Composition and methods for treating bone and joint disease including extract from crocodilos reptilia and herbs

Abstract

The method includes treating bone and joint diseases with a composition which includes collagen, essential minerals, and mineral lactate which were derived from the bones of crocodilos reptilia (crocodile). Crocodile collagen is made of a different ratio of amino acids than mammalian collagen which may be at least partly responsible for its therapeutic properties. The composition further includes a mixture of herbs. The mixture of herbs may include Clinacanthus nutans, Eclipta prostrata, Drynaria rhizome, and Auricularia polytricha. The herbs in the mixture of herbs each has one or more of the following properties: anti-inflammatory, analgesic, bone formation enhancement, and increases the number of osteoblast proliferation without impacting the number or activity of osteoclasts. The composition may also include essential minerals which are important for bone formation. This composition may be useful to treat or prevent several common bone or joint diseases including osteoporosis, arthritis, and osteogenesis imperfecta.