2 results about "Medicinal plants" patented technology

The invention relates to a brewing method of herbaceous grape wine. The brewing method specifically comprises the following steps: adding herbaceous plant extracts into red grape pulp to obtain mixedgrape pulp; and fermenting the mixed grape pulp to obtain the herbaceous grape wine. According to the brewing method, the herbaceous plant extracts can participate in the fermentation process of red grape wine, so that the high-quality grape wine has rich tastes, complex aromas, an enhanced structure and enhanced aging capacity. The brewing method is simple and convenient to operate and suitable for brewing various types of red grape wine. The process cost is greatly reduced while the quality of the grape wine is improved. In addition, the bioavailability of medicinal plants is improved, the medicinal plants are easily absorbed by a human body, and the content of nutrient substances in the grape wine can be increased.

In one aspect the invention comprises a transgenic garlic plant expressing pokeweed antiviral protein or a fusion protein comprising pokeweed antiviral protein and ricin A-chain. Garlic plants comprising this transgene may possess greater resistance to disease and may provide benefits to animals that consume the plant as antivirals. In another aspect, the invention comprises a vector comprising a polynucleotide that encodes pokeweed antiviral protein or a fusion protein comprising pokeweed antiviral protein and ricin A-chain. In yet another aspect, the invention comprises a fusion protein comprising pokeweed antiviral protein or a fusion protein comprising pokeweed antiviral protein and ricin A-chain. The fusion protein may be delivered to a subject as an extract or in combination with a pharmaceutical excipient as an antiviral agent.