Treatment of inflammatory disease or disorder and compositions therefor
AssigneeCrede Oils (Pty) Ltd
InventorPhilipp Crede
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to the treatment of inflammatory diseases and disorders and, more particularly, to the treatment of symptoms of inflammatory diseases and disorders using thymoquinone (TQ) alone or in combination with other compounds, including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). In one embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition suitable for the treatment of at least one symptom of an inflammatory disease or disorder, comprising: an effective amount of thymoquinone; and at least one physiologically-acceptable carrier, wherein an effective amount of thymoquinone is an amount capable of reducing or preventing the at least one symptom of the inflammatory disease or disorder.
Claims21
A method of treating at least one symptom of an inflammatory disease or disorder in an individual in need of such treatment, the method comprising:
- administering to the individual an effective amount of thymoquinone.
A pharmaceutical composition suitable for the treatment of at least one symptom of an inflammatory disease or disorder, comprising:
- an effective amount of thymoquinone;
- and
- at least one physiologically-acceptable carrier,
- wherein an effective amount of thymoquinone is an amount capable of reducing or preventing the at least one symptom of the inflammatory disease or disorder.
Use of thymoquinone to treat one or more symptom of an inflammatory disease or condition.
Use of thymoquinone in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of one or more symptom of an inflammatory disease or condition selected from a group consisting of:
- rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn's diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis, asthma, and diseases or disorders associated with or typified by inflammation.
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