Patent ID: 8716351
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of treating a gastrointestinal spasm in a subject having irritable bowel syndrome, the method comprising: administering an effective amount of a composition to a subject having a gastrointestinal spasm, the composition having a water soluble polyphenol that was (i) water-extracted from a mixture of pomegranate husk and green tea leaf and (ii) combined with hydrogen peroxide prior to the administering; wherein, the hydrogen peroxide concentration ranges from about 0.001% to about 1% based on total dry weight of the composition; the polyphenol comprises a tannin; the polyphenol has a molecular weight ranging from about 170 Daltons to about 4000 Daltons; and, the composition relieves a gastrointestinal spasm in the subject having irritable bowel syndrome when compared to second subject in a control group also having irritable bowel syndrome in which the composition was not administered.