Patent ID: 7507425

Claim:
A method for the treatment of cachexia comprising the step of administering, to a human or animal afflicted with an ailment selected from the group consisting of cancer, AIDS, chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver failure, emphysema, sepsis, tuberculosis and renal failure and in need of such treatment, an effective amount of a composition comprising a first ingredient selected from the group consisting of turmeric powder extracts, turmeric fluid extracts, one or more curcuminoid compounds, turmeric powder, parts of or whole plants of turmeric, tinctures thereof, and mixtures thereof; a second ingredient selected from the group consisting of ginger powder extracts, ginger fluid extracts, ginger powder, ginger root powder, parts of or whole ginger plants, tinctures thereof, and mixtures thereof; a third ingredient selected from the group consisting of green tea powder, green tea powder extracts, green tea fluid extracts, parts of or whole green tea plants, green tea leaves, tinctures thereof, or mixtures thereof; and a fourth ingredient selected from the group consisting of horseradish powder, horseradish powder extracts, horseradish fluid extracts, parts of or whole plants of horseradish, tinctures thereof, and mixtures thereof.