Background
Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) prescriptions have been used for thousands of years and are still a primary form of modern Chinese clinical medicine. Most of the traditional formulation consists of two or more herb drugs. However, the effects of a single drug can usually be limited, and some of them may produce side effects or even toxicity. When several drugs are applied together, however, they can elevate each other¡¯s therapeutic effect and reduce potential side effects.
TCM¡¯s clinical effects result from its extracts having multi-target features, which is an integral feature of its active ingredients. These extracts are generally obtained in several ways including infusions (hot teas), decoctions (boiled teas), tinctures (alcohol and water extracts), and macerations (cold-soaking) from original medicinal materials, or in slice or powder form. In the above traditional preparation methods, herbs are combined before extraction to allow them have ¡°communication¡± and ¡°react¡± in the new ¡°community¡± during the extraction process. Currently, there are several big obstacles that need to be overcome: (1) prepare easy carry, easy consume dose form; (2) find the active ingredient composition in the formulation; (3) provide stronger conviction data from the clinical trial.
Technique Combination
One of the biggest challenges for modern TCM researchers is extending the advantage of traditional preparations while at the same time overcoming the above disadvantages.Ocean Horizon¡¯s extraction technology solves this problem.
Many new techniques are being employed in the modern natural health product industry. These techniques include Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE), Microwave-assisted Extraction and Chromatograph Separation. Modern separation techniques may remove most impurities and enrich the content of the active ingredients.By selecting a suitable combination of extraction techniques and technologies ¨C while guided by Traditional Chinese Medicine theory ¨C researchers can elevate the yield and purity of effective ingredients.Ocean Horizon has mastered the art and science of effectively combining certain extraction techniques & technologies.
Preparation of Cold EscapeTM Active Ingredients
According to the herb¡¯s character, Ocean Horizon extracts its herb formulations concurrently.The formulation then undergoes a selected suitable modern purification technique, to make the active ingredients act as an integrated unit, designed to synergistically function for multiple target organs & systems.
Cold EscapeTM is prepared using the ¡°integrative unit¡± extract as its active ingredients.