CPC A61K 36/9066 (2013.01) [A61K 9/0014 (2013.01); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 31/353 (2013.01); A61K 31/715 (2013.01); A61K 36/48 (2013.01); A61K 2236/33 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A method for treating at least one disease condition selected from the group consisting of inflammation, arthritis, joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, chronic non-rheumatoid arthritis, and collagen degradation in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising:
a combination of therapeutically effective amounts of:
a) an alcohol or hydroalcohol extract of a Tamarindus indica seed, wherein the alcohol or hydroalcohol extract comprises proanthocyanidins; and
b) at least one of:
a water extract of the Tamarindus indica seed, the water extract comprising polysaccharides, wherein the alcohol or hydroalcohol extract of the Tamarindus indica seed and the water extract are used in a ratio ranging from 1:1 to 10:1; and
a Curcuma longa rhizome extract comprising curcuminoids, wherein the alcohol or hydroalcohol extract of the Tamarindus indica seed and the Curcuma longa rhizome extract are used in a ratio ranging from 1:4 to 4:1.
|