287 results about "Boswellia" patented technology

An animal toy containing food having a first portion with food delivery means integrated therein adapted to securely house solid food treats, including a nutritional pet supplement, to be removed by the animal during play or through chewing action, and a second side with a plurality of gum stimulation teeth integrated within and projecting therefrom that act to massage the gums of the animal. Food delivery means may be provided as a plurality of cavities integrated within the first portion (and optionally, the second portion), preferably having a grooved or threaded interior for securely holding food pieces securely therein. Alternatively, the food delivery means is provided as a food portion composing the first portion. A pet supplement may be utilized, including joint preserving and joint rebuilding compositions comprising chicken collagen type II, glucosamine hydrochloride and chondroitin sulfate, a vitamin composition comprising vitamins C, D and K, a mineral composition comprising calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese and boron, a herbal anti-oxidant cofactor blend comprising citrus bioflavonoids, red grapes anthocyanins, turmeric rhizome, boswellia resin and fennel seed.

The invention discloses a Chinese medicine used for treating rheumatism, which is characterized in that the Chinese medicine is prepared by the following raw materials according to certain mixture ratio: Fllase AsiabelI Root Tangshen, Chinese Angelica, Radix Astragali Preparata, Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, Chinese Foxglove, Maltiflower Knotweed, Eucommia ulmoides, Cibotium barometz, Lily, Nagaimo, Radix Polygalae, Irkutsk Anemone Rhizome, Largehead Atractylodes Rh, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Radix Aucklandiae, Bupleurum, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Cinnamon, Rhizoma Cyperi, Jianqu, Immature Bitter Orange, Safflower, Peach Seed, Geosaurus, Ground beetle, resina draconis, Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, Boswellia carteri, Myrrh, Asarum, Clematis chinensis, Caulis Trachelospermi, Chinese photinia leaf, Herba Lycopodii, Common Floweringquince Fruit, Vegetable Sponge of Luffa, Radix Aconiti Preparata, Radic Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata, Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Divaricate Saposhnikovia Root, Periostracum Cicadae, Stiff Silkworm, Chinese Ephedra, Cassia Twig, Spica Schizonepetae, White Paeony Root, Dendrobium, Dried Rehmannia Root, Figwort Root, Coptis Root, Radix Scutellariae, Bark of Chinese Corktree, Calamintha chinensis Benth, Red Ginseng, whole worm, Panax Notoginseng, long-nosed pit viper, musk, prepared Rabiagar, stir-baked Rhizoma Atractylodis, Hairyvein Agrimony root, honey and vermilion. The Chinese medicine is primarily used for treating rheumatism and rheumatoid diseases, and has good effect on treating stroke and hemiplegia.

The present invention relates to the compositions that enhance post-exercise recovery processes to increase both strength and muscle mass, replace glycogen stores, and prevent inflammation, resulting in the prevention and / or reduction of delayed onset muscle soreness. Additionally, it provides a feeling of muscle relaxation as well as a feeling of mental tranquility immediately following exercise. The composition consists of any or all high-glycemic sugars and / or polysaccharides (e.g., sucrose, glucose, maltodextrin), all essential amino acids and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate and can include other amino acids sources (e.g. whey protein), performance enhancing agents (e.g., caffeine, L-glutamate), anti-inflammatory agents (e.g., ginger, boswellia, curcumen), antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, polyphenols,), insulin-mimicking agents (cinnamon, Banaba), analgesics (e.g. aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, acetaminophen), and to methods of treating humans and animals by administration of these novel compositions to humans and animals in need thereof.

