Title:
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/013428
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
A nutritional supplement for providing, and for promoting the health of salivary glands and/or supporting normal or healthy swallowing includes ingredients obtainable from turmeric, ginger, and horseradish. The nutritional supplement may also be used to treat symptoms such as symptoms of a common cold, sore throat, congestion, mucositis, laryngitis, mucous membrane inflammation and sialorrhea, as well as inflammation and viral infectin, or to inhibit or exterminate a virus. This nutritional supplement can be orally administered a person. The nutritional supplement may further include optional ingredients such as ingredients obtainable from slippery elm bark powder and green tea, as well as other optional ingredients. This nutritional supplement may further include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for oral administration. Also disclosed are methods of providing nutrition, for promoting the health of salivary glands and/or supporting normal or healthy swallowing, as well as methods for treating symptoms of a common cold, sore throat, congestion, mucositis, laryngitis, mucous membrane inflammation and sialorrhea. Methods of treating inflammation, and viral infections, as well as inhibiting or exterminating viruses are also disclosed.
Inventors:
ROSENBLOOM RICHARD A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/024794
Publication Date:
February 20, 2003
Filing Date:
August 06, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
THE QUIGLEY CORP (US)
ROSENBLOOM RICHARD A (US)
ROSENBLOOM RICHARD A (US)
International Classes:
A61K9/10; A61K9/14; A61K9/20; A61K9/48; A61K36/00; A61K36/18; A61K36/185; A61K36/31; A61K36/82; A61K36/9066; A61K36/9068; A61P1/00; A61P1/02; A61P1/04; A61P29/00; A61P31/12; A61K; (IPC1-7): A61K/
Foreign References:
| US5494668A | 1996-02-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Dunleavy, Kevin J. (LLC Eight Penn Center, Suite 1350, 1628 John
F. Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia PA, US)
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