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US 10,206,966 B2Granted
Method for inducing dopamine production of dopaminergic cells
AssigneeChen-Yu Lee
InventorsChen-Yu Lee, Kang-Wei Chang, Chuang-Hsin Chiu, Yan-Chih Liao, Dueng-Yuan Hueng, Yuan-Hao Chen
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Abstract
A method for inducing a proliferation of dopaminergic cells in a subject in need, comprising: administering a herbal medicinal composition to a subject in need, wherein the herbal medicinal composition comprises: Ginseng Radix, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Cinnamomum cassia Presl., and Scutellariae Radix.
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A method for inducing increased dopamine secretion by dopaminergic cells in a subject having Parkinson's disease, comprising:
- (i) providing an herbal medicinal composition, wherein the herbal medicinal composition comprises therapeutically effective amounts of extracts of each of Ginseng Radix, Glycyrrhiza Radix, Zingiber Rhizoma, Cinnamomum cassia Presl., and Scutellariae Radix;
- and wherein the herbal medicinal composition comprises by weight thereof:
- (a) 1.0 to 5.0 parts by weight of the Ginseng Radix extract,
- (b) 1.0 to 5.0 parts by weight of the Glycyrrhiza Radix extract,
- (c) 1.0 to 5.0 parts by weight of the Zingiber Rhizoma extract,
- (d) 1.0 to 5.0 parts by weight of the Cinnamomum cassia Presl. extract, and
- (e) 0.1 to 3.0 parts by weight of the Scutellariae Radix extract;
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- (ii) orally administering the herbal medicinal composition to a subject having Parkinson's disease, in a dosing amount thereof sufficient to induce increased dopamine secretion by dopaminergic cells in the subject.
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A method for treating Parkinson's disease in a subject suffering therefrom, comprising:
- providing an herbal medicinal composition, wherein the herbal medicinal composition comprises therapeutically effective amounts of extracts of each of Ginseng Radix, Glycyrrhiza Radix, Zingiber Rhizoma, Cinnamomum cassia Presl., and Scutellariae Radix;
- and wherein the herbal medicinal composition comprises by weight thereof:
- (a) 1.0 to 5.0 parts by weight of the Ginseng Radix extract,
- (b) 1.0 to 5.0 parts by weight of the Glycyrrhiza uralensis Radix extract,
- (c) 1.0 to 5.0 parts by weight of the Zingiber officinale Rhizoma extract,
- (d) 1.0 to 5.0 parts by weight of the Cinnamomum cassia Presl. extract, and
- (e) 0.1 to 3.0 parts by weight of the Scutellariae Radix extract;
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- orally administering the herbal medicinal composition to a subject having Parkinson's disease, in a dosing amount thereof sufficient to induce increased dopamine secretion by dopaminergic cells in the subject, thereby treating said Parkinson's disease in the subject.
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