Effective substance from plants belonging to the Labiatae family

US4088659A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Sujata V. Bhati · Karwar, IN
• Noel De Souza · Mumbai, IN
• Horst Dornauer · Yellandu, IN
• Bani K. Bhattacharya · Yellandu, IN
• Alihusein N. Donadwalla · Yellandu, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 1976
• Grant date: May 9, 1978
• Expiry date: Dec 17, 1996

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07D311/92
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Extraction processes are described resulting in the isolation of a pharmacologically active substance from a plant of the Labiatae family. Chemical and physical properties of this compound are given in the specification. Because of its vasodilating and blood pressure lowering effect the compound is useful as a drug for the treatment of hypertension.