The invention discloses a black plaster for treating hyperosteogeny and a preparation method thereof. The black plaster mainly treats various hyperosteogeny, osteoarthritis, sclerotin regression, periosteum injury and rheumatoid arthritis; raw material medicines are matched with sesame oil and massicot and are decocted to prepare the plaster; and the plaster comprises the following main raw materials in weight portion: 10 portions of angelica, 15 portions of roasted radix paeoniae alba, 6 portions of rhizoma ligustici wallichi, 5 portions of Liao asarum, 6 portions of safflower, 15 portions of radix dipsaci, 10 portions of cortex eucommiae, 20 portions of rhizoma drynariae, 10 portions of achyranthes, 30 portions of lignum millettiae, 6 portions of eupolyphaga, 15 portions of herba lycopodli, 10 portions of tuberculate speranskia herb, 10 portions of roasted mastic, 3 portions of roasted myrrh, 10 portions of radix rehmanniae, 10 portions of rehmanniae vaporata, 15 portions of rhizoma cibotii, 6 portions of herba pyrolae, 15 portions of herba epimedii, 6 portions of radix clematidis, 15 portions of pawpaw, 6 portions of dogwood, 15 portions of mistletoe, 3 portions of deerhorn gelatin, 10 portions of notopterygium incisium, 6 portions of radix angelicae tuhuo, 10 portions of roasted pangolin, 6 portions of ixeritis, 10 portions of parsnip, 6 portions of cinnamon, 15 portions of dioscoreae hypoglaucae, 6 portions of giant knotweed, 10 portions of silkworm larva and the like.

A composition suitable for use on the skin or hair comprising: a) at least one extract of a Boswellia plant or at least one boswellic acid; and b) a carrier selected from the group consisting of branched fatty alcohols containing 8 to 32 carbon atoms, branched fatty acids containing 8 to 32 carbon atoms, unsaturated fatty alcohols containing 12 to 24 carbon atoms, unsaturated fatty acids containing 12 to 24 carbon atoms and derivatives of said branched fatty alcohols, said branched fatty acids, said unsaturated fatty alcohols and said unsaturated fatty acids, or mixtures thereof.

The plaster for treating food retention and dysmenorrhea is prepared with over 70 kinds of Chinese medicinal materials, including pubescent angelica root, dahurian angelica root, peach twig, frankincense, aucklandia root, camphor, etc in certain weight proportion.

This invention discloses a method of use for a topical herbal formulation alone or in combination with oral administration of niacin (preferably a flush preparation) to prevent and / or treat dyshidrosis (pompholyx) and related skin diseases. The formulation may also be used to treat contact dermatitis, eczema, palmoplantar pustulosis and skin infections incurred by invasive pathogens such as mold, fungus and bacteria. The formulation is comprised of plant extracts and niacin, that when combined yield an effective multi-faceted pharmaceutical approach to treating dry skin disorders. The active ingredients within the formula include a combination of dry, aqueous, acid and alcohol extracts of black walnut hull (Juglans nigra), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), tumeric rhizome (Curcuma longa), garlic (Allium sativum), two or more herbal antibacterial agents from the group consisting of chamomile (Matricaria Chamomile), licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), St Johns wort (Hypericum perforatum), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), nutmeg (Myristica fragans), ginger (Zingiber officinale), frankincense (Boswellia carteri) and myrrh (Commiphora molmol), further combined with aloe vera and niacin.

A composition for modulating cytokines to regulate an inflammatory or immunomodulatory response. The composition can include at least one of rosehips, blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, cranberry, rosemary, clove, feverfew, nettle root, artichoke, reishi mushroom, olive extract, green tea extract, grape seed extract, resveratrol, Aframomum melegueta, boswellia serrata extract, boswellia forte, ipriflavone, tocotrienols, evening primrose oil, INM-176, borage oil, krill oil, at least one type of xanthophyll (e.g., astaxanthin), green coffee extract and ferulic acid. Specifically, a composition of the invention can include: rosehips and at least one of blackberry, blueberry, elderberry, and optionally krill oil; or rosehips, resveratrol and at least one of Aframomum melegueta and astaxanthin. Based on the cytokine modulation and cytokine response inhibition of the composition, it can be used to regulate an immunomodulatory and / or inflammatory response, and subsequently treat diseases and / or abnormal conditions associated with inflammatory response, for example, cardiovascular conditions, arthritis, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease.

A Chinese medicine for treating various kinds of cancer is prepared from 21 Chinese-medicinal materials including astragalus root, Chinese angelica root, Chuan-xiong rhizome, red peony root, etc.

