Patent ID: 7794761

Claim:
A process for producing one or more chemical compounds defined as: wherein “R” represents C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, with the provision the R is in the 4 or 5 ring position; wherein “n” represents one of the integers 0, 1 or 2; wherein “B” represents H and “A” represents —OH, —NH 2 or NHCR′, where R′ denotes C 1 -C 4 alkyl; and “B A” represents or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, the process comprising the steps of: identifying at least one monocotyledonous plant that is a source of said one or more chemical compounds; growing said at least one monocotyledonous plant to an immature state; harvesting said at least one monocotyledonous plant while in the immature state; drying said at least one monocotyledonous plant at a temperature in a range of about 40° C. to about 45° C. to convert precursor compounds present in the monocotyledonous plant to one or more of the chemical compounds and produce a dried harvested plant containing phenols in total amounts greater than 17.0 mg/gm and combined amounts of 4-hydroxycinnamic acid and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid totaling no more than 1.5 mg/gm (dry weight); and obtaining at least one chemical compound from said dried harvested plant.