Laxative compositions

• US 5,232,699 A
• Filed: 06/19/1992
• Issued: 08/03/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Colliopoulos, John A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rollins, John W.
• Application Number:
  US07/902,479
• Time in Patent Office: 410 Days
• Field of Search: 424/195.1, 514/558, 514/892
• US Class Current: 424/738
• 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 36/185 Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/48 Fabaceae or Leguminosae (Pea or Legume family); Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/68 Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/889 Arecaceae, Palmae or Palmaceae (Palm family), e.g. date or coconut palm or palmetto

Abstract

The present invention relates to laxative compositions comprising psyllium and sennoside wherein sennoside is dispersed in a palatable food grade fat having a melting point within the range of from about 30° C. to about 50° C.

Claims

1. Laxative compositions comprising:

(a) from about 5% to about 25% of psyllium fiber;

(b) from about 0.01% to about 5% of sennoside;

(c) from about 1% to about 50% of palatable food grade fat having a melting point within the range of from about 30°

C. to about 45°

C., said food grade fat being selected from the group consisting of cocoa butter, palm kernel oil, palm oil, coconut oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, and mixtures thereof; and

(d) from about 5% to about 40% of sweetening agent, and wherein further at least a part of said sennoside is dispersed in a confectionary base comprising said palatable food grade fat which coats a psyllium-containing composition in unit dose form.

2. Laxative compositions according to claim 1 wherein said psyllium composition in unit dose form is a baked wafer.

3. Laxative compositions according to claim 2 wherein said palatable food grade fat comprises cocoa butter.