Granular Plant Extract Composition Using Dextrin and Cellulose
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Solution Overview
Problem
High-concentration plant extracts are difficult to form into granules due to their viscous nature, leading to challenges in granulation and daily continuous ingestion.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating dextrin, sugar alcohol, and cellulose derivatives like hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or hydroxypropyl cellulose into the plant extract to enhance granulation properties and allow for quick dissolution in the mouth.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the concentration of plant extract in granules is increased, then the physiological function is enhanced, but the granulation becomes difficult due to viscous nature
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a binder agent as an intermediary substance that facilitates granulation. The binder agent acts as a mediator between the viscous plant extract and the granulation process, enabling high-concentration plant extracts to be successfully granulated without excessive difficulty.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent optimizes the water content parameter within a specific range (5-20 mass%) to enable successful granulation. By carefully controlling this physical parameter, the viscous plant extract can be granulated effectively, resolving the contradiction between high concentration and ease of granulation.
2Ease of operation
If the water content in granules is controlled in a specific range, then instant dissolution is achieved, but the granulation load becomes too large
Solution Approach 1:
The patent identifies and optimizes the water content parameter to a specific range (5-20 mass%) that simultaneously achieves instant dissolution and manageable granulation load. This parameter optimization resolves the contradiction by finding the optimal balance point.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a binder agent that replicates or enhances the desired dissolution characteristics. The binder agent serves as a model substance that facilitates both granulation and dissolution, allowing the system to achieve instant dissolution without excessive granulation load.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If plant extract is used as granular composition for oral ingestion, then continuous ingestion is enabled, but the viscous nature causes obstruction to daily ingestion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the plant extract into discrete granular units through the granulation process. This segmentation transforms the viscous continuous substance into separate, manageable particles that can be easily ingested continuously without obstruction, resolving the contradiction between continuous capability and ease of operation.
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AI summary
Provided is a granular composition, including the following components (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) 20 mass% to 70 mass% of a plant extract; (B) starch; (C) 5 mass% or more of a sugar alcohol; and (D) a cellulose derivative.