Compositions including herbal extracts, such as a Vitex negundo extract, a Cardiospermum halicacabum extract, and a Bambusa arundinacea extract, and methods using such compositions are disclosed. For example, compositions and methods may be used to improve joint health.

Compositions including herbal extracts, such as a Vitex negundo extract, a Cardiospermum halicacabum extract, and a Bambusa arundinacea extract, and methods using such compositions are disclosed. For example, compositions and methods may be used to improve joint health.

Compositions including herbal extracts, such as a Vitex negundo extract, a Cardiospermum halicacabum extract, and a Bambusa arundinacea extract, and methods using such compositions are disclosed. For example, compositions and methods may be used to improve joint health.

The present invention relates to a novel composition capable of enhancing tannins' ability to adhere to mucous membranes (mucosas) and skin, its use as a therapeutic composition, and products consisting of or comprising said composition.

The present invention relates to a novel composition capable of enhancing tannins' ability to adhere to mucous membranes (mucosas) and skin, its use as a therapeutic composition, and products consisting of or comprising said composition.

Elevated cholesterol levels, especially low lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), leads to atherosclerosis—which may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and peripheral artery disease. Statins are common medications that can help lower cholesterol levels. However, myopathy can be a serious side effect that prevents patients from taking statins and significantly decreases overall quality of life. Described herein are dosage forms containing select combinations of natural herbal extracts and phytonutrients having the surprising ability to lower LDL-C levels in amounts comparable to statin drugs without noted side effects such as myopathy.

Elevated cholesterol levels, especially low lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), leads to atherosclerosis—which may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and peripheral artery disease. Statins are common medications that can help lower cholesterol levels. However, myopathy can be a serious side effect that prevents patients from taking statins and significantly decreases overall quality of life. Described herein are dosage forms containing select combinations of natural herbal extracts and phytonutrients having the surprising ability to lower LDL-C levels in amounts comparable to statin drugs without noted side effects such as myopathy.

A method for treating a microbial infection, especially pneumonia, comprising administering an aqueous-ethanol extract of Thymus or Boswellia or a composition containing the extract. Aqueous-ethanol extracts of Thymus and/or Boswellia.

A method for treating a microbial infection, especially pneumonia, comprising administering an aqueous-ethanol extract of Thymus or Boswellia or a composition containing the extract. Aqueous-ethanol extracts of Thymus and/or Boswellia.

Disclosed are hydrogels polymerized with a biofunctional moiety, biodegradable and permanent, designed to be implantable in a mammalian body and intended to block or mitigate the formation of tissue adhesions. The hydrogels of the present invention are characterized by comprising four structural elements: a) a polymeric backbone which defines the overall polymeric morphology, b) linkage groups, c) side chains, and d) biofunctional end groups. The hydrophobicity of the various structural elements are chosen to reduce tissue adhesion and enhance the biofunctional aspect of the end groups. The morphology of these polymers are typically of high molecular weight and have shape to encourage entanglement. Useful structures include branching chains, comb or brush, and dendritic morphologies.