Compositions and methods for management of diabetes
First Claim
1. A method for providing an extract from buckwheat seed, said method comprising:
- contacting buckwheat seed with a first solvent to produce a first extract, said first solvent comprising a non-polar solvent;
contacting said buckwheat seed a second time with a second solvent to produce a second extract, said second solvent comprising a polar aprotic solvent;
contacting said buckwheat seed a third time with a third solvent to produce a third extract, said third solvent selected from the group comprising polar aprotic solvents and polar protic solvents; and
drying said third extract to remove the third solvent therefrom.
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Abstract
A buckwheat extract comprising at least myo-inositol, D-chiro-inositol, a fagopyritol, one MAPK-stimulating compound, and one glucose-uptake inhibiting compound. A substantially pure glucose-uptake inhibiting compound selected from a buckwheat extract. A method for providing a glucose-uptake inhibiting extract from buckwheat seed comprising first contacting said buckwheat seed with a non-polar solvent, then contacting said buckwheat seed with a polar aprotic solvent, and then finally contacting said buckwheat seed with a third solvent. The third solvent may be a polar aprotic solvent or a polar protic solvent. The extract produced by contacting buckwheat seed with the third solvent is dried to remove the solvent therefrom. Compositions comprising dried glucose-uptake inhibiting buckwheat extracts and purified compounds therefrom.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for providing an extract from buckwheat seed, said method comprising:
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contacting buckwheat seed with a first solvent to produce a first extract, said first solvent comprising a non-polar solvent;
contacting said buckwheat seed a second time with a second solvent to produce a second extract, said second solvent comprising a polar aprotic solvent;
contacting said buckwheat seed a third time with a third solvent to produce a third extract, said third solvent selected from the group comprising polar aprotic solvents and polar protic solvents; and
drying said third extract to remove the third solvent therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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- 30. An extract from buckwheat seed, said extract comprising at least myo-inositol, D-chiro-inositol, a fagopyritol, one MAPK-stimulating compound, and one glucose-uptake inhibiting compound.
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