Patent ID: 8025910

Claim:
A method for treating inflammation, comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof, an effective amount of Morinda citrifolia leaf serum, wherein said leaf serum is prepared by: a) obtaining crushed, dry Morinda citrifolia leaves, b) percolating said crushed, dry Morinda citrifolia leaves through alcohol to obtain a mixture of an alcohol fraction comprising alcohol-soluble ingredients of Morinda citrifolia leaves and a solid fraction containing Morinda citrifolia leaves, c) isolating the alcohol fraction from the mixture of part (b) to obtain an alcohol extract of Morinda citrifolia leaves, d) fractioning the alcohol extract part of (c) into two fractions: a dry hexane fraction and an aqueous methanol fraction, and e) combining said dry hexane fraction or said aqueous methanol fraction of part (d) with Morinda citrifolia fruit juice to make a Morinda citrifolia leaf serum.