Black Soybean Seed Coat Extract for Autonomic and Cognitive Balance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing compositions fail to effectively improve or suppress the imbalance in the autonomic nervous system and cognitive function caused by mental fatigue and stress, which can lead to symptoms such as reduced working memory ability and mood disorders.

Innovation Solution

A composition containing a black soybean seed coat extract, particularly an acidic extract, is used to modulate the autonomic nervous system and improve cognitive function by enhancing sympathetic and parasympathetic activities, formulated into oral, food, or beverage products.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional compositions (cedrol, asparagus pseudo-leaf, tiliroside, etc.) are used to modulate autonomic nervous system, then autonomic nervous system modulatory function is improved, but cognitive function improvement is not achieved

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveautonomic nervous system modulatory functionVSAvoidcognitive function improvement

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple active ingredients (cedrol, asparagus pseudo-leaf extract, tiliroside, β-eudesmol, eleutheroside E, rosmarinic acid, and cacao polyphenol) into a single composition that simultaneously modulates the autonomic nervous system and improves cognitive function, resolving the limitation of conventional single-component compositions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The composition is designed to perform multiple functions: modulating autonomic nervous system balance (sympathetic/parasympathetic activity) and enhancing cognitive functions (working memory, attention, concentration) simultaneously, making it a universal solution for both autonomic imbalance and cognitive decline

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If stress and mental fatigue continue for long periods, then autonomic nervous system balance is disturbed and sympathetic activity remains dominant, but parasympathetic nerves become chronically difficult to work

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveautonomic nervous system balanceVSAvoidparasympathetic nerve functionality

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The composition contains ingredients that regulate both sympathetic and parasympathetic activities through feedback mechanisms, restoring autonomic balance by monitoring and adjusting the activity levels of both nerve systems to prevent chronic parasympathetic dysfunction

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the physiological parameters of the autonomic nervous system by introducing compounds that modulate neurotransmitter activity, hormone secretion, and nerve signal transmission, thereby restoring balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic functions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If mental fatigue load is applied to subjects, then cognitive function decreases, but no effective composition has been found to suppress this decrease

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecognitive functionVSAvoidmental fatigue impact

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts the harmful effects of mental fatigue (stress, autonomic imbalance, cognitive decline) into beneficial outcomes by using ingredients that actively counteract these effects, transforming the negative impact of fatigue into improved cognitive performance and autonomic balance

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Data Source

PatentUS12409202B2Autonomic nerve regulator and cognitive function improver

Publication Date: 2025.09.09 FUJICCO CO LTD

AI summary

A composition having an autonomic nervous system modulatory function-improving effect or an effect for suppressing a decrease of an autonomic nervous system modulatory function, and a composition having a cognitive function-improving effect or an effect for suppressing a decrease of a cognitive function. A composition for modulating an autonomic nervous system, including a black soybean seed coat extract, a composition for improving a cognitive function, including a black soybean seed coat extract, and use of a black soybean seed coat extract in production of a composition for modulating an autonomic nervous system or a composition for improving a cognitive function.