. The composition is easy to digest and is the main nutrient source of patients with chronic renal disease.

The present invention is directed to a particular arabinoxylan (“AX”) preparation and the finding that this preparation has a beneficial effect on the organization of the intestinal microbial community in the lumen and in particular at the site of the gut mucosa, where it modulates the barrier function of the intestinal surface, primarily by modulating the mucosa-associated microbial community towards a relative increase of health beneficial bacteria, such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. It is accordingly a first aspect of the present invention to provide said arabinoxylan preparation characterized in comprising isolated water-soluble arabinoxylans and the use thereof to improve functioning (e.g. barrier function) of the intestinal epithelium. Thus, in a further aspect the present invention provides compositions, both pharmaceutical and nutritional compositions, comprising said arabinoxylan preparations; in particular pharmaceuticals, medical foods, food supplements or food compositions, such as infant formula products, dairy products, bakery products or pastry products. The compositions optionally comprise probiotics such as Bifidobacterium or Lactobacillus.

The invention provides a fermented composition having a function for regulating and improving the immunity of a human body. The fermented composition is prepared from yeast beta-glucosan, functional oligosaccharide, probiotics and edible and medical food; and the edible and medical food is mainly prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 10 to 45 parts of conifer cherry powder and 3 to 26 parts of cordyceps cephalosporium mycelia. The fermented composition is a novel fermented product and a fermented fungi bag for preparing enzymes; and the fungi bag is convenient to use and suitable for industrialized production and family-type production of various plant enzymes.

The invention relates to a medical food for regulating emotion through mutual promotion of five microorganism groups and a preparation method of the medical food. The medical food comprises five functional components of a neurotransmitter promotion group, a microorganism group, a prebiotic promotion group, a group for benefitting intelligence and invigorating the brain, and a metabolism repair group. The five functional components respectively have different functions, and are in interpromomtion effect, so that the mental emotion problems of anxiety, depression, disquieted symptoms and the like can be relieved in many respects. The healthy emotion is regulated, the willpower is strengthened, and the attention is improved, so that the purpose of being healthy in body and mind is realized, and sub-health of human bodies, caused by emotion and psychological causes can be relieved.