COMPOSITION USED AS A MOOD-REGULATING STIMULANT

Disclosed is a composition used as a mood-regulating stimulant comprising a gum base which contains 0.1 to 1 wt % of lavender oil.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a composition used as a mood-regulating stimulant.

BACKGROUND

From Uehleke, B., et al, “Phase II trial on the effects of Silexan in patients with neurasthenia, post-traumatic stress disorder or somatization disorder”, Phytomedicine, year 2012, issue 19, page 665 to 671 is known to use lavender as an antidepressant with sedative and anxiolytic effects and therefore also as a sedative.

It is the object of the disclosure to specify another use of lavender.

According to one aspect of the disclosure, a composition comprises lavender oil as active ingredient for medicinal use in a treatment of a concentration disorder or attention deficit disorder, (ADD) and a gum base, characterized in that the composition comprises the gum base, and lavender oil as active ingredient in a concentration of 0.1 to 1 wt %, preferably of 0.2 to 0.4 wt %, more preferably of 0.3 wt %.

Based on trials, it has been found that lavender oil can also be used as a stimulant. The effect is therefore reversed to an antidepressant with sedative and anxiolytic effect, activates cognition and eliminates fatigue.

However, lavender taken orally shows adverse effects, such as gastrointestinal disorders in the form of dyspepsia and nausea. Allergic reactions are also known.

Especially against concentration disorders, users tend to take a potential active ingredient frequently and in high doses throughout the day, which further increases the adverse effects mentioned above.

SUMMARY

For the use of lavender as a mood-regulating stimulant, the present disclosure therefore proposes an administration in chewing gum form, so that the lavender oil is absorbed buccally or sublingually. Here, it has been verified through trials that the aforementioned cognition enhancing and fatigue eliminating effect can be achieved with even a significantly smaller quantity of lavender compared to other dosage forms, such as capsules or tablets.

In one embodiment of the composition, lavender oil is the only active ingredient.

In another embodiment of the composition, the gum base has a tensile strength between 0.25 N/mm2and 4 N/mm2for using the facial muscles.

In still another embodiment, the gum base has synthetic and/or natural gum as a consistency former.

In one embodiment of the specified chewing gum, the amount of lavender oil is between 0.2 wt % and 0.4 wt %. During buccal and sublingual administration, a significantly higher concentration of lavender oil enters the bloodstream, which is further stimulated by chewing. With a proportion of lavender oil of 0.3 wt %, an optimal effect can be achieved.

In an additional embodiment of the specified disclosure, the specified composition further comprises 0.05 to 0.5 wt %, preferably 0.08 to 0.2 wt %, particularly preferred 0.1 wt % of a trace element. In particular, the trace element zinc supports the regeneration of the oral mucosa and, in the case of a longer-term intake of the specified composition, ensures that the lavender oil released during chewing of the chewing gum mass can be optimally absorbed via the oral mucosa.

In an additional embodiment of the specified disclosure, the specified composition comprises 0.1 wt % to 1 wt %, preferably 0.15 wt % to 0.35 wt %, particularly preferred 0.25 wt % of a salt. Salts such as sodium chloride salt have an antibacterial, disinfecting, soothing, decongestant and anti-inflammatory effect on the oral mucosa. This reduces bacteria in the mouth and prevents inflammation and infection. Salts also moisten the irritated and dried mucous membranes in the case of an inflammation of the throat, which are thus supported in their function. In addition, salts have a cleansing and circulation-boosting effect. Coatings and mucus are loosened from the mucous membranes, so that a regeneration of the gums occurs. In this way, the absorption of the lavender oil through the oral mucosa is further improved, can optional.

In a further embodiment, the specified composition further comprises 0.05 wt % to 0.5 wt %, preferably 0.09 wt % to 0.3 wt %, more preferably 0.15 wt % of a vitamin B. Vitamin B, such as pantothenic acid and niacin, contribute to the preservation of the oral mucosa and thus ensure the effective absorption of the lavender oil when the specified composition is taken for a longer period of time.

In a further embodiment, the specified composition further comprises 0.1 wt % to 1 wt %, preferably 0.2 wt % to 0.4 wt %, particularly preferred 0.3 wt % of a vitamin D. Vitamin D, such as biotin, contributes to the preservation of the oral mucosa and thus ensures the effective absorption of the lavender oil when the specified composition is taken for a longer period of time.

