Compositions and methods for promoting weight loss and increasing energy
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to compositions comprising plants and extracts of plants with chlorogenic acids and antioxidants and/or caffeine; methods for preparing the same; and methods to promote weight loss through the administration of compositions containing these plants and plant extracts in specific proportions.
1. A comestible composition, comprising an effective amount of:
Smallanthus sonchifolius ;
at least one substance for increasing energy selected from the group consisting of Lepidium meyenii, Ptychopetalum olacoides , and a mixture thereof;
at least one lipolytic agent selected from the group consisting of caffeine, an extract of Microtea debilis and a mixture thereof; and
at least one member selected from the group consisting of Gentiana lutea and extracts thereof.
2. The composition of claim 1 , comprising said extract of Microtea debilis , wherein the extract of Microtea debilis comprises cirsimarin.
3. The composition of claim 2 , further comprising at least one antioxidant.
4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the at least one antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of Lycium barbarum, Malpighia glabra, Vaccinium corymbosum, Punica granatum, Euterpe oleracea, Vaccinium myrtillus, Lycium barbarum extract, Malpighia glabra extract, Vaccinium corymbosum extract, Punica granatum extract, Euterpe oleracea extract, Vaccinium myrtillus extract, zeaxanthin , and vitamin C.
5. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the antioxidant is an extract of Lycium barbarum comprising about 3% polysaccharides by weight.
6. The composition of claim 3 , further comprising at least one phytosterol.
7. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the at least one phytosterol is selected from the group consisting of beta-sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol.
8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the Smallanthus sonchifolius comprises extracts obtained from the leaves or tubers.
9. The composition of claim 8 , comprising extracts obtained from the tubers.
10. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of Medicago sativa, Ptychopetalum olacoides, Phaseolus vulgaris, Panax ginseng, Opuntia ficus, Schizandra chinensis, Curcuma longa, Microtea debilis, Medicago sativa extract, Ptychopetalum olacoides extract, Phaseolus vulgaris extract, Panax ginseng extract, Opuntia ficus extract, Schizandra chinensis extract, Curcuma longa extract, Microtea debilis extract, Chromium picolinate , vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin H and vitamin D3.
11. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of Angelica archangelica, Myrica cerifera, Ficus carica, Helianthus annuus, Oenothera biennis, Calendula officinalis , and extracts thereof.
12. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of isoleucine, threonine, L-histidine, L-glutamine, L-ornithine, gamma oryzanol, inosine, inositol, L-glutamic acid, niacin, calcium carbonate, choline bitartrate and folic acid.
13. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising Cuminum cyminum, Alchemilla vulgaris, Olea europaea and Mentha longifolia.
14. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising Phyllostachys edulis.
15. The composition of claim 14 , wherein the Phyllostachys edulis is an extract of Phyllostachys edulis having at least 1% chlorogenic acids by weight.
16. The composition of claim 15 , wherein the extract of Phyllostachys edulis comprises about 20 to 90% chlorogenic acids by weight and about 5 to 40% 5-caffeoylquinic acid by weight.
17. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the extract of Phyllostachys edulis comprises about 45% chlorogenic acids by weight and about 10% 5-caffeoylquinic acid by weight.
18. The composition of claim 14 , wherein the at least one substance for increasing energy comprises is Ptychopetalum olacoides.
19. A method for at least one of promoting and supporting weight loss; reducing body mass index; reducing waist measurements; increasing metabolism; increasing thermogenesis; and increasing energy, the method comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of the composition according to claim 1 .
20. A method for at least one of promoting and supporting weight loss; reducing body mass index; reducing waist measurements; increasing metabolism; increasing thermogenesis; and increasing energy, the method comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of the composition according to claim 18 .