6053 results about "Probiotic" patented technology

The curative action of drugs, including herbal remedies, allopathic remedies, and periodontal remedies, is enhanced and accelerated by administering such drugs in combination or association with probiotics, especially those of genus Lactococcus, Lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Streptococcus, Propionibacterium, Brevibacterium, Penicillium, and Saccharomyces.

The invention discloses a natural conditioning and nourishing ferment and a manufacturing method thereof. The ferment comprises the following raw materials in parts by mass: 1-80 parts of primarily fermented liquid, 1-30 parts of probiotics, 1-30 parts of enzymes, 1-10 parts of Chinese herbal medicines, 1-30 parts of fruits, 1-30 parts of vegetables, 1-30 parts of edible mushrooms, 1-30 parts of edible algae, 1-30 parts of maltose, and 1-30 parts of honey. The primarily fermented liquid comprises the following raw materials in parts by mass: 1-50 parts of corncobs, 1-15 parts of wheat, 1-30 parts of stem rice, 1-50 parts of brown rice, 1-50 parts of rice bran, 1-50 parts of black soya beans, 1-10 parts of black glutinous rice and 1-10 parts of semen sesami nigrum. The ferment is prepared by compounding the vegetables, the fruits, the edible mushrooms, the edible algae and the traditional Chinese medicinal materials with the enzymes and fermenting by the probiotics. By adopting the ferment, the integrated conditioning properties of a plurality of plants such as fruits and vegetables and traditional Chinese medicinal materials are compounded, and the natural conditioning and nourishing ferment is free of toxic and side effects. The ferment can be used as a food, also can be added to other foods and beverage, and the natural conditioning and nourishing effects are achieved.

The present invention relates to a probiotic delivery system that is preferably added to a food product. In particular, the invention shows that compacted pellets having a volume of at least 0.02 cm3, that comprise, besides viable micro-organisms, arbitrary or eligible components, such as fillers, binder, plasticizer, other functional ingredients and a coating may be added to semi-moist, moist or semi-dry products. The micro-organisms remain viable for a longer time than commercially obtainable preparations of probiotics.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a biological detergent. The biological detergent is prepared by mixing APG (C8-16), maltose, ethanol, composite amino acid, aloe, chitin, salt, probiotics, lactic acid, spice and water. According to the method, the maltose serving as a main raw material, the APG biosurfactant and the probiotics are subjected to biochemical reaction to form various biological resolvase under the auxiliary edge action of the chitin. The process comprises the following steps of: preparing the maltose, the APG and the water according to the percentage; adding the probiotics and the chitin and mixing; stirring uniformly; performing sealed fermentation for 48 to 72 hours; adding the ethanol, the composite amino acid, the aloe, the lactic acid and the spice, and mixing and stirring uniformly; adding the salt and mixing; and standing for 24 hours. The biological detergent has a good pollutant-removing effect and a wide using range, does not damage a human body, protects objects, prolongs the service life of the objects, and is safe and environment-friendly.

The present invention relates to characterizing changes in mammalian gastrointestinal microbiota associated with antibiotic treatment and various disease conditions (such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, insulin-deficiency or insulin-resistance related disorders, glucose intolerance, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver, abnormal lipid metabolism, short stature, osteoporosis, and other disorders of bone formation and mineralization, etc.) and related diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Therapeutic methods of the invention involve the use of probiotics, prebiotics, or narrow spectrum antibiotics / anti-bacterial agents that are capable of restoring healthy mammalian bacterial gastrointestinal microbiota.

The present invention relates to a foodstuff which comprises colostrum, a probiotic and a prebiotic. The triple combination of colostrum, a probiotic and a prebiotic is particularly beneficial for the gastrointestinal tract and health of animals.

The invention relates to viable and stable probiotic formulations for intestinal targeting made of microspheres comprising each a core of one or more probiotic bacteria, microcrystallline cellulose with a degree of polymerization from 165-365 and mean diameter from 45 to 180 μm, a disintegrant and a stabilizer, the core being coated with a non-enteric coating and further coated with an enteric coating. Each probiotic microsphere has a residual moisture level of less than 5% and a water activity (aw) between 0.1 and 0.5. Such a probiotic microsphere shows no reduction in viable bacteria after one hour in simulated gastric fluid. The present invention also relates to the process of preparing such formulation.

