TCM Composition for Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease and Dementia

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current treatments for ischemic cerebrovascular disease and senile dementia, including allopathic and traditional Chinese medicine options, face limitations such as adverse effects, unclear effective components, and lack of stable quality control, failing to provide significant and long-term therapeutic benefits.

Innovation Solution

A traditional Chinese medicine composition comprising ethanol extracts of radix ginseng, folium ginkgo, stigma croci, and glycine max, specifically formulated to promote blood circulation, remove toxins, and tranquilize the mind, with a rational weight ratio of 5:5:1:0.5, using advanced extraction and chromatography methods to ensure high yields and purity of active components.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Duration of action of stationary object

If traditional Chinese medicine compounds are used for treatment, then they can be used for long-term therapy, but they have unclear effective components and lack stable quality control standards

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelong-term therapy capabilityVSAvoidquality control stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the traditional Chinese medicine into four distinct herbal extracts (radix ginseng, folium ginkgo, stigma croci, and glycine max) with clearly defined weight ratios. This segmentation allows for standardized production and quality control while maintaining the synergistic effects of the complete formulation, resolving the contradiction between long-term usability and quality stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent specifies precise parameter ranges for each component (weight ratios of 1-10:1-10:0.5-5:0.1-1 parts) and extraction conditions (ethanol concentration, temperature, time). These standardized parameters ensure consistent quality control and reproducible therapeutic effects, enabling reliable long-term therapy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Power

If allopathic drugs are used in emergency situations, then they have evident therapeutic effects, but they produce severe adverse effects

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetherapeutic effect strengthVSAvoidadverse effects
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines four different herbal extracts in specific ratios to create a composite formulation that achieves therapeutic effects through synergistic interactions. This composite approach provides potent treatment similar to allopathic drugs but with reduced adverse effects due to the natural, multi-component nature of the formulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses ethanol extraction to obtain the active components from the herbs. The ethanol serves as an effective solvent that extracts therapeutic compounds while leaving behind unwanted constituents. The extract is then processed to remove residual solvent, converting the potentially harmful ethanol into a beneficial extraction medium that is completely removed from the final product.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

3Speed

If traditional Chinese medicine injections are used, then they provide quick therapeutic action, but they are not available for long-term use

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetherapeutic action speedVSAvoidlong-term usability
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates an oral preparation form (capsules, tablets, or granules) that can be easily administered and manufactured. This formulation is designed for long-term use rather than single-dose injection, providing sustained therapeutic benefit through repeated administration while avoiding the safety concerns associated with long-term injection therapy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

4Measurement precision

If cholinesterase inhibitors are used for senile dementia, then they improve cognitive symptoms, but they cannot prevent disease progression and may induce severe side effects

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecognitive symptom improvementVSAvoiddisease progression prevention
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent formulation serves multiple functions simultaneously: it improves cognitive symptoms through the ginseng and ginkgo components, provides neuroprotection through antioxidant compounds in all four herbs, and addresses underlying pathological mechanisms through the synergistic interaction of multiple active constituents. This multi-functionality allows the single formulation to both treat symptoms and potentially prevent disease progression.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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 demonstrates a significant therapeutic effect in treating ischemic cerebrovascular disease and senile dementia, with improved cognitive function and memory, reduced toxicity, and stable drug quality, outperforming commercially available drugs in clinical trials.

Implementation Method 1

A traditional Chinese medicine composition comprising ethanol extracts of radix ginseng, folium ginkgo, stigma croci, and glycine max

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectExtraction: Solvation

Implementation Method 2

using advanced extraction and chromatography methods to ensure high yields and purity of active components

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectChromatography: Chromatography

Data Source

PatentEP2033653B1A chinese medicine composition and preparation method and use thereof
Publication Date: 2013.09.11 SHINEWAY PHARMA GRP LTD

AI summary

This invention relates a traditional Chinese medicine composition and the drug containing this composition as well as preparation method and use thereof. The composition comprises 1-10 parts by weight of radix ginseng, 1-10 parts by weight of folium ginkgo, 0.05-0.5 parts by weight of stigma croci and 5-10 parts by weight of glycine max 1. merrill. The components can be the traditional Chinese medicinal materials or the extracts obtained by extracting the same quantity of the Chinese medicinal material. The Chinese medicine composition can be used for the treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular disease and senile dementia.