FIELD OF INVENTION:

This invention relates in general to herbal medicines, more particularly to a novel health supplement addressed to postnatal period. Precisely this invention relates to a novel herbal composition consisting of blend of natural ingredients to address the issue of discomforts which is normally undergone by every woman after delivery. This invention also pertains to a method of manufacturing the said composition.

PRIOR ART:

Presently no general purpose medicine is available to enhance the recovery process during postnatal period. Currently existing treatment are antibiotics for preventing infection, analgesic for reducing pain and galactogogue for increasing lactation; there are no standard medication available for easing the discomforts and hastening the recovery.

Traditionally, the puerperium period has been defined as the period which begins with the termination of pregnancy and lasts till the genital organs have assumed normal conditions again. New mothers require a great of support and nourishment to heal their bodies and recover soon. So our invention is made to ease the discomforts such as afterpains, uterine bleeding, uterine involution, vaginal bleeding & discharge, depression, anxiety and extreme tiredness and thus hastens the recovery process.

There is no unique medicine to overcome the discomfort as mentioned. The unique feature of the invention is to invent a novel herbal composition to address the issue.

OBJECT OF INVENTION:

It is the primary object to invent a novel herbal composition to overcome the discomfort experienced by the mother and to enhance the natural recovery process. The further objectives of herbal composition invention are:

• To relieve afterpains, control uterine bleeding and to expel lochia.

• To help regaining strength of the body and enhance recovery.

• To overcome depression and to increase lactation.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION:

This is an herbal composition as supplement to hastening the recovery process and to ease the discomforts during postnatal period, comprises the following ingredients in the proportion mentioned here in below

Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) - 1.20 to 1.42 gm
Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) - 0.23 to 0.27 gm
Anethum sowa (Dill) - 0.048 to 0.052 gm
Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) - 0.023 to 0.027 gm
Cuminum cyminum (Jeera) - 0.048 to 0.052 gm
Curculigo orchioides (Musli) - 0.098 to 0.102 gm
Clitoria ternatea (Aparajita) - 0.073 to 0.075 gm
moringa oleifera {Moringa) - 0.023 to 0.027gm
Trigonella foenum graceum (Methi) - 0.023 to 0.027gm
Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) - 1.019 to 1.202 gm
Agaricus bisporus (Mushroom) - 0.798 to 0.800 gm

A process of manufacturing herbal composition comprising the following steps:

1. Sieving the sugar in a SS sieve #12 in order to obtain fine granules and transferred in to a rapid mixer granulator.

2. Dissolving caramel in a purified water.

3. Mixing of caramel solution with the sugar granules so as to obtain colored sugar granules.

4. Drying of colored sugar granules in a fluid bed drier for 20 minutes.

5. Passing the dried colored sugar granules in SS sieve #12 in order to obtain fine granules.

6. Drying of colored sugar granules in a fluid bed drier for 20 minutes.

7. In parallel subjecting the herbal ingredients separately in order to obtain herbal extracts comprising the steps as follows

8. Sieving the herbal extract powder in a SS sieve #12 in order to obtain fine granules and transferred in to a rapid mixer granulator.

9. Dissolving jaggery in a boiling water in order to obtain a syrupy liquid.

10. Mixing of jaggery syrupy liquid with the herbal granules so as to form granulating liquid.

11. Drying of the above granules in a fluid bed drier for 20 minutes.

12. Passing the dried herbal granules in SS sieve #12 in order to obtain fine granules.

13. Drying of the above granules in a fluid bed drier for 20 minutes.

14. Mixing all the dried sugar, herbal granules and flavors.

15. Getting approval from the quality control before packing and release.

STATEMENT OF DRAWINGS:

Now the invention will be described in detail with respect to drawing shown as flow chart of the preparation of herbal composition

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION:

The various raw materials used in the preparation are shown in the tabulated form

Processing of herbal extracts is as follows:

1. Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) is cleaned, dried and soak in ghee for 48 hours and dried for minimum 3-4 days. The dried Shatavari has to be treated with milk again in the ratio of 2:1 and again dry to a maximum and take extract using aqueous method in the ratio 5:1 or 10:1 as per the requirement.

2. Take herbs Anethum sowa, Cuminum cyminum in equal parts fry with half flame till the required colour (the required potency can be identified with change in colour) and get the required extracts by treating the same with thriphala.

3. Take Withania somniferra, treat with milk, and boil the same for 3 hours till the herb become soft. Keep the same for a day tiff the herb absorbs fuff mffic. Dry the compound and take extract required either 5:1 or 10:1 ratio.

4. Take black Curculigo orchioides clean and treat with tamarind water for a day; dry for a day and with curcumin water on next day. Then dry the same and take aqueous extract with pipli liquid and to make the herb in powder form.

5. Clitorea ternatea to be kept in curcumin water for minimum four days dry directly. The whole herb should again soak in the decoction of thripala dry and powder.

6. Foeniculum vulgare and Moringa oleifera are taken in equal parts (both same tola) and make a paste then powder form is obtained after treating with other herbal juices to make it more potential. When making paste, add water to requirement as the paste should be thicker and not thinner.

7. Trigonella foenum graceum is made into a gruel by seeds and then to form powder.

8. Agaricus bisporus and Arthrospira platensis are cleaned, dried and powdered and use as per ratio.
The above made powders are mixed in the ratio as per formula.

The various steps in the herbal formulation are as follows:

The raw materials are selected keeping in mind six different kinds of discomfort faced by every woman after delivery. They are,

1. Afterpains

2. Uterine bleeding

3. Expel lochia

4. Insufficient milk secretion

5. Fatigue

6. Depression

Inventor has identified the herbal ingredients to overcome the problem. Accordingly afterpains after delivery is either mitigated or nullified by using a combination of five herbal sources. They are Ashwagandha, Dill, Fennel, Musli and Methi.

