Polyphase fluid extraction process, resulting products and methods of use

Claim 1

A process for preparation of Concentrated Fluid Symphytum Extracts, CFSE, which comprises the steps of: selecting live, healthy plants of single or mixed wild or non-wild taxonomically-classified plant species comprising S. officinale, S. asperum, S. armeniacum, S. tauricum, S. sylvaticum, S. peregrinum, S. anatolicum, S. icaricum, S. orientale, S. kurdicum, S. pseudobutbosum, S. uplandicum, S. circinale, S. ottomanum, S. icaricum, S. brachycalyx, S. aintabicum, S. longisetum, S. bornmuelleri, S. tuberosum, S. bulbosum, S. ibericum, or S. longipetiolatum ; harvesting whole parts of said plant species comprising one or more of roots, stems, leaves, anthers, buds, and blooms; charging said whole harvested parts immediately into protective, tightly-closed chambers, which are sunlight-opaque, and which provides a protective environment to prevent moisture evaporation and light-activated chemical, biological processes; removing said charged whole parts from said protective chamber and comminuting them immediately within a protective environment to a length or thickness dimension of approx. 1 mm; charging said comminuted parts within a time period of approximately 1-2 hours into a closed, extraction apparatus adapted to provide controlled ranges of internal pressure, temperature and a forced-convection-contact-velocity differential between said comminuted parts and an extraction fluid for an extended diffusion time, charging an extraction fluid into said extraction apparatus wherein said extraction fluid is a chemical compound, a single phase or multiple phases, a vapor or liquid solution, or a suspension, and the mass ratio of said extraction fluid to said comminuted plant parts lies in the range 0,01 to 10000 wherein said extraction fluid comprises single-or two-phase water, single- or two-phase water solutions with one or more biocompatible solutes, two-phase fluids with a liquid with equilibrium vapor phase, multi-phase, multi-component biocompatible fluid solutions with one or more dispersed liquid phases, and an equilibrium vapor phase, or multi-phase, multi-component biocompatible fluid solutions with one or more dispersed liquid phases, and an equilibrium vapor phase containing dispersed droplets, particles, or vesicles; extracting, by diffusional transfer, biologically active species into said extraction fluid from said comminuted plant parts in said extraction apparatus for a total diffusion time in the range 1-200 hours while forced-convection-contact-velocity differential is maintained within the range 0,5-3 meter/sec; and internal temperature is in the range 20-380 deg. K. and an absolute internal pressure is in the range 1-5000 kPa; separating solid plant residues from supernatant Concentrated Fluid Symphytum Extract by physical means comprising solvent extraction, sedimentation, coagulation, distillation, centrifugation or filtration through microporous, adsorbent media, wherein said extraction fluid consists of 1,2 propanediol-free liquid or vapor phases.