A BEVERAGE COMPRISING FERMENTED MEDICINAL HERB EXTRACT FOR INHIBITING GROWTH OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI AND A PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF

• Main Authors: PARK, JIN HONG, PARK, SOO JUNG, SEO, MI JA, LEE, GEE DONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.07.2008
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

A beverage for inhibiting the growth of Helicobacter pylori, and its preparation method are provided to enhance the inhibition effect of Helicobacter pylori by using a fermented medicinal herb composition. A beverage for inhibiting the growth of Helicobacter pylori is prepared by the steps of: (i) naturally drying Japanese apricot, Scutellaria baicalensis georgi, mulberry leaves, acorn, the root of arrowroot, Inula helenium, Angelica dahurica, Angelica tenuissima, Angelica gigas Nakai, Cnidium officinale, licorice root, Paeonia lactiflora, Astragalus membranaceus, Poria cocos, Mentha arvensis L., wormwood, and sea tangle in the semi-shade for 30~35days; (ii) aging all the medicinal herbs in a pot (Japanese apricot, Scutellaria baicalensis georgi, mulberry leaves, acorn, and the root of arrowroot for 3~5days, Inula helenium and Angelica dahurica for 5~10days, Angelica tenuissima, Angelica gigas Nakai, Cnidium officinale, licorice root, Paeonia lactiflora, Astragalus membranaceus, and Poria cocos for 10~15days, Mentha arvensis L. for 5~10days, wormwood for 30~35days, and sea tangle for 3days); (iii) mixing 0.75wt.pt. of each of Japanese apricot, Scutellaria baicalensis georgi, and mulberry leaves, 0.45wt.pt. of each of acorn and the root of arrowroot, 0.3wt.pt. of each of Inula helenium, Angelica dahurica, Angelica tenuissima, Angelica gigas Nakai, Cnidium officinale, licorice root, Paeonia lactiflora, Astragalus membranaceus, and Poria cocos, 0.75wt.pt. of Mentha arvensis L., 1.5wt.pt. of wormwood, and 0.35wt.pt. of sea tangle; (iv) mixing 8.45wt.pt. of the medicinal herb mixture to 100wt.pt. of water, and performing hydrothermal extraction to obtain a medicinal herb extract; and (v) putting the medicinal herb mixture of the step (iii) and the medicinal herb extract of the step (iv) in a ratio of 1:1~4 into a pot, followed by fermenting at 38~40°C for 30~35days.