Patent ID: 6099844
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A23L,A61K,C12Y

Abstract:
A method of increasing the yield of an extractable substance from a botanical in the gastrointestinal system of a human being,the extractable substance and the botanical being selected, respectively, from the group consisting of echinacosides from echinacea root, parthenolides from feverfew herb, gingerol from ginger root, ginkgo flavone glycosides from ginkgo biloba leaf, ginsenosides and eleutherosides from ginseng, silica from horsetail herb, silymarin from milk thistle seed, fatty acids from saw palmetto berry, arbutin from uva ursi leaf, isovaleric and isovalerianic acids from valerian root, leucocyanidins from grape seed, hydroxy citric acid from garcinia cambosia fruit, allicin from garlic bulb, lycopene from tomato fruit, genesteine from red clover flower, glycyrrhizin from licorice root, caffeine from guarana seed, pfaffosides from pfaffia paniculata root, catechins from green tea leaf, anthocyanidins from blueberry berry, umulone from hops, buchu oil from buchu leaf, caffeine from yerba mate and ephedrine from ephedra,said method comprising the step of ingesting an enzyme composition comprising a cellulase enzyme, a pectinase enzyme, a hemicellulose enzyme and a xylanase enzyme at approximately the same time as the botanical is ingested to increase the yield of said executable substance from said botanical in the gastrointestinal system.