Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – Cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system doai
Reexamination Certificate
2002-05-10
2009-02-10
Padmanabhan, Sreeni (Department: 1617)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Designated organic active ingredient containing
Cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system doai
C514S172000, C424S725000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07488722
ABSTRACT:
Pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating anxiety, comprising betulinic acid or derivatives thereof are provided. Methods for preventing or treating anxiety with betulinic acid or derivatives thereof are also provided. The invention further provides betulinic-acid containing preparations of plants of the family Marcgraviaceae having anxiolytic activity and methods for making such extracts and using them to prevent or treat anxiety in a subject.
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Arnason John T.
Durst Tony
Merali Zulfiquar
Poveda Alvarez Luis J.
Sanchez-Vindas E. Pablo
DLA Piper (LLP) US
Javanmard Sahar
Padmanabhan Sreeni
University of Ottawa
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