Improved enrichment methods for preparing tannic acid compositions that have superior potency in inhibiting D-amino acid oxidase, and superior purity and safety profiles. The tannic acid compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions, nutraceutical compositions or medical food compositions) can be used for treating CNS disorder and obesity disorders including diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia or hypercholesterolemia.

The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a Crassocephalum crepidioides extract, and the extract prepared thereby. The present invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition/combination comprising the Crassocephalum crepidioides extract. The use of the extract and the composition/combination comprising the extract in the prevention or treatment of cancer is also provided.

A concentrated lipid-based solution including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is manufactured by providing a lipid solution including an array of triglycerides, cannabinoids and water soluble contaminants in a pressure vessel. Water is added to the lipid solution to create a mixture and the pressure is increased in a first phase at a first pressure and duration and in a second phase at a second temperature and duration. The mixture is agitated to dissolve the water soluble contaminants. The mixture is cooled to cause the triglycerides and cannabinoids to solidify. The solidified triglycerides and cannabinoids, including THC, are separated to yield a purified cannabinoid solution.

An herbal composition, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract of Terminalia chebula; a therapeutically effective amount of an extract of Curcuma longa; and a therapeutically effective amount of a non-acidic, water-immiscible organic solvent extract of a Boswellia serrata resin.

The present invention provides cannabis oil extracts and compositions thereof, including cannabis oil compositions containing vitamin E, and methods for preparing the extracts and compositions. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method for preparing a cannabis oil extract comprising eluting cannabinoids from cannabis plant material with a solvent to produce an eluate, filtering the eluate with a filter to produce a filtrate, evaporating the solvent from the filtrate with a distiller to produce a distillate, and purging the distillate under conditions sufficient to remove residual solvent, thereby preparing the extract. In some embodiments, the method further includes mixing a quantity of vitamin E with the extract to produce a cannabis oil composition.

Methods for preparing compositions highly enriched in phenolic compounds from plant materials that naturally contain phenolic compounds such as anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins are enriched for a wide spectrum of phenolic compounds and consist of phenolic compounds including monomers, dimers, trimers, oligomers and polymers >3000 amu and over 35% concentrated total phenols. The compositions of the present disclosure which include phenolic compounds including monomers, dimers, trimers, oligomers and polymers >3000 amu and over 35% concentrated total phenols optionally include trisodium citrate and/or cyclodextrin.

A composition is provided for promoting skeletal muscle oxidative muscle fiber generation. The composition comprises a Lycium barbarum water extract. The Lycium barbarum extract comprises polysaccharide, Lycium barbarum flavone, carotenoid, polyphenol, and Lycium barbarum pigment. The composition may further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients selected from such as a solvent, a co-solvent, an emulsifier, a preservative, a buffer, a protein powder, or a combination thereof. The composition may be used as medicine, functional product, or food supplement.

A method for producing full spectrum hemp extract comprising extracting substances from cannabis-based green material that are soluble in an extraction solvent and collecting an extract that includes the extraction solvent distilling at least a portion of the extraction solvent which results in a concentrate that is not distilled off, removing at least a portion of water soluble substances from the concentrate by partitioning the at least a portion of water soluble substances into an aqueous phase and a remainder of substances from the concentrate into a partitioned concentrate, heating the partitioned concentrate to evaporate the nonpolar solvent and to yield a crude oil, degassing the crude oil by heating it which results in a degassed crude oil, performing a first pass distillation at about 150 C. and collecting a first residue, performing a second and third pass distillation at about 170 C. and about 185 C., and collecting a distillate from same.

The present invention relates to a process for producing an ethanol-free vanilla extract, and an ethanol-free vanilla extract obtainable by the process according to the invention. In particular, the present invention relates to an ethanol-free vanilla extract comprising at most 100 mg/kg ethanol, the use of this ethanol-free vanilla extract and products comprising the ethanol-free vanilla extract. The focus of the present invention is in particular to provide an ethanol-free vanilla extract which contains only traces of ethanol naturally contained in fermented vanilla beans and is produced without the use of ethanol.

The present invention relates to gentiopicroside free Gentiana acaulis and/or Gentiana septemfida extracts. Furthermore, it relates to cosmetic compositions comprising such gentiopicroside free Gentiana acaulis or Gentiana septemfida extract, as well as mixtures thereof.