Patent ID: 8178137
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of increasing a prostate specific antigen (PSA) doubling time in treating a person with prostate cancer comprising: selecting a subject with rising serum PSA; and administering to said a subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a pomegranate extract comprising a higher content of high molecular weight polyphenols compared to pomegranate juice from arils, wherein said therapeutically effective amount increases a prostate specific antigen doubling time, wherein said pomegranate extract is formed from an insoluble byproduct component obtained by crushing and squeezing whole pomegranates including inner and outer peels and seeds of said whole pomegranates to yield a juice component and an insoluble byproduct component, and separating said juice component from said insoluble byproduct component.