Patent ID: 6270773
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A01N,A23B,A23L,A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A process for stabilizing plants containing enzymes and therapeutic active ingredients that includes the steps ofproviding harvested plants of one variety containing not less than two-thirds of the plants' original water content at the time of harvest, said plants further containing enzymes having a lower denaturation temperature than that of the therapeutic active ingredient,determining the denaturation temperature of said enzymes,rehydrating the harvested plants at ambient temperature to restore the plants' water content to about 95% of that at the time of harvest,exposing the rehydrated plants to ultra high frequency radiation,monitoring the temperature of said plants during the radiation step,immediately terminating the radiation exposure when said predetermined denaturation temperature of said enzymes has been reached, andrecovering at least 90% of the therapeutic active ingredients contained in the plants at the time of harvest.