Patent ID: 7579026

Claim:
A method of increasing antioxidant enzyme activity in a subject, said method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising: at least 150 milligrams Bacopa monniera extract having 45 percent bacosides or greater; at least 225 milligrams Silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract having between 70 percent and 80 percent silymarin; at least 150 mg Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) powder; at least 75 milligrams Camellia sinensis (green tea) extract having 98 percent polyphenols and 45 percent epigallocatechin gallate; and at least 75 milligrams turmeric extract having 95 percent curcumin, wherein the composition reduces plaque formation in the vasculature of the subject thereby reducing excessive atherosclerosis or hypertension.