Spirulina and Pollen Extract Composition for Immune Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dietary supplements containing spirulina lack effective synergy with other ingredients to boost the immune system, particularly against emerging viruses like SARS-Cov-2 and other infections.
Innovation Solution
An oral composition combining spirulina with an aqueous extract of pollen cytoplasm from plants like Secale, Zea, Pinus, and Dactylis genera, optionally including selenium and vitamins, which activates the immune system by enhancing cytokine production and immune response.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dietary supplements contain only spirulina, then the composition is simple and easy to manufacture, but the immune-boosting effect is insufficient without synergistic ingredients
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines spirulina with pollen extract from Pinaceae and/or Poaceae plants to create a synergistic composition. This merging of two distinct biological materials enhances the immune-boosting effectiveness beyond what either ingredient could achieve alone, directly resolving the contradiction between simplicity and effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite dietary supplement combining spirulina (a cyanobacterium) with pollen extract from specific plant families. This composite material approach allows the composition to leverage the complementary immunomodulatory properties of both ingredients, achieving superior immune support while maintaining a defined and manufacturable formulation.
2Reliability
If spirulina is used alone, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the synergistic immune activation against emerging viruses is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges spirulina with pollen extract from Pinaceae and/or Poaceae plants to achieve synergistic immune activation. This combination specifically enhances protection against emerging viruses through complementary mechanisms, while the manufacturing process remains feasible by incorporating the pollen extract as an additional ingredient in the existing spirulina formulation workflow.
3Reliability
If the composition includes multiple ingredients for synergy, then the immune potentiation is enhanced, but the composition becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines exactly two main ingredients—spirulina and pollen extract—from specific biological sources. This targeted merging achieves immune potentiation through synergistic interaction while limiting the number of ingredients, thus balancing effectiveness with compositional simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention specifies particular plant families (Pinaceae and/or Poaceae) for the pollen extract, ensuring that the synergistic effect is achieved through carefully selected ingredients with specific immunomodulatory properties. This approach to local quality—choosing specific sources—maximizes immune activation while maintaining ingredient count control.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a composition comprising spirulina. The invention is characterized in that the composition comprises an aqueous extract of pollen cytoplasm, said pollen(s) being obtained from plants belonging to the Secale, Zea, Pinus and/or Dactylis genera, and optionally: an extract of pistil(s); selenium; and/or vitamins.