Liver Protection Nutritional Composition Formulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current liver-protecting health-care foods in the market lack a systematic and pharmacologically sound matching of ingredients, resulting in chaotic formulations and poor taste, failing to effectively address the increasing prevalence of liver diseases.
Innovation Solution
A nutritional composition comprising indica rice, polished round-grained rice, Lycium barbarum, finger citron, citron, Chinese date, and a Chinese herbal medicine extract, processed through steps including purification, frying, grinding, granulation, and drying, to create a balanced and palatable product that aligns with traditional Chinese medical principles for liver protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional Chinese medical principles are applied to match food materials for liver protection, then the therapeutic effect is improved, but the formulation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the liver-protecting formulation into multiple functional modules: rice base (indica rice, polished round-grained rice) for gastrointestinal comfort, Lycium barbarum for liver nourishment, finger citron and citron for detoxification, Chinese date for blood nourishment, and Chinese herbal medicine extract for enhanced therapeutic effect. Each module targets specific liver protection mechanisms, allowing systematic formulation while maintaining clarity in function allocation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite nutritional composition by combining multiple food materials with complementary therapeutic functions. The rice base provides a neutral foundation, while herbal extracts and functional ingredients are integrated in specific proportions to achieve synergistic liver protection effects, transforming complex traditional medicine theory into a structured composite formulation.
2Reliability
If multiple food materials are combined for liver protection, then the therapeutic function is improved, but the taste quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent assigns different functional roles to specific ingredients based on their inherent properties: rice materials provide neutral taste and gastrointestinal comfort, Lycium barbarum contributes mild sweetness and liver-nourishing properties, finger citron and citron provide aromatic notes and detoxification functions, while Chinese date adds natural sweetness. This localized functional assignment ensures each ingredient contributes optimally without compromising overall taste balance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent optimizes the formulation by adjusting the proportions of each ingredient within specific ranges. The rice base constitutes 60-80% of the total formulation to provide a neutral taste foundation, while herbal extracts and functional ingredients are limited to 20-40% combined to avoid overpowering bitterness or astringency. This parameter optimization ensures therapeutic effectiveness while maintaining acceptable taste quality for long-term consumption.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The composition effectively soothes and nourishes the liver, providing a balanced and palatable solution for long-term consumption, effectively reducing liver injury markers and enhancing anti-injury capabilities of hepatic cells, as demonstrated by sensory evaluation and chemical liver injury experiments.
Implementation Method 1
drying the mixed rice grains through a microwave dryer
Implementation Method 2
extruding the rice powder obtained in step 3 through a double-screw extruder, followed by gelatinization and granulation
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AI summary
The present application discloses a nutritional composition for protecting liver. The nutritional composition comprises the following components of raw materials in parts by weight: indica rice 60-83, polished round-grained rice 11-29, lycium barbarum 1-4, finger citron 1.5-5, citron 0.05-0.2, and Chinese date 1-3.5. The present invention, in view of the liver's characteristics of preferring free activity and disliking depression, complies with the liver's physiological function characteristics for regulation, and provides the prescription based on the method of nourishing yin blood so as to disinhibit the liver, and it is suitable to cooperate with staple foods for long-term consumption, is easily accepted by people due to the good taste, and can achieve certain efficacies of soothing the liver and nourishing the liver.