The invention relates to a composition for pharmaceutical or nutritional or cosmetic use, formulated for oral or topical use and possessing antioxidant activity against free radicals, comprising: a) a Vitis vinifera seed, or seed and leaf, extract containing a combination of the flavonoids catechin and quercetin in a molar ratio in a range from 6:1 to 3:1, respectively, or a′) a Vitis vinifera seed, or seed and leaf, extract containing a combination of the flavonoids catechin and quercetin in a molar ratio in a range from 7:1 to 4:1, respectively, or a″) a mixture of Vitis vinifera extracts a) and a′), or a′″) a mixture of catechin and quercetin in a molar ratio in a range from 7:1 to 3:1, respectively, together with b) an olive, Olea europaea L, leaf extract having a hydroxytyrosol content in a range from 1% to 30% by weight of the extract, or b′) hydroxytyrosol in an amount equal to that contained in the b) extract.

Disclosed in the present specification is a hypoallergenic composition for skin regeneration or skin soothing, containing, as an active ingredient, an Aureobasidium pullulans strain, a lysate thereof, a culture product thereof, or an extract of the strain, lysate or culture product. Unlike conventional functional ingredients, the composition is non-irritating to the skin, and thus is safe, while having a skin regeneration effect, and has a skin soothing effect by relieving irritation.

Provided is an agent for promoting growth of nonpathogenic oral indigenous bacteria, or an agent for improving oral bacterial flora, which comprises the dry powder of one or more mushrooms selected from the group consisting of Hericium erinaceus, Grifola frondosa, Lyophyllum shimeji, Hypsizygus marmoreus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Agaricus blazei, and Lentinula edodes, or an extract thereof, and which has an excellent growth-promoting effect on nonpathogenic oral indigenous bacteria and an excellent improving effect on oral bacterial flora, and which is effective in maintaining balanced indigenous bacterial flora. Also provided is a composition for oral use containing same.

The present invention encompasses methods of improving reproductive and respiratory health.

The present invention encompasses methods of improving reproductive and respiratory health.

The present invention encompasses methods of improving reproductive and respiratory health.

A method for modulating an immune system in a subject in need thereof, comprising: administering to a subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an Antrodia cinnamomea composition, wherein the Antrodia cinnamomea composition comprises: 50 wt % to 100 wt % of Antrodia cinnamomea mycelium; and 0 wt % to 50 wt % of an extract of fruiting body of Antrodia cinnamomea.

A method for modulating an immune system in a subject in need thereof, comprising: administering to a subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an Antrodia cinnamomea composition, wherein the Antrodia cinnamomea composition comprises: 50 wt % to 100 wt % of Antrodia cinnamomea mycelium; and 0 wt % to 50 wt % of an extract of fruiting body of Antrodia cinnamomea.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising 1-2 part by weight of Schisandra chinensis powder and 5-10 part by weight of extract of Psidium guajava L. The composition can be used in the treatment of reducing blood uric acid, protecting pancreatic beta cell, and reducing body fat.

Embodiments of a composition and/or combination comprising an anionic dietary supplement and 25-hydroxy vitamin D are disclosed. The anionic dietary supplement may be a negative dietary cation anion difference (DCAD) supplement and/or may comprise magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, and calcium sulfate, and/or complexes thereof. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method for administrating the combination and/or composition to an animal, such as a ruminant. In certain embodiments, the animal is a dairy cow, and the method may be a method for increasing milk yield, and/or improving the health of the animal.