Mineral functional water, method for producing the same

• US 10,450,210 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2017
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Riken Techno System Co., Ltd., Santa Mineral Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Riken Techno System Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Furusaki, Koichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Gitomer, Ralph J
• Application Number:
  US15/706,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20180016168A1
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 35/02 from inanimate materials carbon A61K33/44
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 35/614 Cnidaria, e.g. sea anemones, corals, coral animals or jellyfish
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 35/618 Molluscs, e.g. fresh-water molluscs, oysters, clams, squids, octopus, cuttlefish, snails or slugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/14 Cupressaceae (Cypress family), e.g. juniper or cypress
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/185 Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/20 Aceraceae (Maple family)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/28 Asteraceae or Compositae (Aster or Sunflower family), e.g. chamomile, feverfew, yarrow or echinacea
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/282 Artemisia, e.g. wormwood or sagebrush
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/73 Rosaceae (Rose family), e.g. strawberry, chokeberry, blackberry, pear or firethorn
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/738 Rosa (rose)
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 17/16 Emollients or protectives, e.g. against radiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 17/18 Antioxidants, e.g. antiradicals preparations for protection against sunlight A61Q17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 29/00 Non-central analgesic, antipyretic or antiinflammatory agents, e.g. antirheumatic agents; Non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs [NSAID]
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/02 Nutrients, e.g. vitamins, minerals
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 37/08 Antiallergic agents antiasthmatic agents A61P11/06; ophthalmic antiallergics A61P27/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 39/06 Free radical scavengers or antioxidants
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/30 by irradiation
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/36 ultrasonic vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/48 with magnetic or electric fields C02F1/46 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/68 : by addition of specified substances, e.g. trace elements, for ameliorating potable water medicinal water A61K

Abstract

Provided is a method of producing mineral function water showing beneficial effects, such as antioxidant effects, or the like. The water including contains mineral-containing water (A) and mineral-containing water (B) according to a ratio of 1:5 to 1:20 (weight ratio), the mineral-containing water (A) containing first mineral components eluted from mineral-imparting material (A) containing: vegetation raw material, woody plant raw material, and sulfur raw material, the mineral-containing water (B) containing second mineral-containing water (B) containing the mineral component eluted from inorganic mineral-imparting material (B).

Claims

1. A method of producing mineral functional water, comprising:

producing first mineral-containing water (A) according to a first process (1);

producing second mineral-containing water (B) according to a second process (2); and

mixing the first mineral-containing water (A) and the second mineral-containing water (B) according to a ratio within a range of 1;

5-1;

20 (weight ratio), thereby producing the mineral functional water,

wherein the first process (1) includes;

immersing a conductive wire covered with insulator and mineral-imparting material (α

) into water, the mineral-imparting material (α

) containing;

woody plant raw material;

vegetation raw material; and

sulfur raw material,

wherein the vegetation raw material includes vegetation belonging to Asteraceae and vegetation belonging to Rosaceae, and

wherein the woody plant raw material includes at least one kind selected from a group consisting of Maple, Betula platyphylla, Pinus, and Cryptomeria japonica;

conducting DC electric current to the conductive wire to generate water flow around the conductive wire in the same direction as the DC electric current, applying ultrasonic vibration to the water, thereby forming raw mineral water solution (α

); and

irradiating rays (wavelength of 6-14 micrometers) to the raw mineral water solution (α

) to form mineral-containing water (A), and

wherein the second process (2) includes;

preparing a first water-passing container, a second water-passing container, a third water-passing container, a fourth water-passing container, a fifth water-passing container, and a sixth water-passing container, connected in series;

filling first mineral-imparting material (β

1) into the first water-passing container, the first mineral-imparting material (β

     1) including 70 weight % of lime stone, 15 weight % of fossil coral, and 15 weight % of shell of a shell fish;

filling second mineral-imparting material (β

2) filled into the second water-passing container, the second mineral-imparting material (β

2) including 40 weight % of lime stone, 15 weight % of fossil coral, 40 weight % of shell of a shell fish, and 5 weight % of activated carbon;

filling third mineral-imparting material (β

3) into the third water-passing container, the third mineral-imparting material (β

     3) including 80 weight % of lime stone, 15 weight % of fossil coral, and 5 weight % of shell of a shell fish;

filling fourth mineral-imparting material (β

4) into the fourth water-passing container, the fourth mineral-imparting material (β

     4) including 90 weight % of lime stone, 5 weight % of fossil coral, and 5 weight % of shell of a shell fish;

filling fifth mineral-imparting material (β

5) into the fifth water-passing container, the fifth mineral-imparting material (β

     5) including 80 weight % of lime stone, 10 weight % of fossil coral, and 10 weight % of shell of a shell fish;

filling sixth mineral-imparting material (β

6) into the sixth water-passing container, the sixth mineral-imparting material (β

     6) including 60 weight % of lime stone, 30 weight % of fossil coral, and 10 weight % of shell of a shell fish; and

making water pass through the six water-passing containers to form the mineral-containing water (B).

2. The method of producing mineral functional water as defined in claim 1, wherein:

the immersing in the first process (1) is performed to produce water that contains 10 to 15 weight % of the mineral-imparting material (α

); and

the DC electric current conducted to the conductive wire has 0.05-0.1 A of a current value and 8000-8600 V of a voltage value.

3. The method of producing mineral functional water as defined in claim 1, wherein:

Asteraceae plant processed product and Rosaceae plant processed product are used as the mineral-imparting material (α

);

the Asteraceae plant processed product is produced by;

mixing 10 weight % of Cirsium japonicum (leaf parts, stem parts and flower parts thereof), 60 weight % of Artemisia indica (leaf parts and stem parts thereof) and 30 weight % of Farfugium japonicum (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), to produce first mixture thereof;

making the first mixture dry; and

then pulverizing the dried first mixture;

the Rosaceae plant processed product is produced by;

mixing 20 weight % of Rosa multiflora (leaf parts and flower parts thereof), 10 weight % of Geum japonicum (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), and 70 weight % of Rubus L. (leaf parts, stem parts, and flower parts thereof), to produce second mixture thereof;

making the second mixture dry; and

then pulverizing the dried second mixture;

the Asteraceae plant processed product and the Rosaceae plant processed product are mixed according to 1;

1 (weight ratio) to obtain vegetation raw material (α

1);

the woody plant raw material (α

2) is produced by;

mixing 20 weight % of Maple (fallen leaf parts and stem parts thereof), 60 weight % of Betula platyphylla (fallen leaf parts, stem parts, and bark parts thereof), and 20 weight % of Cryptomeria japonica (fallen leaf parts, stem parts, and bark parts thereof) to produce third mixture;

making the third mixture dry; and

then pulverizing the dried third mixture; and

the sulfur raw material is composed of volcanic sulfur (α

3); and

mineral-imparting material (α

′

) is obtained by;

mixing the vegetation raw material (α

1) and the woody plant raw material (α

2) according to 1;

5 (weight ratio) to produce vegetation-woody plant raw material; and

based on 100 pts.wt. of the vegetation-woody plant raw material, mixing 2-8 weight % of the volcanic sulfur (α

3) thereto.