In a particular embodiment, the specified composition further comprises an acidity regulator. The acidity regulator can be used to adjust saliva generation in the oral cavity and thus further improves the condition for the absorption of the lavender oil via the oral mucosa. For this purpose, citric acid has been found to be the most suitable acidity regulator.

In another embodiment of the specified composition, the gum base comprises between 50 wt % and 99 wt %, preferably between 70 wt % and 80 wt %, particularly preferred 75 wt % of a sugar alcohol or a mixture of sugar alcohols, such as sorbitol, mannitol, isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, xylitol, erythritol, polyglycitol syrup. Sugar alcohols have a slightly cooling effect in the oral cavity, which also has a positive effect on the buccal or sublingual absorption of the lavender oil.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the figures, the same technical elements are provided with the same reference signs, and are only described once.

The efficacy of the claimed composition was determined using an embodiment example of the claimed composition in a clinical trial and compared to an alternative composition.

The embodiment example of the claimed composition was a plurality of chewing gums of 2 g each. Each chewing gum contained 1.5 g of a sugar alcohol blend of sorbitol, maltiol and mannitol, a vitamin and mineral blend of 5 mg of salt, 2 mg of zinc, 2 mg of niacin, 0.8 mg of pantothenic acid and 6.5 μg of biotin. Furthermore, 2 mg of citric acid and 6 mg of lavender oil were added to the composition. The rest of each chewing gum were emollients, humectants, antioxidants, flavors, colorants and emulsifiers, which add nothing to the claimed effect of the composition.

The alternative composition was a variety of tablets. Each tablet contained 50 mg of lavender flower extract, 10 mg of lavender oil, 1.1 mg of vitamin B1, 1.4 mg of vitamin B2, 6 mg of pantothenic acid, 1.4 mg of vitamin B6 and 5 μg of vitamin B12, such as those sold by Queisser Pharma GmbH & Co. KG under the trade name Doppelherz aktiv Lavendel.

Each tablet of the alternative composition therefore contained approximately twice the lavender extract compared to a chewing gum according to the embodiment example of the claimed composition.

To collect the clinical trial data, 80 subjects were divided into a group of 40 subjects for taking the chewing gums according to the embodiment example of the claimed composition and a group of 40 subjects for taking the tablets according to the alternative composition. Depending on the group, the subject took one chewing gum according to the embodiment example of the claimed composition or two tablets according to the alternative composition twice a day over a period of 14 days.

To collect the trial data, the subjects filled out a questionnaire according to the Brief Mood Introspection Scale, abbreviated BMIS, 3rdedition, Feb. 26, 2019, on the first day, the third day, the fifth day, the eighth day, the eleventh day, and the fourteenth day, respectively, with which they provided information about their mood on various scales.

With each questionnaire, a subject's mood was assessed on sixteen different mood scales. The individual mood scales are defined by the BMIS and a mood scale with which is asked how lively (in BMIS: “Lively”) the subject feels, a mood scale how happy (in BMIS: “Happy”) the subject feels, a mood scale how sad (in BMIS: “Sad”) the subject feels, a mood scale how tired (in BMIS: “Tired”) the subject feels, a mood scale how caring (in BMIS: “Caring”) the subject feels, a mood scale how content (in BMIS: “Content”) the subject feels, a mood scale how gloomy (in BMIS: “Gloomy”) the subject feels, a mood scale how jittery (in BMIS: “Jittery”) the subject feels, a mood scale how drowsy (in BMIS: “Drowsy”) the subject feels, a mood scale how grouchy (in BMIS: “Grouchy”) the subject feels, a mood scale how peppy (in BMIS: “Peppy”) the subject feels, a mood scale how nervous (in BMIS: “Nervous”) the subject feels, a mood scale how calm (in BMIS: “Calm”) the subject feels, a mood scale how loving (in BMIS: “Loving”) the subject feels, a mood scale how fed up (in BMIS: “Fed up”) the subject feels, a mood scale how active (in BMIS: “Active”) the subject feels.

