Patents
Herbamed’s policy is to protect our intellectual property and technologies by patents
Many important nutraceuticals are compounds which are difficult to dissolve in water. Furtheremore, many are poorely absorbed and only a small proprtion is bioavailable. Herbamed has developed a proprietary technology covered by patents to adresse these issues.
Patents were issued in many countries.
More patents, covering other products of Herbamed were issued.
1. Subject : solid lipid compositions of lipophilic compounds for enhanced oral availability.
No.: U.S 5,989,583
Abstract of the patent:
Lipophilic substances of poor oral bioavailability are mixed with at least one solid fat and phospholipid to obtain a dried solid composition suitable as an oral dosage form. The solid lipid compositions are exemplified for food additives or dietary supplements such as Coenzyme Q10 and for pharmaceuticals such as dexanabinol. The Coenzyme Q10-dry lipid mixtures shows improved drug release in vitro and enhanced oral bioavailability in vivo compared to a commercial CoQ10 formulation. The dexanabinol-dry lipid mixture similarly shows greatly enhanced oral bioavailability compared to known formulations.
2. Subject: Topical and transdermal delivery system utilizing submicron spheres
No. : U.S 6,004,566
The present invention relates to a delivery system, which includes bioactive drugs, or presented in the form of submicron oil spheres alone, or drugs, cosmetic sentences and nutraceuiticals in a combination with the oil spheres in an aqueous suspension or emulsion. Optionally, a skin penetration enhancer and mal absorption drugs and nutraceuticals may be included in such formulation. Such preparations achieve improve bioavailability and exert larger pharmacological effects than an equivalent dose of the drug, nutraceuiticals or cosmetic compound formulated in cream, lotions, oleaginous bases. In addition the technology is applicative in functional beverages.