The present invention discloses compositions and methodologies for the utilization of probiotic organisms in therapeutic compositions. More specifically, the present invention relates to the utilization of one or more species or strains of lactic acid-producing bacteria, preferably strains of Bacillus coagulans, for the control of gastrointestinal tract pathogens, including antibiotic-resistant gastrointestinal tract pathogens, and their associated diseases by both a reduction in the rate of colonization and the severity of the deleterious physiological effects of the colonization of the antibiotic-resistant pathogen. In addition, the present invention relates to the utilization of therapeutic compounds comprised of lactic acid—producing bacteria and anti-microbial agents such as antibiotics, anti-fungal compounds, anti-yeast compounds, or anti-viral compounds. The present invention also discloses methodologies for: (i) the selective breeding and isolation of probiotic, lactic acid-producing bacterial strains which possess resistance or markedly decreased sensitivity to anti-microbial agents (e.g., antibiotics, anti-fungal agents, anti-yeast agents, and anti-viral agents); and (ii) treating or preventing bacteria-mediated infections of the gastrointestinal tract by use of the aforementioned probiotic bacterial strains with or without the concomitant administration of antibiotics. While the primary focus is on the treatment of gastrointestinal tract infections, the therapeutic compositions of the present invention may also be administered to buccal, vaginal, optic, and like physiological locations.

The present invention relates generally to functional sweetener compositions comprising non-caloric or low-caloric natural and / or synthetic high-potency sweeteners and methods for making and using them. In particular, the present invention relates to different functional sweetener compositions comprising at least one non-caloric or low-caloric natural and / or synthetic high-potency sweetener, at least one sweet taste improving composition, and at least one functional ingredient, such as a probiotic, a prebiotic, or combination thereof. The present invention also relates to functional sweetener compositions and methods that can improve the tastes of non-caloric or low-caloric high-potency sweeteners by imparting a more sugar-like taste or characteristic. In particular, the functional sweetener compositions and methods provide a more sugar-like temporal profile, including sweetness onset and sweetness linger, and / or a more sugar-like flavor profile.

The present invention relates to novel lactic acid bacterial micro-organisms that have been isolated and selected for their probiotic potential and their use for the preparation of petfood compositions intended to improve the health of pets, and to compositions containing the same.

The invention relates to a composite probiotic bacterium microecological preparation and a preparation method thereof. The preparation is prepared by mixing 1.0 to 20 percent of composite microbial bacterium powder, 5.0 to 50 percent of composite oligosaccharide, 30 to 80 percent of auxiliary protective carrier and 0.1 to 0.2 percent of edible essence. The composite probiotic bacterium microecological preparation is prepared from a beneficial microbial preparation and a microbial growth-promoting factor, namely the oligosaccharide, through special combination and technological recombination. The composite probiotic bacterium microecological preparation has the advantages that beneficial active bacteria and the oligosaccharide promote each other, so that the composite probiotic bacterium microecological preparation has the advantages of obviously improving the microecological environment of the whole intestine and contributing to the digestion, preventing and treating intestine diseases, treating diarrhea, chronic diarrhea, diarrhea which can not be cured by antibiotic, constipation, dyspepsia and abdominal distension which are caused by intestine dysbacteriosis, recovering the intestine flora balance, protecting the liver, reinforcing the functions of detoxication and toxin expulsion of the liver, reinforcing the disease prevention and resistance such as the resistance of human body, and the like.

Compositions including a non-pathogenic lactic acid-producing bacteria, such as a Bacillus species, spores or an extracellular product of B. coagulans, formulated for oral administration to the intestinal tract for inhibiting bacterial gastrointestinal infections are described. Methods and systems using the compositions for treating gastrointestinal infections, particularly sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are also disclosed.

The invention provides an enzyme containing medicinal and edible homologous plants and a preparation method of the enzyme. The enzyme is prepared by fermenting the following components in parts by weight: 55-65 parts of fruits and vegetables, 8-12 parts of fungus, 8-12 parts of medicinal and edible homologous plants, 15-20 parts of sugar and 0.2-0.8 part of probiotics. The preparation method of the enzyme comprises the following steps: preparing medicinal and edible homologous plant powder, preparing an initial enzyme solution and preparing medicinal and edible homologous plant enzymes. According to the preparation method of the enzyme, the medicinal and edible homologous plants are processed by ultrafine pulverization, so that the cell-wall breaking ratio is high; the release and homogenization of effective components in the medicinal and edible homologous plants are facilitated; the effect of the medicine is improved; the plant enzymes are extracted from pure nature plants by adopting a multi-flora mixed fermentation technology; the prepared enzyme contains protein, amino acids, vitamins and enzyme materials essential to the human body; the functional components in the medicinal and edible homologous plants are effectively accumulated; various healthcare functions of the enzyme are improved; the raw materials are pulped; the fermentation period is shortened.

Pharmaceutical compositions of probiotic E. coli strains and uses thereof for treating inflammatory bowel disease.

