Formulations for and methods using an herbal tea for the treatment and or prevention of UTI and/or kidney infections which may include a combination of ingredients, each with specific medicinal properties, such that the resulting combination is more effective than the individual ingredients alone. Some embodiments of the present invention include an anti-microbial/anti-bacterial ingredient, an anti-inflammatory ingredient, and a relaxation/stress-reducing ingredient, wherein the anti-microbial/anti-bacterial ingredient may be peach leaves.

The present application relates to a method for obtaining and purifying saponins from plant extracts, through a series of salting and filtrations steps, to provide high purity saponin extracts on large scale.

A plant extract obtained from saffron, with a safranal concentration, measured using the HPLC method, of a minimum of 0.2% by weight relative to the total dry matter weight. A method for obtaining the plant extract, as well as compositions comprising the plant extract, and methods of treatment.

The present invention relates to a composition for anti-oxidation and anti-inflammation, comprising a Salvia plebeia R. BR. extract and a Centella asiatica extract as an active ingredient. The composition exhibits a radical scavenging ability, and has excellent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-itching effects by significantly inhibiting inflammation and itch-inducing factors at gene and protein levels, and thus can be advantageously used as a cosmetic composition for anti-oxidation and anti-inflammation.

Extracts of a plant, fungus, waste, or part thereof, compositions comprising same, and methods of preparing and using same are provided. Extraction may be conducted using acetone/water extraction solution at predetermined ratios to yield extracts comprising desired phytocannabinoids, cannabimimetic compounds, terpenes, flavonoids, alkaloids, waxes, and other secondary metabolites. A composition comprises the extract and at least one acceptable carrier. A method of treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disease in a subject comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of the extract or composition.

The present invention relates to a composition for prevention or treatment of gynecological diseases containing an extract of Sarcodon imbricatus as an active ingredient. Specifically, the extract of Sarcodon imbricatus of the present invention can be effectively used, with only one dose, for prevention or treatment of gynecological diseases by treating dysmenorrhea, reducing a menstrual period, an amount of menstruation, menstrual irregularity, and extravasated blood, and clearing the color of menstruation.

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 cosmetic or dermatological preparation that contains an aqueous and a lipophilic fish egg extract for replumping skin; for increasing the incorporation of triglycerides in adipocytes; for increasing the expression of laminin, preferably of laminin-5 and most preferably of laminin-5 β sub-unit; and/or for maintaining the skin elasticity and/or resilience of human skin.

The present invention generally relates to an herbal composition effective in management of disorders related to metabolic syndrome. More particularly, the invention relates to an herbal composition effective in the management of disorders related to metabolic syndrome such as Type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity and lipid profile management and a process for the preparation of such an herbal composition. The invention further relates to the use of the herbal composition in preparation of food supplements, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals for the management of disorders related to metabolic syndrome. The herbal composition effective in management of metabolic syndrome related disorders comprises of herbs selected from Curcuma longa, Emblica officinalis, Vernonia anthelmintica, Tinospora cordifolia, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Ixora coccinea and Syzygium cumini. Also provided is the use of herbal composition for the treatment of disorders related to metabolic syndrome. Also provided is a method of treating disorders related to metabolic syndrome comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the herbal composition of the present invention.

This invention relates to the extraction of psychoactive compounds from psilocybin fungus for use in medicine. Raw psilocybin fungus is dried and ground. The solvent used for extraction is a lower aliphatic alcohol, water, a hydro-alcohol mixture, an acidic hydro-alcohol mixture, or an alkaline hydro-alcohol mixture. The extraction slurry is filtered and pH-adjusted if necessary. The solvent is then partially evaporated, or completely evaporated with water added back, to form a concentrated slurry. The concentrated slurry is then standardized to provide a known concentration of the psychoactive alkaloids that have been extracted. The standardized slurry may then be dried to result in a powdered psilocybin mushroom extract with a precisely defined purity.