Patent ID: 9700590
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. A method for reducing systolic blood pressure or body mass index in a subject in need thereof comprising the step of: administering to a subject in need thereof wherein said subject has abnormal systolic blood pressure or abnormal body mass index a therapeutically effective amount of a water or water/ethanol extract of cinnamon bark, wherein the water or water/ethanol extract of cinnamon bark comprises at least 1 percent polyphenol type-A polymers; and reducing systolic blood pressure or body mass index in said subject by said step of administering, wherein said at least 1 percent of polyphenol type-A polymers in said water or water/ethanol extract is obtained by preparing said water or water/alcohol extract by extraction of