Composition to enhance HDL cholesterol and to decrease intima-media thickening in animals and humans and a method for its preparation
A method of producing a product to correct hypercholesterolemia including pulping fruits of Emblica Officinalis with demineralized water to create a slurry. The slurry is treated with pectinase. The pectinase-treated slurry is filtered to create a solution. The solution is concentrated to create a product. A product having an extract of Emblica Officinalis for prophylactic and for therapeutic treatment of coronary diseases, atherosclerosis, hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
1. A method of reducing serum total cholesterol levels comprising administering to a subject in need thereof effective doses of an extract of Emblica officinalis prepared by a method comprising:
pulping fruits of Emblica officinalis with demineralized water to create a slurry;
treating the slurry with pectinase;
filtering the slurry to create a solution; and
concentrating the solution to generate the extract of Emblica officinalis.
2. A method of reducing at least one of serum LDL and VLDL cholesterol concentrations comprising administering to a subject in need thereof effective doses of an extract of Emblica officinalis prepared by a method comprising:
pulping fruits of Emblica officinalis with demineralized water to create a slurry;
treating the slurry with pectinase;
filtering the slurry to create a solution; and
concentrating the solution to generate the extract of Emblica officinalis.
3. A method of enhancing HDL cholesterol levels comprising administering to a subject in need thereof effective doses of an extract of Emblica officinalis prepared by a method comprising:
pulping fruits of Emblica officinalis with demineralized water to create a slurry;
treating the slurry with pectinase;
filtering the slurry to create a solution; and
concentrating the solution to generate the extract of Emblica officinalis.
4. The method of reducing serum total cholesterol levels of claim 1 comprising administering effective doses of the extract of Emblica officinalis to a human.
5. The method of claim 2 for reducing at least one of serum LDL and VLDL cholesterol concentrations comprising administering effective doses of the extract of Emblica officinalis to a human.
6. The method of claim 3 for enhancing HDL cholesterol levels comprising administering effective doses of the extract of Emblica officinalis to a human.