Patent ID: 8192767

Claim:
A composition consisting essentially of: a) from approximately 1 mg to 1000 mg of an extract of myrtle ( Myrtus communis ) produced starting from the leaves of the myrtle by solid/liquid extraction; b) from approximately 1 mg to 1000 mg of an extract of rosemary ( Rosmarinus officinalis ) produced by starting from the leaves of the rosemary by solid/liquid extraction; and c) therapeutically effective amounts of glucosamine, curcuma and chondroitin; wherein, the combination of a) and b) has an antioxidant potency at least 5% greater than the sum of the antioxidant potencies of a) and b) as single extracts, as measured with the 2,2-diphenyl- 1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) test.