Method of lowering glycemic index of foods
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1. A pharmaceutical formulation suitable for oral administration for delaying digestion by an animal or human of carbohydrates in a meal or lowering glycaemic index (GI) of the meal, comprising:
- an effective amount of a bioactive, wherein the bioactive extract comprises a flavonoid selected from the group consisting of(a) tricin or a diglycoside thereof; and
(b) tricin or a diglycoside thereof in combination with either or both luteolin and/or apigenin,and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
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Abstract
A method of delaying digestion by an animal or a human of carbohydrates in food, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more flavonoids to the animal or human in conjunction with the food, wherein the flavonoids are selected from luteolin, apigenin, tricin and their pharmaceutically acceptable analogs and derivatives.
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1. A pharmaceutical formulation suitable for oral administration for delaying digestion by an animal or human of carbohydrates in a meal or lowering glycaemic index (GI) of the meal, comprising:
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an effective amount of a bioactive, wherein the bioactive extract comprises a flavonoid selected from the group consisting of (a) tricin or a diglycoside thereof; and (b) tricin or a diglycoside thereof in combination with either or both luteolin and/or apigenin, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A pharmaceutical formulation for delaying digestion by an animal or human of carbohydrates in a meal or lowering glycaemic index (GI) of the meal, comprising:
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an effective amount of one or more flavonoids in a bioactive extract, wherein the flavonoids are selected from the group consisting of; (a) tricin or a diglycosoide thereof and (b) tricin or a diglycosoide thereof in combination with either or both luteolin and apigenin, wherein the bioactive extract is prepared from a sugar cane or material derived therefrom by a method comprising; (a) mixing the sugar cane or material derived therefrom with alcohol to obtain a sugar cane extract; (b) passing the sugar cane extract through a chromatography column; and (c) collecting a bioactive extract from the chromatography column using a solution of about 40% alcohol in water to obtain a bioactive extract, wherein the bioactive extract comprises the flavonoid. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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