Stable, homogeneous, extract free or nearly free form secondary reaction products

Abstract

A stable, homogeneous extract of plants or plant parts prepared by a process comprising: (a) mixing plants or plant parts charged in a fresh and/or dried state with at least one solvent and at least one agent and extracting the plants or plant parts with the solvent and agent, and thereafter filtering insoluble compounds to obtain a filtrate; or (b) mixing and extracting plants or parts thereof charged in a fresh and/or dried state with at least one solvent, thereafter filtering insoluble compounds therefrom, and thereafter mixing with at least one agent to obtain a filtrate; wherein the filtrate is substantially free of secondary reaction products and contains a native compound mixture. The agent: (i) increases the solubility of at least one extracted compound contained in the filtrate; (ii) increases the viscosity of the filtrate in the presence of the solvent(s); (iii) decreases the steam pressure of volatile extracted compounds contained in the filtrate; (iv) prevents or reduces the chemical and/or enzymatic reactions between one or more extracted compounds contained in the filtrate; (v) prevents or reduces the sedimentation and/or flotation of extracted compounds contained in the filtrate when the filtrate is in liquid or semisolid form or is dissolved and/or suspended and/or emulsified in at least one solvent; and (vi) increases the stability and/or homogeneity of at least one extracted compounds contained in the filtrate.