Herbal formulation of Gymnema sylvestre as a dietary aid

• US 20040071801A1
• Filed: 10/09/2002
• Published: 04/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CCA Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: CCA Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Handel, Richard A., Edell, Drew
• Application Number:
  US10/268,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20040071801A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/762
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/48 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G3/42
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/105 Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
• 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 36/27 Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family), e.g. hoya
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/72 Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family), e.g. buckthorn, chewstick or umbrella-tree
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/725 Ziziphus, e.g. jujube

Abstract

The present invention incorporates gymnemic acid, derived from Gymnema sylvestre, with a debittering agent into a slow-dissolving lozenge, along with other compounds which affect the taste for sweetness, to provide a dietary aid for persons having difficulty controlling their sweet intake.

Claims

1. An herbal formulation useful as a dietary aid for controlling caloric intake comprising gymnemic acid and a debittering agent incorporated into a lozenge form.

2. An herbal formulation according to claim 1 wherein the debittering agent is L-lysine.

3. An herbal formulation according to claim 1 wherein the debittering agent is maltol.

4. An herbal formulation according to claim 1 wherein the debittering agent is ethylmaltol.

5. An herbal formulation according to claim 1 wherein the debittering agent is glycyrrhizin thaumatin.

6. An herbal formulation according to claim 1 wherein the debittering agent is a soy lysophospholipid.

7. An herbal formulation useful as a dietary aid for controlling caloric intake comprising gymnemic acid, a debittering agent, and Ziziphus jujuba incorporated into a lozenge form.

8. An herbal formulation useful as a dietary aid for controlling caloric intake comprising gymnemic acid, a debittering agent, and Horenias dulcis incorporated into a lozenge form.