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Arjuna Natural Extracts gets Indian patent for Biocurcumax

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Patent awarded for reconstituted product of curcumin

KOCHI: The Controller of Patents in India has granted a patent to the Aluva-based Arjuna Natural Extracts Ltd. for its speciality product Biocurcumax.

The patent has been awarded for a reconstituted product of curcumin, an active constituent of turmeric and essential oil of turmeric in a specific proportion, said a communication from the company.

Biocurcumax has enhanced bioavailability and better absorption of curcumin into blood besides longer retention time compared to normal curcumin powder.

Curcumin has proved to be beneficial in the treatment of cancer and Alzheimer's disease. The product of the invention is currently exported to the United States (U.S.) and Japan, said the company communiqué.

Curcumin isolated from turmeric is rapidly metabolised in the body and the body does not retain clinically significant concentrations.

As a result, its health benefits were largely unrealised, according to earlier observation made by researchers.

A team of researchers, led by Benny Antony, technical director, Arjuna Natural Extracts, found a solution to the problem after three years of study.

Biocurcumax has shown 700 per cent more activity in human clinical trials, helping reduction in dosage required for clinical benefits.

The company is awaiting the U.S. patent.

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