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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1999
Barbara E. Corson, Fawn Grove, PA (US);
Todd R. Henderson, Jarrettsville, MA (US);
Nutramax Laboratories, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
This invention provides therapeutic compositions for the protection, treatment and repair of liver tissue. The invention relates to novel compositions comprising two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of S-adenosylmethionine, L-ergothioneine, and a compound selected from the group consisting of Milk thistle ( ), silymarin and active components of silymarin, whether naturally, synthetically, or semi-synthetically derived, and to methods of preventing and treating liver disease and of repairing damaged liver tissue. The invention also provides a method of administering these compositions to humans or animals in need thereof.