Antiviral agents from plant extracts and use for treatment...

A - Human Necessities – 61 – K

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

A61K 9/20 (2006.01) A61K 9/48 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2271622

This invention relates to compositions derived from Chinese herbal medicines, medicinal plants and extracts thereof, and to their use for the treatment of animals infected with viruses, especially with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). More specifically, the compositions of the present invention are derived from various Chinese herbal medicines or medicinal plants which have a long history of human consumption. The compositions of the invention are obtained through specific techniques and have demonstrated outstanding efficacy for treating human HBV carriers and hepatitis C patients. Compositions according to the invention have also exhibited in vitro antiviral activities against murine leukemia virus (MuLV) and HIV. HIV is the virus known to cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans and AIDS presents special problems to the medical community which the present invention addresses.

Cette invention concerne des compositions qui sont dérivées de médicaments chinois à base d'herbes, de plantes médicinales ainsi que d'extraits de ces plantes. Ces compositions peuvent être utilisées dans le traitement d'animaux souffrant d'infections par des virus, notamment par le virus de l'hépatite B (VHB), le virus de l'hépatite C (VHC) et le virus d'immunodéficience humaine (VIH). D'une manière plus précise, les compositions décrites dans la présente invention sont dérivées de médicaments chinois à base d'herbes et de plantes médicinales qui sont depuis longtemps utilisés par les hommes. Ces compositions, qui sont obtenues à l'aide de techniques spécifiques, possèdent une efficacité remarquable dans le traitement de porteurs humains du VHB et de patients souffrant de l'hépatite C. Ces compositions possèdent en outre une activité antivirale in vitro contre le virus de la leucémie murine (MuLV) et contre le VIH. Il est de notoriété publique que le VIH est le virus qui déclenche le syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise (SIDA) chez les personnes, et cette invention est destinée aux problèmes spéciaux et relatifs au SIDA que rencontre le corps médical.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for Canadian inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Antiviral agents from plant extracts and use for treatment... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Antiviral agents from plant extracts and use for treatment..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Antiviral agents from plant extracts and use for treatment... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFCA-PAI-O-2042470

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.