Kerala-based Arjuna Natural Extracts has received a US patent for its Turmeric extract formulation for the treatment of Alzheimers disease. The patent also covers method of making the composition.
BCM-95, the patented formulation of curcuminoid mixture and added essential oil of turmeric, has undergone human clinical trials in patients with Alzheimers disease at Chinese University of Hong Kong under Prof Larry Baum (2008) and found to be beneficial in preventing further cognitive decline. It also disintegrates amyloid beta plaques, deposition of which in the brain is one of the major causes leading to Alzheimers disease. The formulation also increases the vitamin E levels in the body.
BCM95 is also undergoing two other human clinical trials in patients with Alzheimers disease and subjects at risk of developing Alzheimers disease in Australia under the Prof Ralph Martins, foundation chair in Ageing and Alzheimer’s Disease at Edith Cowan University.
“The finding will open a new world of hope to the millions battling with Alzheimer’s every day, as they will now have a natural and safe alternative to controlling Alzheimer’s” said Benny Antony, inventor of BCM-95 and joint managing director of Arjuna Natural Extracts.
Globally, around 36 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s or related dementia. None of the treatments available today for Alzheimer’s disease slows or stops the malfunction and death of neurons in the brain that cause Alzheimer’s symptoms and eventually make the disease fatal. The global cost of Alzheimer’s and dementia is estimated to be $605 billion.
BCM95 has more than 23 peer reviewed publications and 12 granted and 15 ongoing patents in India, US and Japan and several other countries. BCM95 is also being studied for various indications including inflammation, arthritis, diabetes, depression, liver and gastro-intestinal diseases and for cancer prevention and treatment, along with chemotherapy and radiation.
Arjuna Natural Extracts, a manufacturer and exporter of standardized botanical extracts for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, is associated in the US with Dolcas Biotech. It has customers in around 40 countries and has close to 50 patents for its products. Arjuna is the only manufacturer of concentrated Omega- 3 fish oil in India and also the first company in the world to produce turmeric extract powered completely by solar energy.
Source: Arjuna Natural Extracts
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