A composition having at least one of a high antioxidant capacity, an anti-inflammatory effect and/or a DNA protection function is provided. The composition includes an extract from plants of the genus Caesalpinia, for example, Caesalpinia spinosa, also known as Tara. The Tara extract can be included in a nutritional supplement or other delivery vehicle and administered to a subject. Methods for using the composition also are provided.提供一種組成物,其具有以下之至少一者:高抗氧化能力、抗發炎效果、及/或DNA保護功能。該組成物包含一種萃取物,來自蘇木屬(Caesalpinia)植物,如刺雲實(Caesalpinia spinosa),其又名塔拉豆(Tara)。該塔拉豆萃取物能夠被併入營養補充品中、或其他傳輸載體中,來施處至一主體。也提供該組成物之使用方法。
