Patent ID: 9381220
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A composition, in unit dosage form, for reducing one or more conditions selected from the group consisting of anxiety, stress, tension, sleep disturbance, and depression in a patient in need thereof, said composition comprising an effective amount of a Sceletium tortuosum extract, wherein the extract contains the alkaloids mesembrenol and mesembrenone, wherein combined content of mesembrenol and mesembrenone is greater than 80% (w/w) of the total alkaloid content in the extract, wherein the content of the alkaloid mesembrine is less than 15% (w/w) of the total alkaloid content in the extract, and wherein the unit dosage form is selected from the group consisting of an aqueous-ethanolic tincture, a tablet, an enteric coated tablet, a capsule, a dissolvable wafer, a lotion, a cream, an ointment, and a skin patch.