Dietary supplement for nutritionally promoting healthy joint function

• US 6,224,871 B1
• Filed: 03/11/1998
• Issued: 05/01/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Reliv' International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Reliv International, Inc.
• Inventors: Hastings, Carl W., Barnes, David J., Daley, Christine A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Moezie, F. J.
• Application Number:
  US09/038,394
• Time in Patent Office: 1,147 Days
• Field of Search: 424/439, 424/440, 424/441, 424/195.1, 424/196.1, 424/825, 424/886, 514/886, 514/2
• US Class Current: 424/195.17
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/105 Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/18 Peptides; Protein hydrolysates
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 38/014 from connective tissue peptides, e.g. gelatin, collagen
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 424/825 Bacterial vaccine for porcine species, e.g. swine

Abstract

A dietary supplement for nutritionally promoting healthy joint function in human subjects is disclosed. The supplement includes as a major ingredient a protein derived from the enzymatic hydrolysis of collagen in combination with lesser proportions of glucosamine sulfate, ginkgo biloba, borage oil powder, turmeric, boswellia serrata, ashwagandha, piper nigrum extract, and a herbal blend.

Claims

1. A dietary supplement for nutritionally promoting healthy joint function comprising an essentially dry mixture of the following ingredients in a daily serving of 7 g to 10 g:

78% to 90% protein derived from the enzymatic hydrolysis of collagen;

2% to 5% glucosamine sulfate;

2% to 3.5% ginkgo biloba (Salsburia adiantifolia);

0.8% to 1.2% borage oil powder (Borago officinalis));

0.3% to 0.6% turmeric (Curcuma longa);

0.01% to 0.03% Boswellia serrata;

0.5% to 0.7% ashwagandha (Withania sominfera);

0.04% to 0.06% Piper nigrum extract; and

5% to 10% herbal blend.

2. The dietary supplement of claim 1 in which said herbal blend contains up to 20% of each of the following ingredients in said herbal blend:

cat'"'"'s claw powder (Uncaria tomentosa), sarsaparilla root (Smilax ornata), licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), kelp (Ascophyllum nodosum), burdock root powder (Arctium lappa), alfalfa powder (Medicajo sativa), barley grass (B. Hordeum vulgare L.), and echinocea root (Echinacea purpurea).

3. The dietary supplement of claim 2 in which said herbal blend also contains 0% to 7% each of the following:

yucca extract (Yucca schidigera), bilberry extract (Vaccinium myrtillus), devil'"'"'s claw powder (Harpagophytum procumens), capsicum powder (Capsicum annum linne), celery seed powder (Apium gaveolens), and aloe vera powder (Aloe barbadenis).

4. The dietary supplement of claim 3 in which said ingredients of said herbal blend have the following weight percentages of said herbal blend:

cat'"'"'s claw powder 10.75%, sarsaparilla root 10.75%, licorice root 10.75%, kelp 10.75%, burdock root powder 10.75%, alfalfa powder 10.75%, barley grass 10.75%, echinocea root 10.75%, yucca extract 5.38%, bilberry extract 2.69%, devil'"'"'s claw powder 2.69%, capsicum powder 1.08%, celery seed powder 1.08%, aloe vera powder 1.08%.

5. The dietary supplement of claim 1 in which said mixture has the following proportions of ingredients in weight percentage:

82.35% protein derived from the enyzmatic hydrolysis of collagen, 3.18% glucosamine sulfate, 2.82% ginkgo biloba, 1.06% borage oil powder, 0.46% turmeric, 0.02% boswellia serrata, 0.59% ashwagandha, 0.06% piper nigrum extract, 6.68% herbal blend, 1.5% lecithin, and 1.28% flavoring agents.