62 results about "Lamiaceae" patented technology

Compositions comprising a Labiatae herb extract and a hop extract containing beta acids and methods of using them to extend the color life and retard the growth of microorganisms in fresh meat, fish and poultry stored in an atmosphere that contains 20% or more oxygen.

The color life of modified atmosphere packaged fresh red meat is extended by contacting the fresh red meat with an extract of a Labiatae herb prior to packaging the meat.

The invention provides a rosin type diterpene derivative as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The derivative is a compound with structure shown in a general formula I, II or III which is shown in the description or an addition salt formed by the compound and an acid or an alkali which is acceptable in pharmacy, wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl or alkoxy or acyloxy of C1-C3; R2 is saturated or unsaturated alkyl of C1-C3, oxygen-containing alkyl of C1-C3 or acid of C1-C3 and ester or salt of the acid; the derivative is prepared in the way that Clerodendrum bungei as a labiatae clerodendrum plant is used as a raw material and subjected to solvent extraction, and column chromatography separation and purification. According to the invention, on the basis that the rosin type diterpene derivative is obtained through separation, the fact that the compound has the function of suppressing the expression of SREBP is confirmed, a lead compound is provided for developing medicines capable of treating dyslipidemia, and important significance on the development of new application of natural products and botanical drugs is achieved.

A single phase, emulsifiable composition consisting essentially of a Labiatae herb extract, a food grade emulsifier or mixtures of food grade emulsifiers and a diluent selected from the group consisting of benzyl alcohol, propylene glycol, ethanol and mixtures thereof. Also provided is a stable cold Labiatae herb extract brine dispersion comprising the composition and a 5% brine solution.

The invention provides a natural sunscreen composition with synergistic effect on sun protection factor (SPF) value of cosmetics and the cosmetics containing the composition. The composition is formed by compounding and combining purslane extract, baical skullcap root extract and hydrolyzed wheat protein, wherein the baical skullcap root extract is the extract which is obtained by distilling and extracting root of scutelleria baicalensis georgi with water, glycerol or ethylene glycol and then evaporating the vast majority of solvent and water; the purslane extract is the extract which is obtained by distilling and extracting stem leaf of the over-ground part of purslane serving as portulaca annual succulent with water or ethylene glycol and then evaporating the vast majority of solvent and water; and the hydrolyzed wheat protein is a cross-linked polymer of the hydrolyzed wheat protein and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), which has the molecular weight of between 35,000 and 45,000. The sunscreen composition is added into the cosmetics and has the synergistic effect on the SPF value in the cosmetics.

The present invention is concerned with a method for enhancing the flavor shelf life of beverages, including beer and other malt beverages, by incorporating Labiatae herb extracts either to the finished beverage or into a step in the manufacture of the beverage.

Extracts of plants of the Lamiaceae family are shown to improve cognitive health and function.

A naturally derived additive to fibrous materials and to building materials for imparting resistance to mold and mildew growth, including one or more additives extracted from a group of plant species, such as those from the families of Myrtacea, Rutaceaea, Zingiberaceae and Labiatae and essential oils derived from specific species such those selected from the following groups: Melaleuca quinquenervia, Melaleuca ericifolia, Melaleuca altemifolia, Melaleuca leucadendron, Citrus reticulata and Origanum vulgare.

The invention discloses a method for restoring cadmium-polluted soil by using herbaceous plants. The method comprises the following steps that a repairing agent is prepared; an accelerant is prepared;the repairing agent is sown on the to-be-restored cadmium-polluted soil, and then is turned over, crushed and aired; the accelerant is sown on the to-be-restored cadmium-polluted soil, and then is turned over and aired; the Lamiaceae herbaceous plants and the Apocynaceae herbaceous plants are planted on the aired cadmium-polluted soil at intervals, irrigation is carried out periodically, and after the Lamiaceae herbaceous plants and the Apocynaceae herbaceous plants are mature, harvesting is carried out; and the steps are repeated. According to the method, the repairing effect on the cadmium-polluted soil is good, the repairing efficiency is high, secondary pollution is prevented, the field management technology requirements are not high, field management is facilitated, meanwhile, the effect of beautifying the environment can be achieved while the cadmium-polluted soil is repaired, and the method is convenient for large-scale popularization and application, and has important market values and social values.

