Patent ID: 7288271

Claim:
A preparation for stimulating or enhancing an immune system, comprising a liquid food product or a drink comprising zinc, at least one agent selected from the group consisting of chlorogenic acid and functional analogs thereof, said agent stimulating T-lymphocytes in vivo, and at least one polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of β-1,3-glucans, arabinogalactans, and polysaccharides that induce interferon production which are isolated from Echinacea species, Thuja occidentalis, Panax ginseng, Aranica montana cell cultures, Plantago spp, Achyrocline satureioides, Aconitum officinalis, Angelica acutiloba, Aristolochia officinalis, Astralagus gummerifa, A. membranaceus, A. mongholicus, Avena sativa, Banbusa vulgaris, Baptista tinctoria, Bryonia dioica, Calendula officinalis, Carthamus tinctorius, Chamomilla recutita, Echinacea angustifolia, E. pallida, E. purpurea, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Eupatorium cannabrinum, Silene vulgaris, Triticum sativum, Vincetoxicum officinalis, and Viscum album, wherein the weight to weight ratio of chlorogenic acid and functional analogs thereof to zinc is in the range of 0.0025 to 500.