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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Mohammad Madjid, Houston, TX (US);
Harley R. Liker, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Mohammad Madjid, Houston, TX (US);
Harley R. Liker, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Methods and compositions for treating at least one symptom of a viral infection, said method of treatment comprising administering to a subject with a least one symptom of a viral infection an effective dosage unit of a composition comprising pomegranate extract. The compositions comprise pomegranate extract comprising polyphenols. The composition is produced by a process comprising providing one or more pomegranate solids selected from the group consisting of a pericarp, inner membrane and seeds, creating a mixture comprising said one or more pomegranate solids in an aqueous solution, heating said mixture to a temperature that permits enzyme catalysis of said pomegranate solids, and removing residual insoluble solid materials from said mixture to provide said pomegranate extract. Compositions containing the extract may be used as a food product, beverage, pharmaceutical preparations, nutritional supplements, vitamin supplements, food additives, and food supplements.