Patent ID: 8158171
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of lowering blood cholesterol in a non-diabetic human patient by at least 30% consisting of orally administering for at least 30 consecutive days to a non-diabetic human patient in need thereof an effective amount of a fenugreek ( Trigonella foenum graecum ) seed extract composition prepared by (a) grinding approximately ⅓ cup of dry fenugreek seeds to obtain a powder; (b) combining the powder with 15 cups of water to obtain a mixture; (c) boiling the mixture for at least 10 minutes to obtain a boiled mixture; (d) cooling the boiled mixture to room temperature to obtain a cooled mixture; (e) straining the cooled mixture; (f) recovering the strained mixture to obtain a fenugreek seed extract composition; (g) refrigerating the fenugreek seed extract composition; and (h) orally delivering a dose of the fenugreek seed extract composition to the human patient, wherein said dose is delivered via a dose regimen selected from the group consisting of about two ounces a day, about five cups a day, about three cups a day, and about one to two cups a day.