Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Conjugate or complex
Patent
1996-12-10
1998-11-17
Naff, David M.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Conjugate or complex
514 3, 514 4, 514323, 514369, 514635, 514680, 514884, 552271, A61K 3578, A61K 3828, A61K 3112, C07C 5018
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active
058372555
ABSTRACT:
The use of extracts from Harungana or Vismia spp. or anthracenone compounds harunganin and vismin contained therein or isolated therefrom as hypoglycemic agents, as well as methods for obtaining the hypoglycemic agents are described. According to a preferred embodiment, the extracts are derived from H. madagascariensis. As hypoglycemic agents, the extracts or anthracenone compounds harunganin and vismin are useful for treating insulin-dependent (type I) and non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetes.
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Inman Wayne DeWald
Luo Jian
Kerr Janet M.
Naff David M.
Shaman Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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