Indium supplement compositions and methods therefor

Abstract

A tablet for oral administration of nutritional indium comprises about 10-50 mg indium sulfate, about 4-20 mg caffeine, about 2-10% by weight cocoa powder, and about 5-10% by weight ethyl cellulose, in combination with about 50-150 μg of each of zinc oxide, copper (II) oxide, magnesium oxide, potassium iodide, selenium amino acid chelate, chromium amino acid chelate and manganese amino acid chelate.

1 . A tablet for oral administration of indium comprising, in combination: at least one indium salt and at least one transport agent.  
   
   
       2 . The tablet according to  claim 1  wherein said at least one indium salt is selected from the group consisting of indium carboxylate, indium carbonate, indium halides, indium nitrate, indium phosphate, indium phosphite, indium sulphate and indium chelates.  
   
   
       3 . The tablet according to  claim 2  wherein said indium halides include indium chloride, indium bromide, indium fluoride and indium iodide, and said indium carboylate includes indium acetate, indium gluconate and indium palmitate.  
   
   
       4 . The tablet according to  claim 1  further comprising at least one excipient.  
   
   
       5 . The tablet according to  claim 4  wherein said excipient is selcted from the group consisting of ethyl cellulose, dicalcium phosphate, magnesium stearate, stearic acid and silicon dioxide.  
   
   
       6 . The tablet according to  claim 1  further comprising a flavoring, said flavoring being cocoa.  
   
   
       7 . The tablet according to  claim 1  wherein said transport agent is at least one methylxanthine.  
   
   
       8 . The tablet according to  claim 7  wherein said at least one transport agent is selected from the group consisting of caffeine, theophylline and theobromine.  
   
   
       9 . The tablet according to  claim 1  further comprising at least one trace element component.  
   
   
       10 . The tablet according to  claim 9  wherein said at least one trace element component is selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, copper (II) oxide, magnesium oxide, potassium iodide, selenium amino acid chelate, chromium amino acid chelate and manganese amino acid chelate.  
   
   
       11 . The tablet according to  claim 10  wherein said chelate comprises ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid.  
   
   
       12 . A method for orally administering a tablet including indium comprising the steps of: 
 providing said tablet including at least one indium salt, at least one flavoring, at least one transport agent for enhancing the digestion of said at least one indium salt, at least one trace element component and at least one excipient; and    ingesting said tablet.    
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 12  further comprising the step of: 
 removing at least one of said tablet from an airtight container configured to stabilize at least one of said tablet.    
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 12  wherein said tablet comprises, in combination about 10-50 mg indium sulfate, about 4-20 mg caffeine, about 2-10% by weight cocoa powder, about 5-10% by weight ethyl cellulose, about 50-150 μg zinc oxide, about 50-150 μg copper (II) oxide, about 50-150 μg magnesium oxide, about 50-150 μg potassium iodide, about 50-150 μg selenium amino acid chelate, about 50-150 μg chromium amino acid chelate and about 50-150 μg manganese amino acid chelate.  
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 12  wherein said tablet consists essentially of:  
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
               
                   
               
                 24 
                 mg (about 7.5% by weight) 
                 indium sulfate, 
               
                 10 
                 mg (about 3.0% by weight) 
                 caffeine, 
               
                 100 
                 μg (about 0.03% by weight) 
                 zinc oxide, 
               
                 100 
                 μg (about 0.03% by weight) 
                 copper II oxide, 
               
                 100 
                 μg (about 0.03% by weight) 
                 selenium amino acid chelate, 
               
                 100 
                 μg (about 0.03% by weight) 
                 chromium amino acid chelate, 
               
                 100 
                 μg (about 0.03% by weight) 
                 manganese amino acid chelate, 
               
                 100 
                 μg (about 0.03% by weight) 
                 magnesium oxide, 
               
                 100 
                 μg (about 0.03% by weight) 
                 potassium iodide, 
               
                 223 
                 mg (about 69% by weight) 
                 dicalcium phosphate, 
               
                 26 
                 mg (about 8% by weight) 
                 ethyl cellulose, 
               
                 16 
                 mg (about 5% by weight) 
                 stearic acid, 
               
                 6.4 
                 mg (about 2% by weight) 
                 silicon dioxide, 
               
                 1.6 
                 mg (about 0.5% by weight) 
                 magnesium stearate, and 
               
                 16 
                 mg (about 5% by weight) 
                 cocoa powder.