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Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Plant material or plant extract of undetermined constitution... – Containing or obtained from hypericum

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A method for inhibiting the formation or persistence of brain amyloid deposits in a patient, including administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of plant matter from a plant of the genusHypericum, speciesperforatum.

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