High-Phenolic Botanicals & the Science of Healthy Aging
High-phenolic botanicals are plants rich in polyphenols—antioxidant compounds that fight oxidative stress, inflammation, and free-radical cellular damage.
Applied Botanical Chemistry
Evidence-based botanical formulations for inflammation, gut health, metabolic function, and healthy aging.
Applied botanical chemistry focuses on translating plant-derived compounds into functional formulations with measurable physiological effects. Using principles of extraction chemistry, dose optimization, and bioavailability, these systems deliver clinically relevant levels of polyphenols, flavonoids (quercetin, apigenin), catechins, and phenolic acids.
Formulations are designed to support:
Inflammation modulation
Gut microbiome balance
Metabolic resilience and blood sugar regulation
Cardiovascular and immune system support
This work bridges plant chemistry and human physiology, transforming raw botanicals into bioavailable delivery systems for real-world health outcomes.
Bioavailable plant-based delivery systems for targeted health outcomes
Research Areas
Botanical formulation science focuses on how plant compounds are extracted, combined, and delivered to maximize biological effect. This includes optimizing: Polyphenol bioavailability Phytochemical synergy Dose-response relationships Delivery formats (juices, soups, teas, concentrates) Active compounds such as flavonoids, chlorogenic acids, and catechins are structured into formulations that support: Anti-inflammatory pathways Gut microbiota diversity Metabolic regulation Cellular antioxidant defense These systems move beyond nutrition into functional, evidence-based botanical therapeutics.
Botanical Formulation Science
Bioavailable plant-based delivery systems for targeted health outcomes.
Botanical formulation science focuses on how plant compounds are extracted, combined, and delivered to maximize biological effect. This includes optimizing:
- Polyphenol bioavailability
- Phytochemical synergy
- Dose-response relationships
- Delivery formats (juices, soups, teas, concentrates)
Active compounds such as flavonoids, chlorogenic acids, and catechins are structured into formulations that support:
- Anti-inflammatory pathways
- Gut microbiota diversity
- Metabolic regulation
- Cellular antioxidant defense
These systems move beyond nutrition into functional, evidence-based botanical therapeutics.
Environmental Applications
Sustainable plant-based chemistry for environmental & industrial solutions.
Botanical chemistry is also applied to environmental and industrial systems, developing non-toxic, plant-based alternatives to conventional chemical processes.
Research includes:
- Mercury-free and cyanide-free extraction systems
- Plant-based lixiviants for resource recovery
- Circular economy applications using agricultural byproducts
- Reduction of environmental toxic exposure
This work aligns with green chemistry, ESG frameworks, and sustainable resource management, demonstrating how botanical systems can deliver both human health and environmental impact.
Botanical Formulation Science
Designing bioavailable plant-based delivery systems
Formulation science focuses on how botanical compounds are extracted, stabilized, and delivered to maximize biological effect. This includes optimizing dose, improving absorption, and aligning phytochemical profiles with specific physiological targets such as inflammatory modulation, metabolic regulation, and microbiome support.
Botanical formulations translate plant chemistry into practical health applications. High-phenolic botanicals and functional plant compounds are increasingly studied for their roles in metabolic resilience, inflammation modulation, and healthy aging. By examining botanical chemistry through a systems-science framework, it becomes possible to design structured nutritional formulations that leverage nature’s chemical diversity to support human health.
Botanical Environmental Applications
Manipueira Gold Recovery Technology demonstrates how plant-based lixiviants can replace mercury & synthetic cyanide salts in artisanal small-scale gold (ASGM) mining operations.
Manipueira Gold Recovery Technology pioneered a four-stage ESG-aligned transformative plant-based strategy designed to provide an alternative lixiviant to mercury and synthetic cyanide salts in artisanal mining systems. The innovation applies validated solution chemistry to botanical extraction principles for safer, sustainable mineral processing to recover more gold.
Cosgrove, B.A. & Jose Moreno-Chavez (January, 2025). An Examination, Solution, and Transformative Strategy to Replace Mercury and Cyanide Salts in Artisanal Small-Scale Mining (ASM): Southern Ecuador. Environmental Chemistry eJournal - Research Paper. View Publication → DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5049829
Research Contributions
Bruce is a former lithium battery pioneer and recipient – 1986 Canada Awards for Excellence with Moli Energy Ltd., (now E-One MOLICEL) Category - Invention.
Bruce has authored nine scientific manuscripts including seven published in peer-reviewed journals with the most recent being Botanical Formulations for Healthy Aging and Metabolic Resilience published in the Food Chemistry eJournal March 2026, Veiw Publication → DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19140170 and Botanical Alternatives: Toward Safer, Evidence-Based Gold Recovery preprint posted on Research Gate February 2026, Veiw Publication → DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.19442.77769
Collaboration
Research & Collaboration
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