Patent ID: 9492489
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A method for the treatment or limiting the occurrence of urinary infections associated with the presence of Escherichia coli and Candida albicans , comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a purified hibiscus ( Hibiscus sabdariffa ) extract, wherein the purified extract is prepared by the following steps: (a) extracting a (b) purifying the crude extract by subjecting the crude extract to purification by either (1) chromatography on adsorption/desorption resin or (2) liquid/liquid extraction with a water-immiscible organic solvent different from the solvent used to produce the crude extract in step (a), to produce the purified