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Antioxidant compositions comprising extracts of myrtle and rosemary

  • US 8,192,767 B2
  • Filed: 07/24/2007
  • Issued: 06/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A composition consisting essentially of:

  • a) from approximately 1 mg to 1000 mg of an extract of myrtle (Myrtus communis) produced starting from the leaves of the myrtle by solid/liquid extraction;

    b) from approximately 1 mg to 1000 mg of an extract of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) produced by starting from the leaves of the rosemary by solid/liquid extraction; and

    c) therapeutically effective amounts of glucosamine, curcuma and chondroitin;

    wherein, the combination of a) and b) has an antioxidant potency at least 5% greater than the sum of the antioxidant potencies of a) and b) as single extracts, as measured with the 2,2-diphenyl- 1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) test.

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