Therapeutic composition including phenolic compounds derived from opuntia littoralis
AssigneeKing Faisal University
InventorsHeba Ibrahim Abd El-Moaty, Hairul-Islam Mohamed Ibrahim, Zainab Hussain Almansour, Rabab Salem Hamad
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Abstract
A therapeutic composition including phenolic compounds derived from Opuntia littoralis (OL) includes an extract of Opuntia littoralis and lutein. The Opuntia littoralis extract can be formed by extracting an Opuntia littoralis plant powder with an alcohol to provide an Opuntia littoralis alcohol extract (OLAE) including the phenolic compounds. In an embodiment, the therapeutic composition can be effectively used as an analgesic for the treatment of pain, as an anti-inflammatory, as a treatment for immunological disorders, and/or as a treatment for oxidant conditions.
Claims5
A method of providing antioxidant activity in a subject, comprising:
- administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition to a subject in need thereof;
- wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutic composition and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient;
- and
- wherein the therapeutic composition includes phenolic compounds derived from Opuntia littoralis, comprising:
- an alcoholic extract of Opuntia littoralis;
- and
- lutein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.