A novel composition for treating nervous system disorders. The composition is formed by preparing a mixture comprising an effective amount of vitamin B-6, folic acid, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin B-3, copper, probiotics, fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS), betaine, pancreatin, papain, pepsin, vitamin B-1, vitamin B-2, vitamin B-12, biotin, pantothenic acid, chromium polynicotinate and a digestive support ingredient selected from the group consisting of dandelion root, juniper, aloe vera, burdock, ginger root, artichoke, and kelp. Other ingredients may include: beta carotene, vitamin E, selenium, zinc, sea vegetation, alfalfa, trace minerals and molybdenum.

The invention relates to a composite fresh flower, fruit, vegetable and herb enzyme, and a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of biological medicines. According to the composite fresh flower, fruit, vegetable and herb enzyme, dozens of kinds of common fruits, vegetables, grains, fresh flowers and edible medicine herbaceous plants are adopted as raw materials to comprehensively supplement nutrients, microbes, trace elements and dietary fiber required by bodies; through addition of the fresh flowers, the fresh flower, fruit, vegetable and herb enzyme provided by the invention has the fragrance of the flowers and contains plant anthocyanidin; anthocyanidin substances are plant antioxidants which are high in property; in an enzyme high-acidity solution, anthocyanidin can be well extracted and released, so that the oxidation resistance of the enzyme is improved; most of the edible medicine herbaceous plants have the efficacies of improving immunity and reducing blood fat, blood sugar and blood pressure; through addition of probiotics, polysaccharides and functional ingredients of the herbaceous plants can be completely extracted out, so that the health efficacy of the enzyme is improved. The preparation method for the enzyme is simple, and the problems of pollution and odd flavor generation in the layer-by-layer fermentation process can be effectively solved.

Methods for administering probiotics comprising the steps of: administering a loading dose of a loading probiotic for a loading time period; and administering a dose of a botanical and / or additional materials for the loading time period are disclosed. The methods also include administering a maintenance dose of a maintenance probiotic, and / or a botanical and / or an additional material for a maintenance time period. Also disclosed are kits for use in administering probiotics.

A probiotic food item containing a beneficial amount of dry active probiotic cultures is provided. The food item also contains a substantial continuous fat-based coating with an effectively low water activity level. The food item is packaged in a substantially moisture impermeable package marked with a use by or sell by date, so as to ensure a desired minimal amount of probiotic colony forming units (CFUs) on the use by or sell by date. Methods for manufacturing the probiotic food product are also provided.

The invention belongs to the field of daily chemicals, in particular to a natural ferment liquid shampoo and a preparation method thereof. The problems of dandruff, hair oil, alopecia, withered and yellow hair and itchy scalps are solved. According to the technical scheme, the natural ferment liquid shampoo is prepared from, by weight, 15-20 parts of ginger, 15-20 parts of tea bran, 15-20 parts of Chinese honeylocust fruit, 15-20 parts of Chinese soapberry fruit, 10-20 parts of radix polygoni multiflori, 10-20 parts of Chinese arborvitae twigs, 15-20 parts of yerbadetajo herb, 5-10 parts of mulberry leaves, 15-20 parts of lemons, 15-20 parts of aloes, 10-20 parts of black beans, 10-20 parts of black sesame seeds, 15-20 parts of shrubalthea leaves, 1-1.5 parts of garden balsam stems, 1-1.5 parts of broadleaf holly leaves, 1-1.5 parts of white mulberry root-bark, 1-1.5 parts of honeysuckle stems, 1-1.5 parts of dried rehamnnia roots, 1-1.5 parts of milkvetch roots, 1-1.5 parts of radix angelica sinensis, 1-1.5 parts of glossy privet fruit, 1-1.5 parts of ginseng, 1-1.5 parts of roots of red-rooted salvia, 1-1.5 parts of ganoderma, 1,200-1,500 parts of washing water of rice, 120-150 parts of brown sugar and 0.01-0.03 part of probiotics. The natural ferment liquid shampoo has the effects of blacking hair, controlling oil, preventing hair loss, generating the hair, removing dandruff, diminishing inflammation, nourishing the hair and making the hair smooth.

According to the invention there is provided a strain of lactic acid bacteria of the species Bifidobacteria globosum obtainable by isolation from resected and washed canine gastrointestinal tract having a probiotic activity in animals. Methods of use and compositions comprising the Bifidobacteria globosum of the present invention are also provided.

The invention provides a shrimp-fish-shellfish-alga multi-unit culture and aquatic organism regulation system thereof. A shrimp culture zone, a fish culture zone, a shellfish culture zone, a large scale alga cultivation zone, a probiotics and microalga culture zone, a water processing zone and an emergency drainage system are arranged in a closed water circulation culture system, wherein the culture water circulates in different culture and water processing units. As the water circulates in different culture units and is utilized in multiple levels by various aquatic organisms of different trophic level and ecological niche, the system gives the various aquatic organisms full play to the positive bait resource complementarity, prevents the aquatic organisms from directly competing on living space and dissolved oxygen and reduces the mutual damage caused by organic remains and metabolic waste, achieves the 'self-modification' and 'biomanipulation' of the culture environment, enables the environment itself to recover from the pollution in culture process, and decontaminates the seawater culture environment.