Disclosed are nutritional compositions for treating rheumatic diseases. The nutritional compositions contain a fat source containing at least one of: 1) at least one omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid and 2) at least one omega-6 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid; a carbohydrate source; a protein source; and at least one of a Boswellia extract and a Phlebodium extract. Also disclosed are methods of treating rheumatic diseases and symptoms thereof, involving administering to a subject an effective amount of the aforementioned nutritional composition.

A Chinese medicine in the form of plaster for treating osteonosus and mastoplasia is prepared from 7 Chinese-medicinal materials including borneol, rhubarb, phellodendron bark, myrrh, etc. Its advantages are high curative effect, short coruse of treatment, and low recurrence rate.

The invention relates to a salve for the treatment of traumatism, contusion, alopecia areata as well as burn and scald, essentially solving the problems that drugs for curing traumatism, contusion, alopecia areata as well as burn and scald have single function, poor curative effects, easy wound infection and scars at the wound after recovery. The salve is characterized in that the salve is prepared by drugs according to the following weight ratio: 3 portions to 5 portions of calomeas, 8 portions to 10 portions of realgar, 8 portions to 12 portions of calamine, 5 portions to 9 portions of boswellia carteri, 5 portions to 9 portions of myrrh, 3 portions to 4 portions of borneol, 8 portions to 12 portions of resina draconis, 5 portions to 9 portions of catechu and 180 portions to 280 portions of vasogen for medical purposes. The salve has the effects of diminishing inflammation and detoxication, removing slough, heeling wounds, invigorating the circulation of qi and blood, reducing swelling and easing pain, disinfesting insects and eliminating toxic materials, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, removing toxic substance and evacuating pus, promoting reunion of the fractured bones, promoting hair growth, repairing wound, promoting regeneration of skin and quickening tissue regeneration.

A composition for modulating cytokines to regulate an inflammatory or immunomodulatory response. The composition can include at least one of rosehips, blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, cranberry, rosemary, clove, feverfew, nettle root, artichoke, reishi mushroom, olive extract, green tea extract, grape seed extract, resveratrol, viniferin, Aframomum melegueta, boswellia serrata extract, boswellia forte, ipriflavone, tocotrienols, evening primrose oil, INM-176, borage oil, krill oil, at least one type of xanthophyll (e.g., astaxanthin), green coffee extract and ferulic acid. Specifically, a composition of the invention can include: rosehips and at least one of blackberry, blueberry, elderberry, and optionally krill oil; or rosehips, resveratrol and at least one of Aframomum melegueta and astaxanthin. Based on the cytokine modulation and cytokine response inhibition of the composition, it can be used to regulate an immunomodulatory and / or inflammatory response, and subsequently treat diseases and / or abnormal conditions associated with inflammatory response, for example, cardiovascular conditions, arthritis, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease.

Disclosed is a medicine for treating cervical disease and its preparation, wherein the medicine is prepared from Chinese medicinal herbs including prepared rehmannia root, gastrodia tuber, myrrh, homalomena rhizoma, frankincense, fleece-flower root, kudzu vine root, cassia twig, and musk through wine extraction, mixing with white spirit and musk.

Personal care compositions containing an active selected from the group consisting of Boswellia serratta tree resins and gums, xymenynic acid, glycyrrhizinic acid in extract form, their salts, their derivatives, their precursors, and / or combinations thereof are provided. Methods for regulating the condition of mammalian keratinous tissue by topically applying the personal care compositions are also provided.

The invention discloses a plaster for treating pains in neck, shoulder, waist and legs. The plaster is made by mainly using Caulis Sinomenii, Aconitum kusnezoffii, Radix Aconiti, Boswellia carteri, myrrh, Viciaamoena Fisch, centipede, Ligusticum wallichii, Common Threewingnut Root, rhizoma corydalis, dahurian angelica root, ramulus mori, Semen Brassicae, scorpio, pawpaw, Zoacys Dhumnades, Radix Clematidis, dragon's blood, Mythic Fungus, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Rhizoma Cibotii, Panax Notoginseng, Incised Notopterygium, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, medicine called Lingxian Divaricate Saposhnikovia Root, Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae, Gentiana macrophylla, Rhizoma Drynariae, unprepared Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, tortoise shell, Nux Vomica, stir-baked squama manitis, lumbricus, rhizoma corydalis, borneol, Manchurian wildginger, Herbal Ephedrae, Cortex Acanthopanacis, safflower, camphor and rosin. The plaster is a special medicine for treating rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic injury, pains in neck, shoulder, waist and legs, and hyperosteogeny patients, is a traditional black plaster dosage form prepared with Chinese herbal medicines as raw materials, is a traditional Chinese medicinal plaster dosage form with definite therapeutic effects, and cures more than 100000 patients through the combination of traditional Chinese medicinal channel and collateral theory and local infected position application treatment.

