Dietary supplement formulations containing Hoodia gordonii

• US 20060105068A1
• Filed: 01/17/2006
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Albert M. Fleischner
• Original Assignee: Albert M. Fleischner
• Inventors: Fleischner, Albert M.
• Application Number:
  US11/332,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20060105068A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/767
• 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 33/24 Heavy metals; Compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/17 Gnetophyta, e.g. Ephedraceae (Mormon-tea family)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/185 Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/27 Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family), e.g. hoya
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/53 Lamiaceae or Labiatae (Mint family), e.g. thyme, rosemary or lavender
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/752 Citrus, e.g. lime, orange or lemon
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/82 Theaceae (Tea family), e.g. camellia
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 45/06 Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca

Abstract

A diet composition for weight control including effective amounts of hoodia gordonii cactus (whole plant/less roots), alone or together with any or all of chromium, vanadium amino acid chelate, glucomannan, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, citrus naringinine, green tea, cocoa extract, glucosamine HCl, ma huang, 3-acetyl-7-oxo-dehydroepiandrosterone, and coleus forskohlii. The effective amounts may be administered before each meal.

Claims

1-7. -7. (canceled)

8. A method of body weight reduction, comprising administering about 100 milligrams of hoodia gordonii, together with about 75 micrograms of chromium, about 15 micrograms of vanadium, about 50 milligrams of sodium carboxymethylcellulose, about 5 milligrams of citrus naringinine, and about 250 milligrams of green tea extract.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising administering about 162.5 milligrams of cocoa PEA standardized extract.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising administering not less than about 100 milligrams of sodium carboxymethylcellulose, and not less than about 325 milligrams of cocoa PEA standardized extract.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising administering, about 400 milligrams of glucomannan.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising administering about 100 milligrams of glucosamine.

15. The method of claim 8, further comprising administering about 200 milligrams of glucomannan.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising administering about 162.5 milligrams of cocoa PEA standardized extract, and about 125 milligrams of green tea extract.

13. A method of weight reduction comprising administering about 7.5 milligrams of hoodia gordonii, together with about 75 micrograms of chromium, about 15 micrograms of vanadium, about 200 milligrams of glucomannan, about 50 milligrams of sodium carboxymethylcellulose, about 5 milligrams of citrus naringinine, about 200 milligrams of cocoa PEA standardized extract, and about 165 milligrams of green tea extract.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising administering about 100 milligrams of glucosamine.

17-40. -40. (canceled)