Anti-inflammatory botanical extract
A botanical extract that exhibits anti-inflammatory activity, wherein the botanical extract is at least an extract from the leaf of Vaccinium macrocarpon.
1. A method of inhibiting inflammation in a subject in need thereof comprising:
administering an effective amount of a composition comprising a botanical extract of the leaf of Vaccinium macrocarpon to said subject,
wherein the botanical extract is present in the composition in an amount of about 50.0 μg/mL to about 500.0 μg/mL, and
wherein the botanical extract is free of anthocvanins, and
wherein the botanical extract has a flavonoid content of at least about twenty times greater than that of the fruit of Vaccinum macrocarpon.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the composition inhibits COX-1 activity.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the composition inhibits COX-2 activity.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the composition inhibits 5-LOX activity.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is administered in form for oral ingestion.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is a dietary supplement.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the dietary supplement is in solid dosage form.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is a topical composition.