The color life of modified atmosphere packaged fresh red meat is extended by contacting the fresh red meat with an extract of a Labiatae herb prior to packaging the meat.

The present invention discloses a Chinese medicinal plant lamiophlomis rotate stem and leaf extract, its preparation process and its application. Said extract mainly contains flavone component, and the pharmacodynamic tests show that said lamiophlomis rotata stem and leaf extract has the actions of stopping pain, resisting inflammation and promoting blood circulation.

The antioxidative and microbialogical protection of fats and foodstuff comprising fats, such as, meat, meat products, fish and fish products, is achieved by the addition of a mixture, based on the extract of at least one plant from the Labiatae family and green tea extract, wherein the mixture has synergistic effect to the fats / foodstuff comprising fats. The active substances in the mixture may be carnosic acid, rosmarinic acid and epigallocatechin-gallate. The mixture may comprise 0 to 50% of each of those substances, wherein the amount of the existing substances in the final product is at least 1 ppm.

The invention provides a tea product of Elsholtzia cypriani flower. The tea product is made from flowers of Elsholtzia cypriani of the Labiatae family as raw materials. The production method comprises the steps of fresh flower harvest, enzyme deactivation and drying and shaping, wherein in the step of enzyme deactivation, wood or bamboo tools for enzyme deactivation are used for steam enzyme deactivation. Compared with the prior art, the invention provides a new flower tea product, i.e. Elsholtzia cypriani flower tea product. The tea product is infused with boiling water and the tea liquid has mellow fragrance and cool and sweet taste. The tea product has functions of improving spleen function, calming liver hyperactivity, removing heat and toxic substance, reliving exterior syndrome, soothing the throat, and quenching thirst; and is an ideal health beverage.

The invention belongs to the field of Chinese medicine, relates to Prunella vulgaris polysaccharide, and a preparation method and purpose thereof in preparing anticomplement medicines. The Prunella vulgaris polysaccharide including uniform polysaccharide PW-PS1 and PW-PS2 is prepared from a dry fruit aqueous extract of a labiatae plant Prunella vulgaris Linn. Through in vitro tests, the uniform polysaccharide is proved to have strong anticomplement activity and inhibition effects on classical pathway and alternative pathway of a complement system; besides, the polysaccharide does not have the anticoagulant effect influencing in vivo activity and can be used for the preparation of complement inhibition medicaments. The PW-PS1 effects on C1q, C3 and C9 components of the complement system, and the PW-PS2 effects on the C1q, C2, C3, C5 and C9 components of the complement system.

The invention provides a gene pool containing rbcL gene sequence fragments of labiate Isodon serra(Maxim.)Kudo and Rabdosia lophanthoides (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Hara var. graciliflora (Benth.) Hara. The invention also provides a method for identifying plant species of the labiate Isodon serra(Maxim.)Kudo and Rabdosia lophanthoides (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Hara var. graciliflora (Benth.) Hara. The method comprises the step of comparing a rbcL gene or its sequence fragment of a plant sample, plant species of which is to be identified, to the gene pool provided by the invention. The invention also provides an application of the rbcL gene or its sequence fragment in identifying the labiate Rabdosia lophanthoides (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Hara var. graciliflora (Benth.) Hara and the labiate Isodon serra(Maxim.)Kudo. It proves that the rbcL sequence is general, is easy to amplify and compare, and has good amplification and identification effects on the labiate Rabdosia lophanthoides (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Hara var. graciliflora (Benth.) Hara and the labiate Isodon serra(Maxim.)Kudo.

The invention relates to water dispersible extract preparations derived from water soluble components of Labiatae family plant material, including plant material hay and previously extracted or spent hay, which possesses beneficial oral care properties, methods of their manufacturing and application of the preparations in oral care products.

An increase in specific antioxidant activity of extracts from rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) is obtained by the use of a blend of tetrafluoroethane and acetone in the extraction process. A blend of tetrafluoroethane, acetone and methanol improves total yield. A tetrafluoroethane and acetone blend has higher efficacy but comparatively lower yields. The methods yield a liquid and oily antioxidant extract that is readily mixed with a liquid product such as soybean oil for addition to animal feeds and human food. The methods simultaneously yield pharmaceutical grade essential oils in high yields.

