Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Products per se – or processes of preparing or treating... – Beverage or beverage concentrate
Reexamination Certificate
2002-03-25
2004-09-21
Sherrer, Curtis E. (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...
Beverage or beverage concentrate
C426S011000, C426S015000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06793957
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a process for the production of red herbal wine named as Palam Queen from ripe berries of
Berberis lycium,
herbal wine named Palam Belle from fruits of
Pyrus pashia
and sweet wines named Rohtang Chill and Thamsar Breeze form ripe fruits of
Actinidia deliciosa
and
Syzygium jambos
respectively.
The product is a self-preserving nutritive herbal health drink of high valuation and has much commercial value and applications. It is unique with respect to must composition, fruit, water quality of the region, temperature, acidity and duration of fermentation carried out, process for activation and maintenance of the yeast culture and the unique climate and soil conditions of the region offer for producing fine bouquet and maturation to the product.
BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART REFERENCES
About 40 species of berberis belonging to family Barbaridacae are reported, all of which are mentioned as used medicinally. Reference may be made to the book ‘Indian Medicinal Plants’ by Kirtikar and Basu, vol. I. Second Edn. 1993, Periodical Experts Book Agency, D-42, Vivek Vihar, Delhi-110032, wherein it is said that all seem to have similar therapeutical properties. Among many species of berberis growing wild in the Himalayan subtropical belt at altitudes ranging from 1000-2200 m, the most commonly reported ones are
B. lycium, B. asiatica, B. arristata, B. chitria, B. osmastonii, B. insignis, B. vulgaris, B. wallichiana, B. coriaria, B. floribunda, B. himalaica, B. jaeschkeana, B. lambertii, B. tinctoria, B. virescens, B. nepalensis, B. petiolaris and B. umbellata.
Reference may be made to the book ‘Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants’ by R. N. Chopra, S. L. Nayar and I. C. Chopra. CSIR, New Delhi, India, 1956, p36 and ‘The Wealth of India, Raw Material, vol.2: B, 1998, p114-115, wherein species names and descriptions are given.
The plant is very hardy and grows in all types of soils and terrain in Himalayan sub-tropical belt. During summer months (June-July), the plant bears heavy fruit in the form of clusters of berries, which ripen, into lively red-violet fruits in the month of August. The ripe berries find scant attention except that some are eaten by local young and birds, otherwise the produce of the plant goes waste.
The place Palampur in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh amidst majestic Dhauladhar ranges of Himalayan ecosystem is a natural habitat of
Berberis lycium,
locally known as ‘Kasmal’ and it's fruits as ‘Kasmalu’. Reference may be made to “Some Useful Wild Plants of Himachal Pradesh by Dr. O. P. Sharma, HPKV, Palampur, H. P., September, 1976, p5”.
The plant is valued mainly for it's roots which are a rich source of alkaloid berberine and other related alkaloids that find application in eye diseases, as a febrifuge, in chronic diarrhoea and piles and an extract made from it's roots is locally known as ‘Rasaunt’ and used in opthalmia. Umbellatine, major alkaloid found in
B. lycium
root, is more effective than berberine. Reference may be made to the book ‘Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants by R. N. Chopra, S. L. Nayar and I. C. Chopra. CSIR, New Delhi, India, 1956, p36 Wherein these properties are mentioned. In Indo China, the fruit of the plant is given as a tonic in kidney troubles. Reference may be made to the book ‘Indian Medicinal Plants by Kirtikar and Basu, vol. I. Second Edn. 1993, Periodical Experts Book Agency. D-42, Vivek Vihar, Delhi-110032, p.104. The fruits are used in the traditional medicine, as a tonic for liver and heart and have selective inotropic activity. Reference may be made to ‘Possible mechanism of selective inotropic activity of the n-butanolic fraction from
Berberis aristata
