Patent ID: 6855349

Claim:
A process for simultaneously extracting at least a first and a second organic component from botanical material, comprising the steps of: (a) selecting the botanical material from a plant of the group consisting of rosemary, sage, hyssop, oregano, thyme, basil, marjoram, spearmint, dittany, and lavender; (b) contacting the botanical material in a vessel with a solvent blend of tetrafluoroethane and acetone to dissolve the organic components in the solvent blend; (c) removing the remaining botanical material from the solution of the organic components and the solvent blend; (d) removing the tetrafluoroethane leaving at least the first organic component in the acetone phase; and (e) removing the solvent blend to isolate a liquid, oily product containing the first organic component having antioxidant properties from the second organic component.