Herbal compositions having anti-adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (aP2), anti-5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP) and anti-Cysteinyl Leukotriene (CysLT)-1 receptor expression activity contain an extract of Boswellia serrata. More particularly, these herbal compositions comprise an effective amount of an enriched Boswellia extract containing from 10% to 99% by weight of 3-0-acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid; and an effective amount of a second extract selected from the group consisting of an extract of Aegle marmelos, an extract of Zingiber officinale, an extract of Garcinia mangostana, and mixtures thereof. These may be used in dietary supplements or pharmaceutical formulations for controlling diseases associated with or related to inflammation. These diseases in particular include respiratory disorders such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, hay fever, type-1 hypersensitivity and mild allergies. The compositions can also be useful for skin care.

The medicine for treating burns and scalds is a kind of ointment prepared with 12 kinds of Chinese medicinal materials including gromwell, Chinese goldthread, rehmannia root, angelica, Chuanxiong rhizome, beeswax, sesame oil, etc. The preparation process includes frying partial of the medicine material in boiled sesame oil, filtering to obtain medicine liquid, dissolving beeswax in hot medicine liquid, cooling to obtain ointment, and mixing with dragon's blood and borneol.

The invention relates to sinkiang-arnebia-root-containing skin-care traditional Chinese medicine composition and a preparation method thereof. Effective components of the sinkiang-arnebia-root-containing skin-care traditional Chinese medicine composition are prepared from raw materials in parts by weight as follows: 30-70 parts of sinkiang arnebia roots, 15-45 parts of boswellia serrate, 5-15 parts of liquorice and 1-10 parts of rosemary leaves. The preparation method is characterized in that a method of stir-frying traditional Chinese medicines with honey is adopted, dissolution of effective substances is promoted, the effective preservation life of extracts is prolonged, besides, meadowfoam seed oil is taken as a solvent and performs a synergistic anti-oxidation function along with the rosemary leaves added to the meadowfoam seed oil. The invention further provides sinkiang-arnebia-root-containing skin-care cream. The sinkiang-arnebia-root-containing skin-care cream is mainly prepared from raw materials as follows: the traditional Chinese medicine composition, maize germ oil, beewax, cocoa seed butter, natural tocopherol, avocado oil, lavender essential oil, mango seed butter, lanolin and prinsepia utilis royle oil. The sinkiang-arnebia-root-containing skin-care cream is environment-friendly and safe and can effectively promote self-healing of the skin of infants and improve the skin barrier function.

The invention relates to a plaster for treating intervertebral disc protrusion, cervical spondylosis and osteoproliferation, which is formed by processing Chinese angelica, ligusticum wallichii, radix achyranthis bidentatae, peach kernel, unprocessed radix aconite, euphorbia pekinensis, rhizoma gastrodiae, radix angelicae pubescentis, pangolin, asarum, radix linderae, angelica dahurica, galangal, notopterygium root, red paeony root, caulis sinomenii, safflower, earthworm, hematoxylon, rhizoma cyperi, cortex eucommiae, radix clematidis, prepared rehmannia root, unprocessed radix aconite, dipsacus root, cortex acanthopanacis, cinnamon, fleece-flower root, ledebouriella root, croton, rhizoma atractylodis, ephedra, liquorice, frankincense, myrrh, sangusis draconis, borneol and rhizoma anemones raddeanae. The process of the plaster comprises the following steps of: putting the above raw material drugs (excluding the olibanum, the myrrh, the sangusis draconis and the borneol) into an iron pan, adding a proper amount of pure sesame oil into the pan, soaking for 3-7 days, decocting with soft fire till medicine dregs become black, filtering the dregs, continuously decocting till when dripping into water, oil can not disperse, adding yellow lead, decocting till smoking, slightly cooling, adding the olibanum, the myrrh, the sangusis draconis and the borneol, uniformly agitating and removing fire toxin. Cloth is spread out, and the weight of each plaster is 50g. The plaster has the advantages of convenience in use, low cost and small toxic and side effects.

