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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Peter X. Zhang, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Michael T. Yatcilla, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter X. Zhang, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Michael T. Yatcilla, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Shaklee Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Extracts from plants in the Asteridae subfamily, such as, are effective to selectively inhibit COX-2 activity and/or enhance COX-1 activity. When Asteridae extracts are combined with boswellic acid, the combination exhibits a synergistic inhibitory effect on both COX-2 and LO. Such extracts and combinations are used in methods of selectively inhibiting COX-2, inhibiting LO, and/or enhancing COX-1 activity as well as in the methods of treating conditions that would respond favorably to any of these effects.