On each scale, the subject could decide whether the mood of the corresponding scale certainly applied to him, whether the mood of the corresponding scale probably applied to him, whether the mood of the corresponding scale probably did not apply to him, or whether the mood of the corresponding scale certainly did not apply to him. If the mood was certainly true for the subject, the subject's decision was assigned a value of 4. If the mood was probably true for the subject, the subject's decision was assigned a value of 3. If the mood was probably not true for the subject, the subject's decision was assigned a value of 2. If the mood was certainly not true for the subject, the subject's decision was assigned a value of 1.

The questionnaires were analyzed by first averaging across all participants for each group for each day and for each scale.

Table 1 below shows the result of this averaging for the group to whom the chewing gums were administered according to the embodiment example of the claimed composition:

In contrast, Table 2 below shows the result of the averaging for the group to whom the tablets were administered according to the alternative composition:

The values1from tables 1 and 2 are plotted against time2inFIGS.1to4.FIG.1shows the values1of the positively connoted mood scales of table 1. These are the mood scales lively4, happy6, caring7, content8, peppy10, calm12, loving14, and active16. InFIG.2, the same positively connoted mood scales are plotted, but from Table 2.

FIG.3shows the values1of the negatively connoted mood scales of Table 1. These are the mood scales sad18, tired20, gloomy22, jittery24, drowsy25, grouchy26, nervous28, and fed up30. InFIG.4, the same negatively connoted mood scales are plotted, but from Table 2.

FIGS.1and2show that all stimulating mood scales show a positive trend, both for the claimed composition and for the alternative composition. Significant in the single evaluation of the claimed composition is the mood scale calm12and of the alternative composition the mood scale lively4. Pooling the subject groups of both compositions additionally results in a significant improvement for the mood scale satisfied8.

The moods belonging to the mood scales inFIGS.1and2are perceived as pleasant and stimulating and positive, as shown in Table 1.1 of the Brief Mood Introspection Scale, abbreviated BMIS, 3rdedition, Feb. 26, 2019. It was possible to increase all of these positive moods either in trend or significantly with both the claimed composition and the alternative composition.

FIGS.3and4show that all inhibitory mood scales show a constant trend, both for the claimed composition and for the alternative composition. Significant in the individual evaluation is even a decreasing trend of fatigue20with the claimed composition, which is not so recognizable with the alternative composition. The subjects were more alert and able to concentrate better.

Then, for further evaluation, a value on the four subscales according to BMIS was calculated from the mean values for each day, i.e., a daily value on the satisfaction scale (according to BMIS: “Pleasant-Unpleasant”), a daily value on the arousal scale (according to BMIS: “Arousal-Calm”), a daily value on the fatigue scale (according to BMIS: “Positive-Tired”), and a daily value on the relaxation scale (according to BMIS: “Negative-Relaxed”).

Table 3 below shows the values for the subscales for the group that was administered the chewing gums according to the embodiment example of the claimed composition:

In contrast, Table 4 below shows the values for the subscales for the group that was administered the tablets according to the alternative composition:

The values thus calculated for the subscales are plotted against time2in the diagrams shown inFIGS.5to8to evaluate the result. The diagram ofFIG.5shows over time2on the satisfaction scale34(according to BMIS: “Pleasant-Unpleasant”), a chewing gum satisfaction curve36with the daily values for the chewing gums according to the embodiment example of the claimed composition and a tablet satisfaction curve38with the daily values for the tablets according to the alternative composition. The diagram ofFIG.6shows over time2on the arousal scale44(according to BMIS: “Arousal-Calm”), a chewing gum arousal curve46with the daily values for the chewing gums according to the embodiment example of the claimed composition and a tablet arousal curve48with the daily values for the tablets according to the alternative composition. The diagram ofFIG.7shows over time2on the fatigue scale54(according to BMIS: “Positive-Tired”), a chewing gum fatigue curve56with the daily values for the chewing gums according to the embodiment example of the claimed composition and a tablet fatigue curve58with the daily values for the tablets according to the alternative composition. The diagram ofFIG.8shows over time2on the relaxation scale64(according to BMIS: “Negative-Relaxed”), a chewing gum relaxation curve66with the daily values for the chewing gums according to the embodiment example of the claimed composition and a tablet relaxation curve68with the daily values for the tablets according to the alternative composition.

The curves ofFIGS.5to8support the result interpreted fromFIGS.1to4that both compositions lower negative moods or at least keep them constant and increase positive moods. The subjects felt more alert and were more attentive.