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Composition and methods for treating Alzheimer's disease and other amyloidoses

US6939570B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 1998
Grant dateSep 6, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P43/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A pharmaceutical agent for treating an amyloid disease such as Alzheimer's Disease that includes a therapeutically effective amount of an extract obtained from the inner bark or root tissue of a plant of the genus Uncaria, species tomentosa, wherein the weight percentage of plant extract in the agent is in the range of from about 70% to about 95%.

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