Provided is a novel plant body comprising a plant tissue of a plant belonging to the family Solanaceae, Brassicaceae, Lamiaceae, or Orobanchaceae, wherein graft incompatibility is avoided or suppressed by using a graft medium between different-family plants.

The invention discloses a new method for preparing total diterpene from the whole plant or other plants of Isodon of Isodon excisa (Maxin.) Hara of Labiatae. plant. The new preparation method is as follows: an Isodon excise medicine is extracted by alcohol; extract does not recover solvent and adsorbs impurities by a macroporous resin column; after the solvent is recovered, the obtained product passes through the macroporous resin column again; the obtained product is eluted by alkaline water and is eluted by alcohol or methanol; and the eluent is decolorized by activated carbon, condensed and dried to obtain the total diterpene. The invention has the characteristics of simple technology, low cost and no pollution and is advanced, safe and applicable.

The subject of the invention is antioxidant stabilisation and protection of nuts and / or seeds etc. and of products containing nuts and / or seeds. As known, nuts and seeds become rancid over time, and although several methods of preserving the same exist, including cooling, vacuum packaging, and the use of synthetic stabilizers, there is a need for improved methods of preserving nuts and seeds, as well as products comprising the same. According to this invention antioxidant extracts of plants from the Labiatae family, such as rosemary, sage, balm, oregano, summer savory, mint and thyme, which are natural antioxidants, are used for stabilisation nuts and / or seeds, as well as products comprising the same.

An application of the general aglycone of Dracocephalum tanguticum Maxim (DtM) in preparing the medicine or health-care food for preventing and treating anoxia is disclosed. Said general aglycone is prepared from the herb of DtM through pulverizing, extracting in ethanol or methanol, defatting with petroether, and extracting with n-butanol.

The invention belongs to the field of traditional Chinese medicines, and particularly relates to high-purity radix scutellariae total flavonoid, a preparation method of the high-purity radix scutellariae total flavonoid and an application of the high-purity radix scutellariae total flavonoid in preparation of medicine for preventing and treating acute lung injury. The radix scutellariae total flavonoid is obtained through purifying ethanol extracts of dry roots of labiate scutellaria baicalensis georgi through macroporous adsorption resin; the product yield is 25.48 percent; the total flavonoid content is 83.00 percent; and the major flavonoid ingredients include baicalin, oroxyloside, wogonoside, baicalein, wogonin, chrysin, oroxylin and the like. Through being proved by integral animal models, the radix scutellariae total flavonoid has the obvious treatment effect on the mouse acute lung injury; and the treatment effect is obviously superior to that of the same dose of baicalin (P<0.05). The high-purity radix scutellariae total flavonoid can be used for preparing the medicine for preventing and treating the acute lung injury.

Cleansing compositions are described that comprise at least one surfactant, at least one extract of a Lamiaceae family plant, and at least one extract of a Liliaceae family plant. The at least one extract of the Lamiaceae family plant and the at least one extract of the Liliaceae family plant are present in effective amounts to at least partially counteract skin irritation induced by the at least one surfactant. Methods of reducing skin irritation induced by a surfactant comprise contacting skin with a detergent comprising at least one surfactant, at least one extract of a Lamiaceae family plant, and at least one extract of a Liliaceae family plant, wherein the at least one extract of the Lamiaceae family plant, and the at least one extract of the Liliaceae family plant at least partially counteract irritation induced by the at least one surfactant.

