Patent ID: 9283203
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A23G,A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method of enhancing executive cognitive function in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a composition including an effective amount of at least 50 mg per unit dose and/or serving of a component selected from the group consisting of one or more of the following: epicatechin, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of epicatechin, at least one compound having the formula A, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein n is an integer from 2 to 18; X has either α or β stereochemistry; R has α stereochemistry and is OH; the 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl moiety of formula A has α stereochemistry; the substituents of C-4, C-6 and C-8 are X, Z and Y, respectively, and bonding of monomeric units occurs at C-4, C-6 or C-8; when any C-4, C-6 or C-8 is not bonded to another monomeric unit, X, Y and Z are hydrogen; and wherein the subject is not suffering from a neurodegenerative disease.