Composition comprising Molokhia extract as active ingredient for improving gut microbiome or for alleviating, preventing, or treating intestinal inflammation, leaky gut syndrome, obesity, or metabolic disease
US12076356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23V2002/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a prebiotic composition, a composition for improving gut microorganisms, a composition for improving gut health or gut function, a composition for alleviating, preventing, or treating inflammatory bowel disease or leaky gut syndrome, or a composition for alleviating, preventing, or treating obesity or metabolic disease, which each comprise a molokhia extract or a molokhia polymer fraction as an active ingredient to induce the proliferation of beneficial intestinal bacteria and to improve, prevent, or treat gut heath or gut function. In addition, the composition comprising a molokhia extract or a molokhia polymer fraction as an active ingredient can alleviate, prevent, or treat bowel disease or leaky gut syndrome. Moreover, the composition of the present invention comprises a molokhia extract or a molokhia polymer fraction as an active ingredient that improves immunological activity as well as having anti-obesity activity, thereby not only treating obesity, but also alleviating, preventing, or treating obesity-induced metabolic diseases and as such, is very advantageous.
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