Mint Oil Powder Composition Using Amaranth Flour Stabilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing oil extracts and essential oils, such as those from Mint, are hydrophobic, unstable, volatile, and contain potentially toxic substances, making them difficult to stabilize and use effectively in solid compositions, especially for treating metabolic syndrome by reducing LDL cholesterol levels.
Innovation Solution
A powder composition comprising Mint oil extract and Amaranth seeds flour as a carrier, which enhances the chemical and physical stability of piperitone oxide, allowing for increased bioavailability and absorption, thereby synergistically reducing LDL cholesterol levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If Mint oil extract is used as an active ingredient, then pharmacological effects (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cholesterol reduction) are achieved, but the extract is hydrophobic, unstable, and volatile, making it difficult to stabilize in solid compositions
Solution Approach 1:
Amaranth seeds flour acts as an intermediary carrier substance that absorbs and stabilizes the hydrophobic Mint oil extract. The flour matrix protects the volatile and unstable active ingredients (such as piperitone oxide) from degradation while maintaining their pharmacological activity, resolving the contradiction between stability and bioavailability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the physical state and stability parameters of the Mint oil extract by incorporating it into a solid powder matrix of Amaranth seeds flour. This parameter change from liquid oil to solid powder formulation enhances stability while preserving the active ingredients' effectiveness in treating metabolic syndrome
2Reliability
If Mint oil extract is used to treat metabolic syndrome, then effectiveness in reducing LDL cholesterol is achieved, but the volatile substances tend to disperse and lose potency
Solution Approach 1:
The Amaranth seeds flour serves as a mediator that traps and retains the volatile substances of the Mint oil extract within its powder matrix. This prevents dispersion and loss of active ingredients while maintaining their therapeutic effectiveness for treating metabolic syndrome and reducing LDL cholesterol
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite material system combining Mint oil extract with Amaranth seeds flour. This composite powder formulation integrates the pharmacologically active volatile substances with a stable carrier matrix, preventing volatility-related losses while preserving disease-treating effectiveness
3Ease of operation
If Mint oil extract is incorporated into solid compositions, then ease of use and storage is improved, but the hydrophobic nature of the extract makes it difficult to stabilize
Solution Approach 1:
Amaranth seeds flour acts as a hydrophilic intermediary carrier that compatibilizes the hydrophobic Mint oil extract within a solid composition. This mediator enables easy storage and handling in solid form while stabilizing the hydrophobic active ingredients through absorption and protection within the flour matrix
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The composition provides enhanced stability and bioavailability of Mint oil extract, leading to amplified effectiveness in treating metabolic syndrome by inhibiting PCSK9 protein expression and improving cholesterol metabolism.
Implementation Method 1
A powder composition comprising Mint oil extract and Amaranth seeds flour as a carrier, which enhances the chemical and physical stability of piperitone oxide
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AI summary
The object of the invention relates to a powder composition comprising a Mint oil extract and Amaranth seeds flour that serves both as active and carrier agent for treating and preventing mild metabolic syndrome, and in particular for treating mild forms of hypercholesterolemia.