Method of using aloe vera as a biological vehicle
US5708038A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K47/46
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for using Aloe vera as a biological vehicle for the delivery of drugs. In one embodiment Aloe vera is used as a biological vehicle to deliver the estrogen, .beta.-estradiol and the androgen, testosterone propionate. The present invention also provides a method of treating symptoms and diseases mediated by hormonal deficiencies or amenable to treatment by hormones using Aloe vera as a biological vehicle.
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