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The present invention comprises various methods of producing leaf extracts from the leaves of the Indian Mulberry or Morinda citrifolia L. plant. In addition, the present invention comprises various methods for creating a leaf serum by combining the leaf extracts with fruit juice of the Morinda citrifolia plant. Methods of the present invention also include incorporating the leaf serum into a pharmaceutical leaf product (“pharmaceutical” herein referring to any drug or product designed to improve the health of living organisms such as a human beings or mammals, including nutraceutical products). Still further, the present invention comprises various leaf extract compositions, including leaf extracts, leaf serum, and pharmaceutical products having leaf serum incorporated therein. Further details of the present invention are described below.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the Morinda citrifolia leaf extracts are obtained using a highly technical and precise process. First, relatively dry leaves from the Morinda citrifolia L. plant are collected, cut into small pieces, and placed into a crushing device, preferably a hydraulic press, where the leaf pieces are crushed. The crushed leaf pieces are then percolated with an alcohol such as ethanol, methanol, ethyl acetate, or other alcohol-based derivatives using methods known in the art. Next, the alcohol and all alcohol-soluble ingredients are extracted from the crushed leaf pieces, leaving a leaf extract that is then reduced with heat to remove all the liquid therefrom. The resulting dry leaf extract will herein be referred to as the “primary leaf extract.”

In some embodiments of the present invention, the primary leaf extract is pasteurized to at least partially sterilize the extract and destroy objectionable organisms. The primary leaf extract is pasteurized preferably at a temperature ranging from 70 to 80 degrees Celsius and for a period of time sufficient to destroy any objectionable organisms without major chemical alteration of the extract. Pasteurization may also be accomplished according to various radiation techniques or methods. see more