Composition for treating bone loss
AssigneeKing Faisal University
InventorsBasem Mohamed Abdallah, Enas Mohamed Ali
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Abstract
The composition for treating bone loss is an alcoholic extract of Lavandula atriplicifolia plant flowers and leaves. The composition is prepared by extracting dried Lavandula plant flower and leaf powder in ethanol or methanol for at least 4 hours in a Soxhlet apparatus. The Lavandula atriplicifolia extract acts by both stimulating osteogenesis and inhibiting adipogenesis. The composition may be used to form drug compositions for treating bone loss.
Claims9
A composition for treating bone loss, comprising an extract of a Lavandula atriplicifolia plant and an orally acceptable carrier selected from the group consisting of a tablet, a capsule, a powder, and a suspension, wherein the extract of the Lavandula atriplicifolia plant is obtained by a method comprising:
- providing fresh flowers and leaves of the Lavandula atriplicifolia plant;
- drying the fresh flowers and leaves of the Lavandula atriplicifolia plant to obtain dried plant materials;
- crushing the dried plant materials to obtain a plant powder;
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- extracting the plant powder in a solvent using a Soxhlet apparatus to obtain a resulting extract.
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