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Patent US10307397
Issued 2019-06-04
Oral Dissolvable Film That Includes Plant Extract
Films (ODFs) that include botanical extract are provided, as well as methods of making and using the same.
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- 1. An oral dissolvable thin film comprising effective amounts of:
(a) water; (b) a binder selected from the group consisting of pectin, microcrystalline cellulose, and combinations thereof; (c) a lipid, wherein the lipid comprises cocoa butter and lecithin; (d) an emulsifier, wherein the emulsifier comprises glycerin; (e) at least one cannabinoid, present in an amount of at least about 30 wt. % of the oral dissolvable thin film; (f) a flavoring agent selected from the group consisting of mint flavoring, spearmint flavoring, peppermint flavoring, and combinations thereof; (g) a sweetener selected from the group consisting of sucralose, acesulfame potassium, and combinations thereof; and (h) a powder coating on at least one external surface of the oral dissolvable thin film wherein:
at least about 10 wt. % of the at least one cannabinoid is encapsulated by the lipid,
the oral dissolvable thin film has a thickness of about 0.01 mm to about 20 mm, and
the oral dissolvable thin film has a rapid dissolution of about 30-300.
- 13. An oral dissolvable thin film comprising effective amounts of:
(a) about 2 wt. % to 24 wt. % of water; (b) about 40 wt. % to 50 wt. % of a binder selected from the group consisting of pectin, microcrystalline cellulose, and combinations thereof; (c) about 0.1 wt. % to 22 wt. % of a lipid, wherein the lipid comprises cocoa butter and lecithin; (d) about 3 wt. % to 22 wt. % of an emulsifier, wherein the emulsifier comprises glycerin; (e) at least about 30 wt. % of at least one cannabinoid; (f) greater than 0 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a flavoring agent selected from the group consisting of mint flavoring, spearmint flavoring, peppermint flavoring, and combinations thereof; (g) greater than 0 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of a sweetener selected from the group consisting of sucralose, acesulfame potassium, and combinations thereof; (h) greater than 0 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of a powder coating, wherein powder coating is present on at least one external surface of the oral dissolvable thin film; and (i) a preservative; wherein:
at least about 10 wt. % of the at least one cannabinoid is encapsulated by the lipid,
the oral dissolvable thin film has a thickness of about 0.01 mm to about 20 mm, the oral dissolvable thin film has a rapid dissolution of about 30-300, and the at least one cannabinoid comprises less than about 1 wt. % plant waxes, less than about 1 wt. % plant lipids, less than about 1 wt. % plant pigments, less than about 1 wt. % chlorophylls.
