United States Patent
US Patent 4698360: Plant extract with a proanthocyanidins content as…
US 4698360 · granted 1987-10-06
Abstract
The invention provides a method for preventing and fighting the harmful biological effects of free radicals in the organism of warm blooded animals and more especially human beings, namely cerebral involution, hypoxia following atherosclerosis, cardiac or cerebral infarction, tumour promotion, inflammation, ischaemia, alterations of the synovial liquid, collagen degradation, among others. The method consists in administering to said animals and especially to human beings an amount, efficient against said effects, of a plant extract with a proanthocyanidins content which has a radical scavenger effect, the extract being in the form of a medicament and coming more especially from the bark of conifers.
| Patent Number | 4698360 |
|---|---|
| Title | Plant extract with a proanthocyanidins content as therapeutic agent having radical scavenger effect and use thereof |
| Filed | 1985-04-09 |
| Granted | 1987-10-06 |
| Inventor(s) | Masquelier; Jack |
| Assignee | Horphag Overseas Ltd. |
| Number of Claims | 16 |
Abstract
The invention provides a method for preventing and fighting the harmful biological effects of free radicals in the organism of warm blooded animals and more especially human beings, namely cerebral involution, hypoxia following atherosclerosis, cardiac or cerebral infarction, tumour promotion, inflammation, ischaemia, alterations of the synovial liquid, collagen degradation, among others. The method consists in administering to said animals and especially to human beings an amount, efficient against said effects, of a plant extract with a proanthocyanidins content which has a radical scavenger effect, the extract being in the form of a medicament and coming more especially from the bark of conifers.
Claim 1
A method for preventing and fighting the harmful biological effect of free radicals in a warm blooded animals, including a human being, comprising administering the extractedproanthocyanidin content from a plant containing same, said extract having a bioavailable radical scavenger effect, to an animal exposed to said free radicals in an amount effective to reduce said harmful free radical effect, said extractedproanthocyanidin content being incorporated into a pharmaceutically acceptable medicament.
Claims
16 totalA method for preventing and fighting the harmful biological effect of free radicals in a warm blooded animals, including a human being, comprising administering the extractedproanthocyanidin content from a plant containing same, said extract having a bioavailable radical scavenger effect, to an animal exposed to said free radicals in an amount effective to reduce said harmful free radical effect, said extractedproanthocyanidin content being incorporated into a pharmaceutically acceptable medicament.