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Composition comprising cinnamaldehyde and zinc to improve swallowing

US10188678B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NESTEC S.A. · CH

Inventors

Stephanie Michlig Gonzalez · Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH
Jenny Meylan Merlini · Lausanne, CH
Adam Burbidge · Arzier, CH
Johannes Le Coutre · Pully, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 17, 2015
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 17, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA23V2002/00
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Compositions comprise an amount of cinnamaldehyde that is orally tolerable, thus avoiding an unpleasant mouth feeling, and also tolerable in the gastrointestinal tract. The amount of cinnamaldehyde is supplemented by zinc, and the combination is effective to promote a swallowing reflex. The composition comprising the combination of cinnamaldehyde and zinc can be used in a method to treat dysphagia and/or prevent aspiration pneumonia from dysphagia. In an embodiment, the composition comprising cinnamaldehyde is administered to a human. The composition comprising cinnamaldehyde may be a medicament, a food product or a supplement to a food product.

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