A medicament for use in treating hypertension. The medicament is a glycoprotein, a mixture of polysaccharide and protein, a polypeptide or a protein.

The present invention is concerned with boosting innate immunity in animals with an immune system that includes an alternative complement pathway in which they are fed an effective amount of a red seaweed of Asparagopsis species.

The present invention is concerned with boosting innate immunity in animals with an immune system that includes an alternative complement pathway in which they are fed an effective amount of a red seaweed of Asparagopsis species.

Disclosed are compositions for inhibiting transmission of a sexually transmitted infection that contain one or more polyanionic microbicides, such as carrageenans, including lambda carrageenan, as well as water-soluble metal salts and specified lectins. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the compositions.

Disclosed are compositions for inhibiting transmission of a sexually transmitted infection that contain one or more polyanionic microbicides, such as carrageenans, including lambda carrageenan, as well as water-soluble metal salts and specified lectins. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the compositions.

An extract of an herbal composition comprising at least two different dried plants useful as antimicrobial and/or antibiofilm agent in the treatment or prevention of microbial infections caused by bacteria, such as for example Escherichia, Klebsiella, Listeria, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Streptococcus or Staphylococcus, or by fungi, such as for example is herein described. It has been found that in such extract, the active ingredients exert their biological effects in a synergistic manner. The extract may constitute the active ingredient of a food supplement, a nutraceutical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition or a functional food or a food additive. A process for preparing said extract is also described here.

An extract of an herbal composition comprising at least two different dried plants useful as antimicrobial and/or antibiofilm agent in the treatment or prevention of microbial infections caused by bacteria, such as for example Escherichia, Klebsiella, Listeria, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Streptococcus or Staphylococcus, or by fungi, such as for example is herein described. It has been found that in such extract, the active ingredients exert their biological effects in a synergistic manner. The extract may constitute the active ingredient of a food supplement, a nutraceutical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition or a functional food or a food additive. A process for preparing said extract is also described here.

A composition comprises: (i) at least one fermented seaweed material; (ii) at least one fermented plant material: or (iii) a combination of at least one fermented seaweed material and at least one fermented plant material; and at least one lactic acid bacterial strain, for treating, alleviating, suppressing and/or preventing growth of a resistant organism.

A composition comprises: (i) at least one fermented seaweed material; (ii) at least one fermented plant material: or (iii) a combination of at least one fermented seaweed material and at least one fermented plant material; and at least one lactic acid bacterial strain, for treating, alleviating, suppressing and/or preventing growth of a resistant organism.

The present invention relates to a method for protein enrichment of a biomass of red unicellular algae such as Galdieria and to the biomass thus obtained.