Plant Extract Hangover Composition With Sugar-Free Palatability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hangover relief products lack sufficient efficacy and reliability, and there is a need for a product that can objectively verify hangover-relieving effects and enhance consumer trust while being sugar-free.
Innovation Solution
A food composition comprising specific plant extracts, including persimmon, citrus peel, mugwort, goji berry, buckwheat, onion, soybean sprout, licorice, Astragalus, Schisandra, jujube, citron peel, and lemon peel, along with a hangover alleviating promoter and palatability enhancer, to significantly lower blood alcohol concentration and improve taste without sugar.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional herbal ingredients are used in hangover relief products, then some efficacy is achieved, but the overall reliability and effectiveness are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple plant extracts (persimmon, citrus peel, mugwort, goji berry, buckwheat, onion, arrowroot, soybean sprout, licorice, Astragalus, Schisandra, jujube, citron peel, and lemon peel) in specific proportions to create a composite formulation. This composite approach synergistically enhances the hangover relief effectiveness while maintaining reliable performance, addressing the insufficiency of single-ingredient conventional products.
2Ease of operation
If sugar is added to improve taste, then palatability increases, but the health benefits are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves pleasant taste without adding sugar by optimizing the formulation parameters of multiple plant extracts. Each extract contributes unique flavor profiles (sweet, sour, bitter, astringent) that collectively create a balanced and palatable beverage. This parameter optimization allows the product to maintain excellent taste while remaining sugar-free, thereby avoiding the harmful effects of sugar addition.
3Reliability
If multiple plant extracts are combined to enhance efficacy, then hangover relief effectiveness improves, but the product complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the hangover relief function into multiple segments, with each plant extract targeting specific aspects of hangover symptoms. For example, persimmon extract addresses alcohol metabolism, citrus peel extract provides antioxidants, mugwort extract reduces inflammation, and other extracts address different physiological effects. This segmentation allows the complex formulation to be systematically organized and manufactured, reducing overall product complexity while maintaining high effectiveness.
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 reduces hangover symptoms by lowering blood alcohol concentration and enhances taste, with no side effects or cytotoxicity, improving alcohol and acetaldehyde degradation activities in cells.
Implementation Method 1
Alcohol is absorbed and metabolized in the liver, mainly through the pathway of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). Alcohol is converted into acetaldehyde by ADH, and acetaldehyde is a toxic substance that may cause damage to cell walls and cell necrosis
Implementation Method 2
Acetaldehyde is decomposed into acetate by acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), and is finally decomposed into CO2 and H2O or enters the citric acid cycle for energy production
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a food composition for alleviating hangover comprising plant extracts, comprising 9 weight percent of persimmon extract solution, 9 weight percent of citrus peel extract solution, 9 weight percent of mugwort extract solution, 10 weight percent of goji berry extract solution, 9 weight percent of buckwheat extract solution, 9 weight percent of onion extract solution, 9 weight percent of arrowroot extract solution, 8 weight percent of soybean sprout extract solution, 8 weight percent of licorice extract solution, 4 weight percent of Astragalus extract solution, 4 weight percent of Schisandra extract solution, 4 weight percent of jujube extract solution, 4 weight percent of citron peel extract solution, and 4 weight percent of lemon peel extract solution.