A nutriceutical supplement for use in equines provides enhanced mitochondrial energizing activity and reduced inflammation and results in enhanced resistance to training injuries and diseases and enhances peak racing performance. The supplement is provided along with equine feed as a formulation including at least Coenzyme Q10, Carnitine, d-Ribose, Boswellia extract and Curcumin. These ingredients provide enhanced mitochondrial energizing activity and reduced stress, inflammation and injuries.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating cold dampness blood stasis blocking channel type diabetic feet. The composition comprises oral medicines and external medicines, wherein the oral medicines comprise Peach Seed, Chinese angelica, Radix Astragali, Radix Codonopsis, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Chinese cassia, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Poria cocos, epimeddium, prepared Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, Radix Polygalae, safflower, Ligusticum wallichii, rehmanniae radix, Millettia dielsiana, Chinese gall and lumbricus; and the external medicines comprise Chinese prickly ash, Radix Clematidis, Viciaamoena Fisch, Boswellia carteri, myrrh, Rheum officinale, Amur Corktree Bark, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Ilex pubescens, fried Radix Sanguisorbae, safflower, talcum powder and Bletilla striata. The cold dampness blood stasis blocking channel type diabetic feet most appear in patients suffering the early-stage diabetic feet, and the main symptoms of the cold dampness blood stasis blocking channel type diabetic feet comprise warm liking, chill sensation, and cold, hemp and painful abnormal feels of affected limbs, intermittent claudication, foot skin dryness, hair shedding, food skin paleness during lower limp raising, skin purple during lower limp sagging, light tongue nature and white tongue fur. The traditional Chinese medicinal materials adopted in the invention has the different medical properties of qi and blood benefiting, blood circulation promoting and blood stasis removing, and inflammation removing and flesh engendering. On one hand, the local micro-vascular impairment of the lower limbs is improved and the blood circulation is promoted to make necrotic tissues shed as fast as possible in order to reach tissue restoration; and on the other hand, the oral medicines can effectively control the blood sugar, adjust the blood viscosity and reduce the blood pressure; and simultaneously the food infection is prevented to enhance the body immunity.

Provided are supplemental compositions for a nutraceutical formulation and methods for administering the same to a user for inducing or maintaining sleep as well as for alleviating pain to improve sleep using a formulation of ingredients comprising of extract of ashwagandha, extract of lavender, extract of valerian, extract of hops, melatonin, magnesium, vitamin B12, and zinc, and / or devil's claw, bromelain and boswellia.

The present invention provides Boswellia low polar gum resin extract (BLPRE) comprising novel phytochemical composition of sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes and other phytochemical(s) obtained from gum resin of Boswellia species. The invention also provides compositions comprising BLPRE in combination with one or more component(s) selected from biologically active ingredient(s), functional ingredient(s), excipient(s), diluents(s), carrier(s) and additive(s) or mixtures thereof. Further the invention also provides synergistic composition(s) comprising Boswellia low polar gum resin extract (BLPRE) and at least one component selected from but not limited to extract(s), fraction(s), phytochemical(s) or their salts or mixtures thereof derived from Boswellia species or Curcuma species.

