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Means for weaning people off smoking and alcoholRelated Patent Categories: Tobacco, Tobacco Or Tobacco Substitute Product Or Component Part Thereof, Compositions, E.g., Smoking Or Chewing Mixture Or Medium, Tobacco Substitute, I.e., NontobaccoMeans for weaning people off smoking and alcohol description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20050274391, Means for weaning people off smoking and alcohol. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a composition for weaning a subject from smoking or from alcohol. STATE OF THE ART [0002] From Austrian patent document AT 393221 B it is known that alpha-ketoglutaric acid and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural have a destructive effect on malignant tumors. [0003] It has now been surprisingly found that the composition is highly effective for weaning a subject from smoking or excessive alcohol consumption. It is especially to be noted that this agent has practically no undesirable effects other than producing an increased desire to urinate. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [0004] The present invention is therefore the use of alpha-ketoglutaric acid and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to produce a composition for weaning a subject from smoking or for weaning a subject from alcohol. [0005] Preferably the mass or weight ratio of alpha-ketoglutaric acid to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural is 2:1 to 12:1. [0006] According to Austrian patent document AT 393221 B, an agent [comprising alpha-ketoglutaric acid and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural] was used in the form of an infusion. For weaning a subject from smoking or from excessive alcohol consumption the formulation is provided as a beverage. The subject of the invention is thus a beverage which contains the following components per liter: [0007] 4-8 g alpha-ketoglutaric acid [0008] 0.2-0.6 g 5-hydroxymethylfurfural [0009] 20-40 saccharose [0010] 2.5-5 g sodium bicarbonate [0011] 0.3-0.8 g sorbic acid [0012] optionally up to 0.5 g citric acid. [0013] The pH preferably amounts to 4 to 5. [0014] This beverage has a good taste as a refreshing beverage. A favorable characteristic of the beverage is the mood-boosting effect of the 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. The beverage is thus appropriate for regular consumption which has a decisive significance with respect to the results obtained. The alpha-ketoglutaric acid and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural are free radical catchers, a possible source of the effects for the purposes of the invention. This property is not known from the Austrian patent document AT 393221 B. Radicals have previously been associated with the growth of malignant tumors. In the case of smoking one can reckon with 10.sup.14 free radicals per draw on the cigarette. Excessive alcohol consumption also supplies radicals. It is conceivable that because of the radical capture effect the desire for cigarettes or alcohol can be reduced because these effects of cigarettes or alcohol (production of free radicals) are eliminated. BEST EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION [0015] The following beverage was given to various test subjects all of whom were smokers (20 to 40 cigarettes per day) (all values given with respect to one liter of the beverage): [0016] 5 g alpha-ketoglutaric acid [0017] 0.5 g 5-hydroxymethylfurfural [0018] 30 g saccharose [0019] 3.66 g sodium bicarbonate [0020] 0.5 g sorbic acid Continue reading about Means for weaning people off smoking and alcohol... Full patent description for Means for weaning people off smoking and alcohol Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Means for weaning people off smoking and alcohol patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Means for weaning people off smoking and alcohol or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Ultra-fine particle catalysts for carbonaceous fuel elements Next Patent Application: Cleaning process for photomasks Industry Class: Tobacco ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Means for weaning people off smoking and alcohol patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.49918 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Qualcomm , Schering-Plough , Schlumberger , Seagate , Siemens , Texas Instruments , 174 |
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