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Anti-depression pharmaceutical composition containing polygala extract

US7223425B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 2004
Grant dateMay 29, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2025

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  • 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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