Dietary food supplement containing natural cyclooxygenase inhibitors and methods for inhibiting pain and inflammation

• Main Authors: NAIR MURALEEDHARAN G, KREMPIN DAVID W, LEMAY MARC, WANG HAIBO, MODY DIPAK K, DYKHOUSE ROBIN, DEWITT DAVID L, GROH DAVID G, MURRAY MARY A, DAVIES AUDRA J, QIAN YONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.12.2012
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLICBEVERAGES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The present invention describes food supplements that contain one or more fruit extracts useful for pain relief and anti-inflammation. The food supplements may be used to inhibit inflammation mediated by cyclooxygenase and more particularly by cyclooxygenase-2.