Guarana Ginkgo Composition for Post-Lunch Alertness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Energy drinks and coffee with high caffeine and taurine levels cause increased heart rate and blood pressure, leading to negative side effects, and result in tolerance, failing to provide sustained cognitive improvement without adverse cardiovascular effects.
Innovation Solution
A composition containing between 30mg to 70mg of guarana and 30mg to 70mg of ginkgo biloba extracts per 100ml, along with fruit sugars, administered daily to improve cognitive functions without elevating heart activity, suitable for individuals with compromised heart conditions, and providing a sustained alertness effect without tolerance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If high caffeine and taurine levels are used in energy drinks and coffee, then cognitive improvement and alertness are enhanced, but heart rate and blood pressure increase causing negative side effects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by replacing high-dose caffeine and taurine with a synergistic combination of guarana extract (containing guaranine) and ginkgo biloba extract. This substitution maintains cognitive enhancement effects while altering the cardiovascular impact profile, achieving alertness improvement without significant heart rate or blood pressure elevation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite formulation combining guarana extract and ginkgo biloba extract in specific ratios. This composite material leverages the synergistic effects of guaranine (a caffeine-like alkaloid) from guarana and the cognitive-enhancing flavonoids from ginkgo, achieving cognitive improvement while avoiding the adverse cardiovascular effects associated with high-dose single-ingredient stimulants.
2Productivity
If high caffeine and taurine levels are used in energy drinks and coffee, then alertness is improved, but tolerance develops reducing sustained effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the stimulant profile by using guaranine from guarana extract combined with ginkgo biloba compounds, which have different mechanisms of action compared to pure caffeine. This parameter change in the active ingredient composition delays tolerance development and extends the duration of alertness effects, providing sustained cognitive enhancement without the rapid tolerance buildup associated with high-dose caffeine.
3Productivity
If traditional energy drinks and coffee are used, then cognitive functions are enhanced, but cardiovascular safety is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the cardiovascular safety profile by substituting the traditional caffeine-taurine formulation with guarana-ginkgo extract combination. The guaranine content in guarana extract provides cognitive enhancement similar to caffeine, while the presence of ginkgo biloba flavonoids contributes to improved circulation and vascular health, thereby maintaining blood pressure within safer ranges while preserving cognitive function enhancement.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a composition comprising (i) an isolate of guarana plant, (ii) an isolate of ginkgo biloba plant or functional analogue thereof and (iii) fruit sugars, for use in ameliorating, inhibiting or reducing post lunch dip, wherein the composition is administered at least once daily for a period of at least 7 days. The invention further provides a composition comprising an isolate of guarana plant and at least one of (i) isolate of ginkgo biloba plant or functional analogue thereof and (ii) fruit sugars, the composition being for use in providing an awaking effect and specifically affecting post lunch dip on a subject without exhibiting a detected effect on the subject's heart activity.