Patent ID: 6818234
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of alleviating or reducing pain in a mammal that comprises administering an effective amount of an anthocyanin extract extracted from an elderberry plant to a mammal that is experiencing pain, wherein the extract comprises a mixture of anthocyanins that include cyanidin-3-glucoside, cyanidin-3,5-diglucoside, cyanidin-3-sambubioside, and cyanidin-3-sambubioside-5-glucoside, whereby the mixture of the anthocyanins comprises at least about 90% of the total extract, and wherein the extract is substantially free of anthocyanidins and the extract provides greater cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitory activity than cyclooxygenase 1 (COX-1) inhibitory activity.