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The present invention comprises methods and compositions comprising Areca extract compositions and compositions comprising extracts of Ilex paraguariensis or theobromine. Methods of the invention comprise methods of making pharmaceutical or nutriceutical products comprising Areca catechu extract com

The present invention comprises methods and compositions comprising Areca extract compositions and compositions comprising extracts of Ilex paraguariensis or theobromine. Methods of the invention comprise methods of making pharmaceutical or nutriceutical products comprising Areca catechu extract compositions and mat챕 extract compositions or theobromine, and methods of use of the extracted products and pharmaceutical and nutriceutical products. The present invention also comprises methods for treating conditions related to mental and physical fatigue and obesity, as well as, enhancement of mental focus, cognition, and a sense of well being, comprising administering the compositions of the present invention.

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What is claimed is: 1. A composition for enhancing memory, cognition, and sense of well being comprising an effective amount of a combination of: (a) an Areca catechu extract having an altered alkaloid profile comprising arecaidine and arecoline, wherein the concentration of arecaidine is greater t

What is claimed is: 1. A composition for enhancing memory, cognition, and sense of well being comprising an effective amount of a combination of: (a) an Areca catechu extract having an altered alkaloid profile comprising arecaidine and arecoline, wherein the concentration of arecaidine is greater than the concentration of arecoline therein, and (b) a mat챕 extract comprising theobromine and little or substantially no caffeine, wherein the concentration of caffeine is less that the concentration of theobromine therein. 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein in the Areca catechu extract comprises a greater amount of carboxy acid alkaloid compounds than ester alkaloid compounds therein. 3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the Areca catechu extract comprises substantially no arecoline. 4. The composition of claim 1, wherein the Areca catechu extract comprises substantially no tannin compounds. 5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the mat챕 extract comprises a caffeine concentration that is less than the caffeine concentration of native mat챕 plant material. 6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the mat챕 extract comprises a concentration of tannin compounds that is less that the concentration of tannin compounds found in native mat챕 plant material. 7. A method for enhancing memory, cognition, and sense of well being, comprising, administering to a human or animal an effective amount of a composition comprising a combination of: (a) an Areca catechu extract having an altered alkaloid profile comprising arecaidine and arecoline, wherein the concentration of arecaidine is greater than the concentration of arecoline therein, and (b) a mat챕 extract comprising theobromine and little or substantially no caffeine, wherein the concentration of caffeine is less that the concentration of theobromine therein. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the Areca extract comprises alkaloid compounds in an amount between 0.5 mg and 300 mg. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the Areca extract comprises arecaidine in an amount between 0.01 mg and 100 mg. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the mat챕 extract comprises an amount between 0.1 mg and 750 mg. 11. The method of claim 7, wherein the is between 0.1 mg and 500 mg, and whereby the mat챕 extract has substantially no caffeine therein. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the mat챕 extract further comprises substantially no tannin compounds. 13. The method of claim 11, and the amount of theobromine has been omitted and replaced with the phrase the amount of theobromine within the composition is between 0.1 mg and 500 mg. 14. A method for suppressing appetite and for treating obesity, comprising, administering to a human or animal an effective amount of a composition comprising a combination of: (a) an Areca catechu extract having an altered alkaloid profile comprising arecaidine and arecoline, wherein the concentration of arecaidine is greater than the concentration of arecoline therein, and (b) a mat챕 extract comprising theobromine and little or substantially no caffeine, wherein the concentration of caffeine is less that the concentration of theobromine therein. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein in the Areca catechu extract comprises a greater amount of carboxy acid alkaloid compounds than ester alkaloid compounds therein. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the Areca catechu extract comprises substantially no arecoline. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the Areca catechu extract comprises substantially no tannin compounds. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the mat챕 extract comprises a caffeine concentration that is less than the caffeine concentration of native mat챕 plant material. 19. The method of claim 14, wherein the mat챕 extract comprises a tannin compounds concentration that is less than the tannin compounds concentration of native mat챕 plant material.