Patent ID: 7211276

Claim:
A method of preventing ulceration or irritation of mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract in a host, comprising: orally administering to a host in need thereof a composition comprising an edible oil that is homogenized with an edible wax at a concentration ranging from 0.5% to 50% by weight based on the total weight of the composition, and a sterol compound selected from the group consisting of stigmasterol, campesterol, β-sitosterol, chalinosterol, clionasterol, brassicasterol, α-spinasterol, daucosterol, desmosterol, and poriferasterol, at a concentration of at least 0.1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the edible oil, edible wax and sterol compound are homogenized to form colloid with the edible wax adopting a microcrystal form at ambient temperature.