Patent ID: 8895079
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of lowering blood lipid levels in a mammal in need thereof comprising administering a blood lipid level lowering combination of: 5 mg or more per kg of body weight per day of berberine, one or more of pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, or a mixture thereof; 5 mg or more per kg of body weight per day of a Blood Lipid Lowering Agent (BLLA), wherein the BLLA is a plant sterol, a plant stanol, an ester of a plant sterol, an ester of a plant stanol, or a mixture thereof; wherein the combination lowers a blood lipid level by an amount that is more than, and that has a statistically significant difference over, an amount expected from adding separate blood lipid lowering effects of BBR and BLLA, and wherein the statistically significant difference is indicated by a p value of less than 0.05 in an ANOVA test.