Methods to reduce or inhibit populations of pathogenic bacteria in animals are disclosed. These methods include providing a number of administrations of probiotic microorganism compositions containing one or more strains or species of probiotic microorganisms. Routes of administration, dosage of administration and pathogenic organisms to be reduced or inhibited are also disclosed.

The invention discloses a compound microorganism liquid bacterial fertilizer for preventing plant diseases and insect pests and a preparation method of the compound microorganism liquid bacterial fertilizer and belongs to the technical field of microorganisms. The bacterial fertilizer comprises raw materials of, by weight, 10-20 parts of paprika powders, 10-20 parts of chilli powders, 5-15 parts of ginkgo leaf powders, 5-15 parts of chinaberry powders, 5-15 parts of lightyellow sophora root powders, 20-40 parts of mashed garlic, 40-80 parts of molasses, 4-8 parts of soybean meal, 5-15 parts of calcium sulfate, 5-15 parts of magnesium chloride, 5-10 parts of salt, 5-15 parts of photosynthetic bacterium strains, 5-15 parts of saccharomycete strains, 5-15 parts of lactic acid bacterium strains, 5-15 parts of streptomyces jingyangensis strains, 5-15 parts of bacillus subtilis strains and 800 parts of water. According to the compound microorganism liquid bacterial fertilizer, probiotic floras which are screened and are capable of coexisting are used for fermenting plant leaching agents of pepper, chilli, ginkgo leaves, chinaberry, lightyellow sophora roots and garlic, the plant leaching agents are capable of expelling and killing the insect pests and harmful bacteria, the compound microorganism liquid bacterial fertilizer has the advantages of being high in content of live bacteria of probiotics, high in activities, high in stability, small in using amount of plant materials, fast in acting effects, non-toxic and environment-friendly, and has wide application prospects in agricultural planting.

The invention provides a method and composition for ameliorating or reducing the symptoms, signs, and markers and for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease or gastritis in a mammal in need thereof, said method comprising administering effective amounts of a pharmaceutically acceptable composition containing at least one probiotic microorganism strain comprising Pediococcus for a time sufficient to ameliorate, reduce or treat at least one symptom, sign, or marker of irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease or gastritis.

According to the invention there is provided a strain of lactic acid bacteria of the genus Lactobacilli obtainable by isolation from resected and washed canine gastrointestinal tract having a probiotic activity in animals. Methods of use and compositions comprising the Lactobacilli of the present invention are also provided.

The present invention provides a method and composition for ameliorating or reducing the symptoms and signs and for the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and related conditions in a mammal in need thereof, said method comprising administering effective amounts of a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising a mixture of probiotic microorganisms with distinct but complementary pathways of carbohydrate metabolism, for a time sufficient to ameliorate, reduce or treat at least one sign or symptom of obesity, diabetes or cardiovascular disease. Compositions having the desired properties, and methods for their use in pharmaceutical and nutritional formulations, are provided.

A probiotic composition essentially comprises 15 to 20 wt % of milk powder, 25 to 30 wt % of corn starch, 8 to 15 wt % of modified starch (capsul), 10 to 15 wt % of ethylcellulose, 5 to 15 wt % of bacterial broth, and 10 to 15 wt % of talc. The probiotic composition is microencapsulated to form a plurality of microencapsule coated with an acid-resistant enteric coating for improving the enteric acid-resistance, the probiotic survival rate, the antimicrobial property, the stability, the moisture-proof property, and the mobility of the probiotic composition preventing from coagulation in a moist environment and for being used as an additive applied to livestock feed.

Provided herein are molecular methods for assessing the state of gastrointestinal microflora of an animal, especially a species of poultry, and methods for identifying probiotic bacteria by comparing certain bacteria present in animals fed a diet not containing antibiotics but absent or present in significantly lower numbers in animals fed a diet containing antibiotics.

A composition of probiotics, vitamins and minerals, electrolytes with glutamine and glucose along with medium chain triglycerides are provided as a supplement to animals. This is administered to cattle, calves, sheep, pigs, horses, dogs, and cats that are experiencing stress and or are undergoing medical drug therapy to treat conditions of diseases along with pre and post operative surgical conditions. The composition helps correct imbalances in beneficial bacteria, provides energy and helps in rehydration to reduce recovery time from stress or in disease treatment in these animals.