fruit. 1999. Gilani-A H; Janbaz-K H; Nauman-Aziz; Herzig-M J U; Kazmi-M M; Choudhary-M I; Herzig-J W I. General-Pharmacology, 33:5, 407-414, wherein mention is made of it's traditional use and it's positive inotropic action on isolated cardiac tissue. Extract of fruit of berberis plant shows antihistaminic and anticholinergic activity and also possesses stomachic, astringent, antiperiodic, antipyretic and diaphoritic properties. Reference may be made to ‘Antihistaminic and anticholinagic activity of berbery fruit (
Berberis vulgaris
) in the guinea pig ileum.’ 1999, Shamsa-F; Ahamadiani-A; Khosrokhavar-R. Journal of Ethanopharmacology, 64:2, 161-166. and ‘Preventive and curative effects of
Berberis aristata
fruits extract on paracetamol and CCl
4
induced hepatotoxicity. 1995. Gilani-A H; Janbaz-K H, Phytotherapy-Research. 9:7, 489-494. The fruits of berberis plant also contain minerals like P, K, Ca, Mg and ascorbic acid. Reference may be made to ‘Biochemical investigation of some wild fruits of Garhwal Himalayas’. 1994. Rawat-M S M; Pant-G; Sarla-Badoni; Negi-Y S; Badoni-S. Progressive Horticulture. 26:1-2, 35-40, wherein it is said that the highest contents of crude protein (10.56%), K (1.86%), Ca (0.78%) were recorded in the ripe fruits of
B. asiatica
and fruits of
B. aristata
contained the highest content of Mg (0.73%) and
B. chitria
the highest content of crude fat (8.02%) while
B. osmastonii
the highest content of ascorbic acid (8.3%) and organic matter (95.05%) and
B. lycium
the highest content of P (0.330%).
Pyrus pashia
plant locally known as ‘kainth’ belongs to family Rosaceae and grows wild in temperate Himalayas at an altitude from 50-2700 m. Its fruits are eaten by local inhabitants and birds when ripe and soft, whereas, leaves are used as cattle fodder and wood as fuel. Reference may be made to the book ‘Flowers of the Himalayas’ by Olegr Poluninu Adam Stainton, Delhi Oxford University Press, 1984, p121, wherein mention is made about plant's use and its growing habit. However, many useful uses of plant's edible fruits are cited in an old Hindi text which referred it as useful in treating cough, phlegm, and wind, in breathing troubles and in tuberculosis, in blood purification, in hiccups and in treating body inflammation. Reference may be made to the book ‘VANAUSHADI CHANDRODAY’ Kashi Sanskrit Granthamala, 161, In Encyclopaedia of India Botanics & Herbs, Chakhanbha Sanskrit Sansthan, Varansi-221001, India, p.90, wherein curative properties of the plant fruits are cited.
Pyrus pashia,
locally known as ‘Kainth’, both the species one with large fruits and the other with smaller ones are commonly found here. Fruits of these plants find scant attention except eaten by local inhabitants, birds and wild bears. Reference may be made to “Some Useful Wild Plants of Himachal Pradesh” by Dr. O. P. Sharma, HPKV, Palampur, H. P., 1976, p.10.
The plant is a deciduous tree of small and medium size. It is very hardy and grows in all types of soils and terrain in the temperate Himalayas and is said to reproduce from root suckers with great freedom. The tree is favoured as a rootstock for common pear (
P. communis
) and also for the apple. There are two forms of this species: one bearing small fruits and the other, larger ones. The fruits remain hard with a firm whitish astringent flesh until November or December when the flesh begins to ripen and is edible. They may be gathered, dried and stored for later use when they are ground and mixed with the flours of either wheat (
Triticum aestivim
), mandua or ragi (
Eleusine coracana
). Ripe fruits contain total solids 25.1%; protein 1.8% and ascorbic acid 3.2 mg/100 g. As the fruits ripen, the starch is converted into sugars and at full maturity, these contain 3.3% of sugars. The wood is used for walking sticks, combs, tobacco pipes, textile mill bobbins and as fuel. Bark contains friedelin (0.5%) and &bgr;-sitosterol. Leaves contain n-hentriacontane (1%), myricyl alcohol and &bgr;-stosterol. Reference may be made to the book ‘The Wealth of India’, Raw Materials, vol.VIII: CSIR New Delhi publication, 1982, p.333-334 wherein above cited properties of the plant are mentioned.
Syzygium jambos
plant belonging to family Myrtaceae is an evergreen spreading tree and is found up to an altitude of 1350 m. it is also referred to as ‘Rose A
Dhadwal Varinder Singh
Singh Brajinder
Singh Harsh Pratap
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Sherrer Curtis E.
Vigil Thomas R.
Welsh & Katz Ltd.
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