COMPOSITION CONTAINING DOLICHOS LABLAB LINN. EXTRACT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR EASING HANGOVERS, AND PREVENTING, ALLEVIATING OR TREATING ALCOHOLIC GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES

• US 20190314437A1
• Filed: 12/14/2017
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
• Original Assignee: Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
• Inventors: SONG, Kwang-Hoon, KIM, Yun Hee
• Granted Patent: US 11,357,812 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/10 using additives addition of substantially indigestible substances A23L33/21
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/105 Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/32 having an effect on the health of the digestive tract
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/334 treating the effects of consuming alcohol, narcotics or other addictive behavior, e.g. treating hangover or reducing blood alcohol levels
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/48 Fabaceae or Leguminosae (Pea or Legume family); Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/32 Alcohol-abuse

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition containing Dolichos lablab Linn. extract as an active ingredient for easing hangovers, and preventing, alleviating or treating alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases, the composition having an effect in restoring gastrointestinal wall damaged by alcohol consumption, and being capable of reducing alcohol and acetaldehyde content in the blood as well as increasing aldehyde dehydrogenase activity therein. Therefore, the Dolichos lablab Linn. extract according to the present invention can be used for easing hangovers, and as healthy functional food or medicine that can prevent, alleviate or treat alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases.

Claims

1. A method for easing hangovers, and preventing or alleviating alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases, comprising:

administering a composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of Dolichos lablab Linn. extract as an active ingredient to a subject.

2. The method for easing hangovers, and preventing or alleviating alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases according to claim 1, wherein the alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases are nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, indigestion, alcoholic gastritis or alcoholic gastric ulcer.

3. The method for easing hangovers, and preventing or alleviating alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases according to claim 1, wherein the Dolichos lablab Linn. extract promotes the degradation of alcohol and acetaldehyde in the blood and increases aldehyde dehydrogenase activity.

4. The method for easing hangovers, and preventing or alleviating alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases according to claim 1, wherein the Dolichos lablab Linn. extract is extracted using water, ethanol or a mixture thereof as the extraction solvent.

5. The method for easing hangovers, and preventing or alleviating alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases according to claim 1, wherein the composition is prepared into a formulation selected from powders, granules, pills, tablets, capsules, candies, syrups and beverages.

6. A method for treating alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases, comprising:

administering a composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of Dolichos lablab Linn. extract as an active ingredient to a subject having alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases.

7. The method for treating alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases according to claim 6, wherein the alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases are alcoholic gastritis or alcoholic gastric ulcer.

8. The method for treating alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases according to claim 6, wherein the composition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent in addition to the active ingredient.

9. The method for treating alcoholic gastrointestinal diseases according to claim 6, wherein the composition is prepared into a formulation selected from capsules, powders, granules, tablets, suspensions, emulsions, syrups, and aerosols.