The invention discloses a Thymus mongolicus Ronn. tissue culture rapid propagation method. Thymus mongolicus Ronn. is a labiatae thymus subshrub plant; the stem and leaves of the Thymus mongolicus Ronn. are aromatic and rich in thymus essential oil; the thymus essential oil mainly contains thymol and carvacrol, and has important application value in the fields of pharmacy, food and cosmetics. The artificial cultivation of the Thymus mongolicus Ronn. mainly refers to culture of seedlings by use of seeds, however, in the culture of seedlings by use of seeds, the seeds are prone to be infected by viruses, and consequently, the properties of the seeds can be degenerated, the yield and the quality are reduced, and the requirements of large-scale and standard production cannot be met. According to the Thymus mongolicus Ronn. tissue culture rapid propagation method, the stem of the Thymus mongolicus Ronn. is taken as an explant, a Thymus mongolicus Ronn. in-vitro regenerated plant is obtained by virtue of processes such as callus induction, multiplication culture, differentiation culture, rooting culture, and acclimatization and transplanting, and an effective tissue culture rapid propagation technical system of the Thymus mongolicus Ronn. is established; as a result, a large quantity of seedlings can be produced in short time, the multiplication efficiency can be improved, and then the breeding and popularization of the Thymus mongolicus Ronn. can be accelerated favorably.

An improved food product having reduced levels of harmful bacteria. The food product includes an effective dose of an inhibitor for reducing the presence of harmful bacteria in the food. The inhibitor is an effective dose of the extract of labiatae plants. In the preferred embodiment, the food also includes an effective dose of bifidobacteria. For example, the bacteria may be selected from the group consisting of: BifidoBacterium breve; BifidoBacterium longum; BifidoBacterium bifidum; and BifidoBacterium infantis.

The invention discloses a sesterterpene compound 1-34 and a medicinal composition taking the compound as an active ingredient. A preparation method of the sesterterpene compound 1-34 comprises the following steps of: performing direct cold soaking or thermal reflux extraction on leaves or flowers or stems of labiatae tripterygium hypoglaucum plant with an organic solvent, i.e., petroleum ether or n-hexane or cyclohexane or chloroform or acetone or methanol or ethanol; or performing cold soaking or thermal reflux extraction on the organic solvent, and extracting with ethyl acetate to obtain a total extract; and repeatedly performing column chromatography on the total extract to obtain the compound. The compound is applied to preparation of an anti-angiogenesis agent, an anti-prolyl endopeptidase agent, an antibacterial agent, an anti-feedant and a flavor: the compound has high antibiotic activity when being applied to a substrate or a group in an amount of 10-1,000muM and being optionally combined with a carrier and / or a medium; the compound has high antifeedant activity when being applied to a substrate or a group in an amount of 0.005-10muM / cm<2> and being optionally combined with a carrier and / or a medium; and the compound has clear flavor and high hair permeability, can be used for improving the hair flavor when used for blending, has the characteristic of unique flavor, is clear and pure, can be used for covering bad flavors of surfactant substrate raw materials, and is safe for a long time.

Drugs and cosmetics which are highly safe, and which are effective in preventing, improving, or treating various pathological conditions caused by estrogen depletion are provided. Provided are aromatase activators containing at least one member selected from plants such as Labiatae sps. including Isodon, Scutellaria (huangcen), Schizonepeta (jingjie), sage, lavender, Lamium album, and thyme, an extract thereof; yeast extract; silk protein extract; milk protein; trehalose; natto extract; royal jelly; oryza oil; hydrolyzated wheat extract; shea butter; and rice fermentation extract.

The invention provides a foam separation method for concentrating and separating rosmarinic acid in labiatae (preferably perilla leaves). The method comprises the following steps: 1, a perilla leaf extract is prepared; 2, in the first-stage foam separation, a betaine type surfactant is used as an auxiliary agent, rosmarinic acid is effectively collected to a gas-liquid interface, concentration and separation of perilla rosmarinic acid are facilitated, and an obtained concentrated solution can be directly used as a raw material for producing perilla rosmarinic acid powder; and step 3, second-stage foam separation is carried out by taking the first-stage residual liquid as a feed liquid, so that the recovery effect of the rosmarinic acid in the perilla frutescens is further improved. According to the two-stage foam separation, the concentration (enrichment) ratio of the rosmarinic acid can be greatly increased (7.5-14.0), and the recovery rate can be increased (86%-99%). The method has the advantages of greenness in process, no addition of organic reagents, low energy consumption, simplicity in operation and the like, effectively solves the problem of concentration and separation of rosmarinic acid in perilla frutescens, and has good economic and social benefits.