Fermented herbal health drink from plant andrographis

Details Fermented herbal health drink from plant andrographis Fermented herbal health drink from plant andrographis

2002-01-14

2003-09-09

Prats, Francisco (Department: 1651)

Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

Plant material or plant extract of undetermined constitution...

C424S736000, C424S777000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06616950

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fermented herbal health drink, comprising extract from plant Andrographis, extract from barley, wheat, and/or fruit and ethanol concentration ranging between 3 to 13% in the total health drink and optionally extract from plant Tinospora and other additives, said drink not containing hops and still having characteristic taste of a beer with no adverse effect and contributing to several medicinal properties comprising anti-oxidant, nervine relaxant, cholerectic, cardio-tonic, diurectic, digestive and immunomodulant, and a method of producing the herbal health drink, preferably a method of introducing bitterness into said health drink and using the same as a beer or to produce beer with said medicinal properties.
BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART REFERENCES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Beer is an alcoholic beverage made from malted grains, hops, yeast and water. Fruit, herbs and spices are also used for flavors.
In the distant past, the term beer and ‘ale’ meant different things—‘Ale’ referred to drink without using hops while ‘beer’ with hops. Since virtually all commercial products now use hops, obtained from the female strobiles of
Himulus lupulus
, a temperate growing plant, and cultivated in England, Germany, Belgium, France, Russia and California.
In India it can be grown only in high attitude of Kashmir and Himalayas. The inventors undertook a critical study of wildly growing Indian medicinal plants, which are bitter in taste and can be a substitute of hops in alcoholic beverages, preferably in beer.
Reference is made to website (http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/h/hops-32.html) wherein, recipes for herb beers like Dandelion, Nettle, Meadow, Sweet, Yarrow hop and bitters are given. Hop Bitters are mentioned as appetizer and the Nettle Beer is often given as a remedy for gouty and rheumatic pains as shown in a website (http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh

ettle.03.html).
Another reference is made to website http://www.foodnavigator.com-news letter, dated 2.1.2001 wherein Riva Brewery of Dentegem, Belgium brewed fruity beers with cherries and strawberries.
Yet another reference is made to the Soma Products Co. at www.somaherbal.com wherein, ‘Soma herbal’—a non-alcoholic herbal beer containing only 70 calories per bottle have been marketed by Soma Products Co. (Cherry Hill-N.J.). SOMA is a precise blend of herbs. Scullcap, Passion Flower, St. John's Wort and Kava Kava and the herbal formulation is designed to make the consumer feel relaxed and satisfied with a healthy herbal high or “huzz”.
Still another reference is made to the website (http://www.winxwired.com/4point3/bp43.html) wherein the flavored beers are developed from oysters, carrots, peppermint, strawberry, rasberry, cherry and other fruits. Another ‘medicinal herbal beer’ has been developed by bog myrtle, yellow and marsh rosemary in place of hops.
Reference is made to Stephen Beaumont (1999) who tested a new beer flavored with fresh oranges prepared by Craftsman, Brewing Company, California.
Reference is made to website http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/ber wherein Sara Doersam, a beer judge, described the history of beer brewing. Wheat beer, Vintage beer, Oktoberfest, real Ale, Red beer, Sake, Stout beer, Belgian beers etc. and her ten favorite beers. Almost all beers contain either hops for bitterness or hop flavor.
Another reference is made to the website http://www.foodnavigator.com/ingredients2 wherein a concentrated beer is described. It is prepared by spray drying beer with maltodrestrin, which removes water and alcohol, concentrating the flavor of beer in a free flowing powder.
Reference is made to a patent number JP2000060486 wherein, a food and drink showing hypercholesteremia improving action and anti-inflammatory action contain
Tinospora tuberculata
powder or its extract in a ratio of 1-7%. The other properties like antioxidant, immuno-enhancing, anti-fatigue, antiaging and hepatoprotective are not found in this drink and it is also not reported as a alternative source of hops for bitterness in beer.
Reference is made to website http//www.mediket2000.com/alternativemedi/ayurvedtherapy Wherein,
Tinospora cordifolia
(
guduchi
) is mentioned as an alternative medicine of ayurveda. It is reported as a good tonic to help build up new tissues, increases longevity, helps in rejuvenation of body, and also helps relieves stress and strain.
Reference is made to a website www.ayurvedhealthcare.com, wherein
Tinospora cordfolia
is mentioned as antioxidant, immunomodulator, hypoglycemic, analgesic, tonic, antipyretic, anti-arthritic, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-stress, are also reported as beneficial in AIDS.
Reference is also made to website http://www.realbeer.com/spencer/ wherein a detailed description of beer prepared by hops is given.
Reference is made of (http://www.geocities. com/heart-land/prairie/3490/herbal-rem.html) wherein the medicinal properties of beer like sedative, stomach soothing, diuretic, appetite, stimulating and as a relieving agent in nervine spasm. The properties like antioxidant, immuno-enhancing, anti-aging, anti-fatigue and hepatoprotective and are not found in hops.
Diet or food therapy is emerging as the latest trend in health care programme. It is now believed that there will be more dieticians than physicians will in the present century, as many diseases can be prevented if the right kind of diet is prescribed. Consumption of the right kind of food articles and drinks suited to the climate, age and constitution. Nature of the individuals are getting greater scientific, with high stress on health protection. The rich and traditional diet practice is prevalent among various communities with the regional variations, which are now found to be health protective/promotive. Over 1000 different kinds of alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, beverages and medicinal drinks are traditionally consumed in India. But unfortunately, with the introduction of various exotic drinks, many of the local drinks, which are mostly plant based, are fast disappearing and some of them are totally forgotten.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The main object of the present invention is to develop herbal health drink.
Another object of the present invention is to develop fruit based herbal health drink.
Yet another object of the present invention is to develop herbal health drink using plant Andrographis.
Still another object of the present invention is to develop herbal health drink using plant Andrographis in combination with plant Tinospora.
Still another object of the present invention is to develop herbal health drink with medicinal properties.
Still another object of the present invention is to develop herbal health drink with taste of a beer.
Still another object of the present invention is to develop method to produce herbal health drink having medicinal properties.
Still another object of the present invention is to develop method to introduce bitterness into herbal health drink.
Still another object of the present invention is to prepare herbal beer with Andrographis replacing hops for bitterness in the same.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fermented herbal health drink, comprising extract from plant Andrographis, extract from barley, wheat, and/or fruit and ethanol concentration ranging between 3 to 13% in the total health drink and optionally extract from plant Tinospora and other additives, said drink not containing hops and still having characteristic taste of a beer with no adverse effect and contributing to several medicinal properties comprising anti-oxidant, nervine relaxant, cholerectic, cardio-tonic, diurectic, digestive and immunomodulant, and a method of producing the herbal health drink, preferably a method of introducing bitterness into said health drink and using the same as a beer or to produce beer with said medicinal properties.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Accordingly the present invention relates to a fermented fruit based herbal health drink

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