Anti-depression pharmaceutical composition containing Polygala extract
US7175861B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P25/24
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition contains a therapeutically effective amount of an active ingredient, in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent for the active ingredient, in which the active ingredient is i) a polar solvent extract of Polygala, the polar solvent being water or a mixture of water and methanol or ethanol; ii) an aqueous fraction resulting from an extraction of the polar solvent extract with an organic solvent; iii) an organic eluate by introducing the polar solvent extract or the aqueous fraction into a reverse phase chromatography column, and eluting the column with water and an organic solvent; or iv) a filtrate having a molecular mass less than 30000 in the organic eluate.
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