Eggplant Choline Ester Extraction for Mental State Composition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current compositions for psychological state improvement are complex to prepare and require multiple raw materials, making them costly and difficult to mass-produce as health foods or supplements.
Innovation Solution
A composition containing a water-soluble component of eggplant fruit as an active ingredient, specifically choline esters like acetylcholine, propionylcholine, and butyrylcholine, which can be easily extracted and formulated into a dry powder for oral ingestion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If current compositions for psychological state improvement are used, then psychological state improvement effect is achieved, but preparation complexity increases and manufacturing cost rises
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts acetylcholine and other choline esters from eggplant as the sole active ingredient, separating the effective component from the complex mixture of multiple raw materials used in conventional compositions. This extraction approach maintains the psychological state improvement effect while simplifying the composition to a single source material.
Solution Approach 2:
Eggplant serves multiple functions in this invention: it is the sole source of active ingredients (acetylcholine), the extraction medium (water-soluble component), and the final product base. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for multiple separate raw materials required by conventional compositions.
2Reliability
If current compositions for psychological state improvement are used, then psychological state improvement effect is achieved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses eggplant, a common and inexpensive vegetable, as the source of active ingredients instead of expensive synthetic chemicals or rare natural sources. This substitution with a cheap, readily available material significantly reduces manufacturing costs while maintaining the therapeutic effect.
Solution Approach 2:
By extracting only the necessary choline esters from eggplant and using water as the extraction medium, the patent eliminates costly processing steps and additives required in conventional compositions, reducing overall manufacturing expenses.
3Reliability
If current compositions for psychological state improvement are used, then psychological state improvement effect is achieved, but ease of manufacture decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs simple water extraction to obtain acetylcholine from eggplant, avoiding complex synthesis procedures or multi-step processing required by conventional compositions. This straightforward extraction method significantly improves ease of manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
Eggplant naturally contains the required active ingredients (acetylcholine and other choline esters) in sufficient concentrations, eliminating the need for complex formulation processes or additional processing steps to create the active compounds. The material essentially provides its own active ingredients.
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AI summary
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel composition having the effect of improving a mental state. The present invention pertains to: a composition that is for improving a mental state, and that contains, as an active ingredient, a water-soluble component of the fruit of eggplant (Solanum melongena); and a production method that is for an eggplant-derived composition for improving a mental state, and that comprises squeezing an eggplant fruit to obtain a juice, or adding water to an eggplant fruit and squeezing the fruit to which water has been added, to obtain a juice.