Patent ID: 7815944

Claim:
A method of producing an analgesic and an anti-ulcerogenic effect in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal an amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of dihydro-isohumulone, dihydro-isocohumulone, dihydro-isoadhumulone, tetrahydro-isohumulone, tetrahydro-isocohumulone, tetrahydro-isoadhumulone, hexahydro-isohumulone, hexahydro-isocohumulone, and hexahydro-isoadhumulone sufficient to produce an analgesic and anti-ulcerogenic effect in the mammal and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory compound selected from the group consisting of salicylic acid, methyl salicylate, difulunisal, salsalate, olsalazine, sulfasalazine, acetanilide, acetaminophen, phenacetin; mefenamic acid, sodium meclofenamate, tolmetin, ketorolac, diclofenac; ibuprofen, naproxen, sodium daproxen, fenoprofen, ketoprofen, flurbioprofen, oxaprozin, piroxicam, meloxicam, tenoxicam, ampiroxicam, droxicam, pivoxicam, phenylbutazone, oxyphenbutazone, anitpyrine, aminopyrine, dipyrone; celecoxib, rofecoxib; nabumetone; apazone; nimensulide; indomethacin; sulindac; and etodolac, whereby administration of said compound reduces gastric toxicity associated with said non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compound.