METHOD AND PRODUCT USING STURGEON NOTOCHORD FOR ALLEVIATING THE SYMPTOMS OF ARTHRITIS

摘要

This invention provides a composition comprising notochord and extracts thereof in therapeutic amounts. The invention more specifically relates to a method of treating arthritis in mammals, more particularly rheumatoid arthritis in humans through the enteral administration of notochord, notochord extracts or mixtures thereof. In a preferred embodiment, collagen obtained from sturgeon is enterally administered to a human at from 1.0 mu g to 1.05 gms per day.