Natural Preservatives and Antimicrobial Agents, Including Compositions Thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025099526-A1
Application number	US-202418974365-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 9, 2024
Priority date	Nov 9, 2015
Publication date	Mar 27, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Compositions are disclosed herein that comprise a mixture of at least one Albizia extract and a Magnolia extract. In some embodiments, the composition comprises a mixture of at least one Albizia extract enriched for one or more macrocyclic alkaloids and at least one Magnolia extract enrich for one or more lignans.

First claim

1 . A composition, comprising: a mixture of at least one Albizia extract, a Magnolia extract, and a Psoralea corylifolia seeds extract.

2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises a mixture of at least one Albizia extract enriched for one or more macrocyclic alkaloids and at least one Magnolia extract enrich for one or more lignans.

3 . A food, cosmetic, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical that comprises the composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a preservative.

4 . The composition of claim 3 , wherein the composition is present in the food, cosmetic, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical in a range from about 0.001% to about 10% by weight of the total weight of the food, cosmetic, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical.

5 . The composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition is present in the food, cosmetic, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical in a range from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the total weight of the food, cosmetic, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical.

6 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the Albizia extract and the Magnolia extract are blended in a weight ratio ranging from 10:1 to 1:10.

7 . The composition of claim 6 , wherein the Albizia extract and the Magnolia extract are blended in a weight ratio at 1:1.

8 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the Albizia extract comprises about 0.01% to 99.9% of macrocyclic alkaloids.

9 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein Magnolia extract comprises about 0.01% to 99.9% of diphenol lignans.

10 . A composition, wherein the composition comprises:
a mixture of at least one Albizia extract, a Magnolia extract, and a Psoralea corylifolia seeds extract from a plant material or another source, wherein the at least one Albizia extract has an increase in an amount or an activity of one or more macrocyclic alkaloids as compared to the amount or the activity of the one or more macrocyclic alkaloids in the plant material or other source of the at least one Albizia extract, and wherein the at least one Magnolia extract has an increase in an amount or an activity of one or more lignans as compared to the amount or the activity of the one or more lignans in the plant material or other source of the at least one Magnolia extract.

11 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the plant material or other source comprises stems, stem barks, trunks, trunk barks, twigs, tubers, roots, root barks, young shoots, seeds, rhizomes, flowers and other reproductive organs, tissue cultures and stem cell cultures, leaves and other aerial parts or a combination thereof.

12 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition additionally comprises at least one known antimicrobial ingredients, wherein the ingredients comprise plant powder or plant extract of Curcumin, Eugenol, Alpinia galganga, coptidis, Azadirachta indica, Propolis , clove oil, Sophora flavescens, Areca catechu, Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Thuja plicata, Cortex phellodendri, Rheum palate, Alpinia officinarum, Curcuma longa, Broussonetia papyriferra, Viburnum cotinifolium, Euphorbia hirta Linn, Vitex negundo , or a combination thereof.

13 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition additionally comprises at least one known antimicrobial ingredients, wherein the ingredients comprise calcium propionate, sodium benzoate, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, potassium sorbate, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, sorbic acid, alcohol, penoxyethanol, 1, 2-diol alcohol (1,2 propanediol, 1,2 butanediol, 1,2 pentanediol, 1,2-hexanediol,),1, 3-diol alcohol (1,3 propanediol, 1,3 butanediol, 1,3 pentaneidol, 1,3-hexanediol), 1,5 pentanediol, benzakonium chloride, parabens, sulfites (sulfur dioxide, sodium bisulfite, potassium hydrogen sulfite, etc.) and disodium EDTA, and BHT (butylated hydroxy toluene) and BHA (butylated hydroxyl).anisole), formaldehyde (usually in solution), glutaraldehyde (kills insects), and methylchloroisothiazolinone.

14 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a pharmaceutically or nutraceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, or excipient, wherein the pharmaceutical or nutraceutical formulation comprises from about 0.001 weight percent (wt %) to about 10 wt % of active ingredients of the extract mixture.

15 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is formulated as a tablet, hard capsule, soft gel capsule, powder, granule, liquid, tincture, sachet, ready to drink shot, or lozenge, cosmetic cream, gel, lotion, shampoo, hair conditioner, body rinse, body lotion, hair color agent, skin color agent, eye color agent, lip balm, perfume, toothpaste, mouth washing, fruit juice, aloe juice, yogurt, foods, soft drink, beverage, processed fruits, cheese products, wine, peanut butter, RTD, protein bar, or a snack bar.

Assignees

• Unigen Inc

Inventors

• Jiao Ping
• Oh Mi Sun
• Hong Mei Feng
• Jia Qi

Classifications

• A61Q5/02

  Preparations for cleaning the hair · CPC title

• A23L33/105

  Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives · CPC title

• A61Q11/00

  Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures; Dentifrices, e.g. toothpastes; Mouth rinses · CPC title

• A61Q19/00

  Preparations for care of the skin · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

  Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs · CPC title