PUMPKIN SEED OIL ELICITING ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIULCEROUS AND HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECT AND METHOD OF ITS PREPARING Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: oil exhibits peroxide number 10, not above, state of oxidation is 7, not above, content of polyunsaturated fatty acid is 55%, not less, vitamin E content is 40 mg%, not less. Before extraction surface of whole pumpkin seeds is sterilized by hot air at temperature 100-120 C for 2.5-3.5 min and kept for 20-40 min followed by temperature decrease to environment air point. Mechanical extraction (squeezing out) of pumpkin whole seeds is carried out with oil yield at temperature 60 C, not above. Invention provides to enhance oil quality and curative effect in its using. EFFECT: improved method of preparing. 2 cl, 3 tbl, 3 dwg, 1 ex