Extensive clinical trial regarding the proportion of each herbal ingredient and effective processing of the ingredient is the essence of the invention.

Further in order to overcome the discomfort of the women relating to uterine bleeding, the company has identified by extensive research and development, the following ingredients that are most suitable to overcome the problem are Shatavari, Ashwagandha, Dill, Fennel, Musli and Methi.

In order to overcome another problem of expelling lochia by virtue of research and development, the company has identified two herbal raw materials to overcome the discomfort. Similarly in order to increase lactation, the herbs namely Shatavari, Dill, Moringa, Musli and Methi are identified.

Extensive researches to overcome the various discomforts are identified and the herbal raw materials which target the discomfort are processed in a unique way to obtain the final product.

The above said different kinds of herbal raw material are subjected to a novel process to obtain the final herbal composition for hastening the recovery process and to ease the discomforts during postnatal period.

A blend of natural ingredients are carefully chosen to help the mother recover and also to strengthen health of new born. The invention further aids in puerperium recovery and also acts as a superior galactogogue.

The general processing of the invention is shown in the flow diagram illustrated by way of drawing. There is a parallel processing of sugar with various additives so as to obtain a sugar based solution shown in step 1-4.

Step: 1 - Transfer sugar through SS sieve #12 to obtain fine granules and transferred into Rapid mixer granulator for further processing.

Step: 2 - Separately dissolve the caramel color in purified water so as obtain color solution.

Step: 3 - Add the caramel color solution to the sugar granules into Rapid mixture and mix for 3 minutes at medium speed

Step: 4 - The said colored sugar granules are partially dried in a fluid bed drier for 20 minutes and pass through SS sieve #12 in to a rapid mixer granulator and then dried completely in a fluid bed drier.

In parallel operation, the herbal ingredients are cleaned and processed to extract only the bioactive molecules in a powdered form. The entire steps ranging from step 5-8 subjecting the colored sugar granules and bioactive herbal extracts in powdered form are intended to obtain the blend of herbal granules as final product.

Step: 5 -Transfer herbal extract powder through SS sieve #12 to obtain fine granules and transferred into Rapid mixer granulator

Step: 6 - Dissolve the jaggery in boiling water in order to get a syrupy liquid

Step: 7 - Add the Jaggery syrupy liquid to the sieved herbal granules into Rapid mixture and mix at slow speed

Step: 8 - The above obtained granules are partially dried in a fluid bed drier for 20 minutes and pass through SS sieve #14 in to a rapid mixer granulator and then dried completely in a fluid bed drier.

Step 9 - Blending the colored sugar granules and bioactive herbal molecules in a conventional blender so as obtain the final composition.

This composition has syngersitic effect in enhancing the recovery of process to attain normal health.
DOSAGE:

One spoonful (10 gm) after breakfast and dinner, mixed with warm milk. If needed sugar may be added for taste.

ADVANTAGES OF INVENTION:

This invention overcomes the post-natal problem as mentioned below:

• Relieves afterpains

• Controls uterine bleeding

• Expels vaginal bleeding and discharge

• Improves lactation

• Overcomes depression
• Relieves body pains

• Gives strength and recovery

WE CLAIM:

(I) An herbal composition as supplement to hastening the recovery process and to ease the discomforts during postnatal period, comprises the following ingredients in the proportion mentioned here in below:
Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) - 1.20 to 1.42 gm

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) - 0.23 to 0.27 gm
Anethum sowa (Dill) - 0.048 to 0.052 gm
Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) - 0.023 to 0.027 gm
Cuminum cyminum (Jeera) - 0.048 to 0.052 gm
Curculigo orchioides (Musli) - 0.098 to 0.102 gm
Clitoria ternatea (Aparajita) - 0.073 to 0.075 gm
Moringa oleifera (Moringa) - 0.023 to 0.027gm
Trigonella foenum graceum (Methi) - 0.023 to 0.027gm
Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) - 1.019 to 1.202 gm
Agaricus bisporus (Mushroom) - 0.798 to 0.800 gm

(II) A process of manufacturing herbal composition comprising the following steps:

1. Sieving the sugar in a SS sieve #12 in order to obtain fine granules and transferred in to a rapid mixer granulator.

2. Dissolving caramel in a purified water.

3. Mixing of caramel solution with the sugar granules so as to obtain colored sugar granules.

4. Drying of colored sugar granules in a fluid bed drier for 20 minutes.

5. Passing the dried colored sugar granules in SS sieve #12 in order to obtain fine granules.

6. Drying of colored sugar granules in a fluid bed drier for 20 minutes.

7. Parallely subjecting the herbal ingredients separately in order to obtain herbal extracts comprising the steps as follows

8. Sieving the herbal extract powder in a SS sieve #12 in order to obtain fine granules and transferred in to a rapid mixer granulator.

9. Dissolving jaggery in a boiling water in order to obtain a syrupy liquid.

10. Mixing of jaggery syrupy liquid with the herbal granules so as to form granulating liquid.

11. Drying of the above granules in a fluid bed drier for 20 minutes.

12. Passing the dried herbal granules in SS sieve #12 in order to obtain fine granules.

13. Drying of the above granules in a fluid bed drier for 20 minutes.

14. Mixing all the dried sugar, herbal granules and flavors.

15. Getting approval from the quality control before packing and release.

(III) An herbal composition as supplement to hastening the recovery process and to ease the discomforts during postnatal period as described in the complete specification.

(IV) A process of manufacturing herbal composition as supplement to hastening the recovery process and to ease the discomforts during postnatal period as described in the complete specification.