Pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements and cosmetic compositions, and the use of certain mixtures for preparing a medicament or a dietary supplement for the treatment or prevention of inflammation, hypersensitivity reactions or pain
AssigneeEurovita A/S
InventorMorten Sloth Weidner
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Abstract
The present invention relates to mixtures comprising at least one of the fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n3) and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n3) and the plant Zingiber officinale Roscoe or parts thereof or an extract or a component thereof as novel pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements or cosmetic compositions containing such mixtures, and to the use of such mixtures for preparing a medicament or a dietary supplement for the suppression of hypersensitivity and/or inflammatory reaction.
Claims7
A method for the treatment of an autoimmune disorder and/or a chronic inflammatory disorder in an individual, the method comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a mixture to said individual, said mixture comprising:
- a) eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n3) and/or docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n3),
- b) Zingiber officinale Roscoe or parts thereof or an extract or component thereof, and
- c) a pharmaceutically and/or cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
A method for the treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and/or osteoarthritis in an individual, the method comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a mixture to said individual, said mixture comprising:
- a) eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n3) and/or docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n3),
- b) Zingiber officinale Roscoe or parts thereof or an extract or component thereof, and
- c) a pharmaceutically and/or cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
A method according to claim 1, wherein eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n3) and/or docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n3) is in the form of an ester or glyceride.
- 5.The method of claim 4, wherein eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n3) and/or docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n3) is in the form of an oil from a marine source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.