The invention belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines, and especially relates to a traditional Chinese medicine for treating rheumatoid bone diseases. The traditional Chinese medicine is prepared from prepared Radix Aconiti, prepared Aconitum kusnezoffii, prepared Nux Vomica, safflower, prepared Boswellia carteri, prepared myrrh, Rhizoma Corydalis, Herba Lycopi, dragon's blood, Poria cocos, licorice, Eucommia ulmoides, Chinese angelica, Achyranthes bidentata, prepared rehmannia root and the like, has a scientific compatibility and a rapid curative effect, and has the unique effects of spleen and stomach reinforcing, qi and blood generating and transforming, human body internal organ function enhancing, and human body yin and yang balancing. The traditional Chinese medicine has the unique curative effects on rheumatic and rheumatoid arthritis, pains in waist and lower extremities, scapulohumeral periarthritis, numbness of limbs, ischialgia, hyperosteogeny, lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion, cervical spondylosi, ankylosing spondylitis, mammary gland hyperplasia, various chronic diseases of aches, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cold damp affection, gastrointestinal diseases and hypertension, and has the advantages of fast effectiveness, short treatment course, high curing rate and small cost.

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for the treatment and management of pain in a subject, comprising topically or orally administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising herbal extracts and compound mixtures to a subject. The composition includes turmeric extract, Boswellia extract, ginger extract, holy basil extract, rosemary extract, white willow extract and alpha lipolic acid

The invention relates to compositions and formulations comprising isolated acidic fraction of mastic gum and uses thereof for treating impaired neurological functions as well as wound and tissue repair.

The invention discloses healthcare gruel containing a Chinese herbal medicine formula and a preparation method of the healthcare gruel. The healthcare gruel containing the Chinese herbal medicine formula consists of the following components in parts by weight: 200 parts of non-glutinous rice, 100 parts of glutinous rice, 2,000 parts of clear water, 20 parts of honey, 10 parts of vegetable sponge of luffa, 30 parts of seaweed, 30 parts of kelp, 12 parts of peach kernel, 12 parts of cyperus rotundus, 12 parts of boswellia carteri, 10 parts of dried orange peel, 15 parts of mangnolia officinalis, 15 parts of endothelium corneum gigeriae galli, 15 parts of calcined ostrea, 15 parts of bulbus fritillariae thunbergii, 10 parts of lithospermum erythrorhizon, 15 parts of sanguisorba officinalis, 13 parts of curcuma aromatica and 12 parts of cortex moutan. The healthcare gruel containing the Chinese herbal medicine formula has effects of treating and preventing hyperplasia of mammary glands, and has health effects on disease treatment and prevention. Any pigment, additive, chemical component and mineral substance are not added into a production process.

A composition for modulating cytokines to regulate an inflammatory or immunomodulatory response. The composition can include at least one of rosehips, blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, cranberry, rosemary, clove, feverfew, nettle root, artichoke, reishi mushroom, olive extract, green tea extract, grape seed extract, resveratrol, Aframomum melegueta, boswellia serrata extract, boswellia forte, ipriflavone, tocotrienols, evening primrose oil, INM-176, borage oil, krill oil, at least one type of xanthophyll (e.g., astaxanthin), green coffee extract and ferulic acid. Specifically, a composition of the invention can include: rosehips and at least one of blackberry, blueberry, elderberry, and optionally krill oil; or rosehips, resveratrol and at least one of Aframomum melegueta and astaxanthin. Based on the cytokine modulation and cytokine response inhibition of the composition, it can be used to regulate an immunomodulatory and / or inflammatory response, and subsequently treat diseases and / or abnormal conditions associated with inflammatory response, for example, cardiovascular conditions, arthritis, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease.

A composition for modulating cytokines to regulate an inflammatory or immunomodulatory response. The composition can include at least one of rosehips, blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, cranberry, rosemary, clove, feverfew, nettle root, artichoke, reishi mushroom, olive extract, green tea extract, grape seed extract, resveratrol, Aframomum melegueta, boswellia serrata extract, boswellia forte, ipriflavone, tocotrienols, evening primrose oil, INM-176, borage oil, krill oil, at least one type of xanthophyll (e.g., astaxanthin), green coffee extract and ferulic acid. Specifically, a composition of the invention can include: rosehips and at least one of blackberry, blueberry, elderberry, and optionally krill oil; or rosehips, resveratrol and at least one of Aframomum melegueta and astaxanthin. Based on the cytokine modulation and cytokine response inhibition of the composition, it can be used to regulate an immunomodulatory and / or inflammatory response, and subsequently treat diseases and / or abnormal conditions associated with inflammatory response, for example, cardiovascular conditions, arthritis, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease.