Claims
- 1. A composition useful as an edible supplement for alleviating the symptoms of arthritis for oral consumption by mammals, said composition comprising at least on one member of the group consisting of cartilage add vitreous humor derived from warm blooded animals and containing water-insoluble Type II collagen, which has been separated from non-Type II collagen containing tissue and has been sterilized without changing the original structure of the Type II collagen.
- 2. Composition of claim 1 containing at least 0.01 gram of animal tissue.
- 3. Composition of claim 2 containing at least 0.1 g of animal tissue.
- 4. Composition of claim 2 in the form of a suspension in a liquid medium.
- 5. Composition of claim 2 in the form of a supplement to solid food.
- 6. Composition of claim 1 wherein the animal tissue is poultry tissue.
- 7. Composition of claim 5 wherein the poultry tissue is chicken tissue.
- 8. Composition of claim 1 wherein the animal tissue is bovine cartilage.
- 9. Composition of claim 1 wherein the animal tissue is bovine vitreous humor.
- 10. Composition of claim 4 wherein the liquid medium is a fruit juice.
- 11. Composition of claim 4 wherein the liquid medium is milk.
- 12. Composition of claim 5 wherein the solid food is a dairy product.
- 13. Composition of claim 5 wherein the solid food is a meat product.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation in-part of application Ser. No. 202,723 filed 28 Feb. 1994, U.S. Pat. No. 5,529,786.
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