A method to process microalgae biomass and produce high-value chemicals from microalgae biomass is disclosed. The method uses the same biomass cells to extract more than one component such as are lipids, water-soluble chemicals, carotenoids, polysaccharides and algae meal. The method is a sequence of physical and chemical treatments. Water soluble polysaccharides produced by the method exhibit properties of low viscosity at low shear thinning. A method for extracting dietary fiber from microalgal biomass is disclosed. Compositions of water-soluble polysaccharides that are fermented slowly by colon microbiota with less gas production than commercial dietary fiber FOS are disclosed. The present inventions described herein provide a method of improving colon health by increasing butyrate during a microalgal dietary fiber fermenting process by colonic microbiota.

A method of producing a substance with antimicrobial, antiviral, and immunostimulatory activities, particularly towards dendritic cells is proposed, provides for using the chopped potato sprouts as plant raw materials are extracted with water, then the aqueous extract is centrifuged, a salt agent is added, and the obtained saline solution is then concentrated using ultrafiltration through a 300-kD filter, then the solution is frozen for 24 hours, thawed, and filtered, and the pellet thus obtained is removed, and the raw peptidoglycan is precipitated from the solution by using an acidic salt agent and is further re-solubilized with alkali, then the alkaline solution is dialyzed against distilled water on a 12 kD filter, and the peptidoglycan having a molecular weight of 500 kD to 17000 kD is purified from the resulting solution using gel permeation chromatography.

Methods of extraction of one or more polyphenolic compounds from pomace are described. The invention also provides uses of the extracts in the fortification of fruit juice, vegetable juice and foods, and as an antioxidant, an anti-inflammatory and an antifungal.

A method to process microalgae biomass and produce high-value chemicals from microalgae biomass is disclosed. The method uses the same biomass cells to extract more than one component such as lipids, water-soluble chemicals, carotenoids, polysaccharides and algae meal. The method is a sequence of physical and chemical treatments. Water soluble polysaccharides produced by the method exhibit properties of low viscosity at low shear thinning. A method for extracting dietary fiber from microalgal biomass is disclosed. Compositions of water-soluble polysaccharides that are fermented slowly by colon microbiota with less gas production than commercial dietary fiber FOS are disclosed. The present inventions described herein provide a method of improving colon health by increasing butyrate during a microalgal dietary fiber fermenting process by colonic microbiota.

Provided are a method of extracting saponin which is the physiologically active component of Akebia quinata with high efficiency, by sequentially subjecting to a) adding Akebia quinata flesh to Akebia quinata seeds and performing aging; and b) extracting with alcohol, a method of further improving saponin extraction efficiency by adding ginger, and a food composition containing the extract produced by this method. Higher added value may be created by improving the saponin extraction efficiency from Akebia quinata seeds using Akebia quinata flesh which has not been utilized when extracting saponin.

A major object of the present technology is to provide a technology for obtaining an aloe extract which has an excellent processability into foods and contains sufficient amounts of -sitosterol and aloe-derived dietary fibers as functional components. The present technology provides a method for manufacturing an aloe extract containing -sitosterol, phospholipids, and dietary fibers which involves carrying out: a homogenization step for homogenizing an aloe mesophyll solution; an enzymatic degradation step for adding a polysaccharide-degrading enzyme to the homogenized aloe mesophyll solution and degrading polysaccharides contained in the aforementioned homogenized aloe mesophyll solution; and a membrane filtration step for membrane-filtering the enzyme-degraded aloe mesophyll solution with a microfiltration membrane or an ultrafiltration membrane and recovering the retentate fraction as an aloe extract.

The present invention involves the application of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae oil in the preparation of drugs for treating medicinal insomnia. Semen Ziziphi Spinosae oil has a therapeutic effect on insomnia caused by ephedrine, prednisone and other drugs, and Semen Ziziphi Spinosae oil that is prepared within the pressing temperature of 80 to 100 C. has the best efficacy for treating medicinal insomnia.

The present invention refers to a process for preparing a salt solution comprising sodium chloride and extracts of parts of officinal plants, preferably extracts of olive tree leaves; the invention is further directed to the salt solution itself, optionally enriched in iodine, particularly in a spray formulation, and to its uses as food supplement, as flavour enhancer for reducing salt consumption and for preventing cardiovascular and renal diseases, osteoporosis, and diseases related to salt abuse and/or iodine insufficiency in the diet.

The invention provides a method for extracting active therapeutic components from plant materials of the cyclanthera pedata plant which comprises immersing said plant material containing active components and selected from the group consisting of fruits, flowers, leaves, stems, twigs, bark, wood, buds, seeds, roots, and pods in a solvent for a period of time of about 30 minutes to about 10 hours to achieve transfer of active components from the plant material to the solvent, separating the solvent containing active components from the plant material, and evaporating or distilling the solvent to produce a concentrated fraction containing active components. The invention further includes compositions and therapeutic formulations of such extracts to treat hypercholesterolemia and other high lipid related diseases.

Apparatuses for recovering solvent from biomass are disclosed herein. In one example, the apparatus can include a mechanical press configured to exert pressure on wetted plant material to force liquid solvent from the plant matter so the solvent can be collected for reuse. The apparatus can also be configured to flow pressurized gas through the wetted plant matter, thereby forcing liquid solvent from the plant material so the solvent can be collected for reuse.