Herbal remedies for treating allergies and asthma
AssigneeMount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University
InventorsXiu-Min Li, Hugh A. Sampson
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Abstract
The present invention provides herbal compositions that can prevent or reduce the severity, intensity, or duration of allergic and/or asthmatic symptoms and/or can prevent or delay the development of an allergic or asthmatic response to an antigen. The compositions may optionally include one or more adjuvants, cytokines, encapsulating materials, or pharmaceutical carriers or excipients, and may be administered prior to, during, or after the development of allergic or asthmatic symptoms in sensitized individuals. Alternatively or additionally, the compositions may be administered prior to sensitization to a particular antigen; preferably substantially concurrently with exposure to the antigen.
Claims51
A composition comprising active components of at least herbs Fructus Pruni Mume, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungean, Heba cum Radice Asari, Rhizoma Coptidis, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, Radix Lteralis Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Ginseng, and Radix Angelicae Sinensis.
A composition comprising active components of at least herbs Fructus Pruni Mume, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungean, Heba cum Radice Asari, Rhizoma Coptidis, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, Radix Lteralis Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Ginseng, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Ganoderma lucidum.
A composition comprising active components of Ganoderma lucidum.
A composition comprising active components of Ganoderma ludicum and one other herb selected from the group consisting of Fructus Pruni Mume, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungean, Heba cum Radice Asari, Rhizoma Coptidis, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, Radix Lteralis Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Ginseng, and Radix Angelicae Sinensis.
A composition comprising active components of Ganoderma ludicum, Fructus Pruni Mume, and Radix Angelicae Sinensis.
A composition comprising an aqueous extract of Fructus Pruni Mume, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungean, Heba cum Radice Asari, Rhizoma Coptidis, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, Radix Lteralis Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Ginseng, and Radix Angelicae Sinensis.
A composition comprising an aqueous extract of Fructus Pruni Mume, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungean, Heba cum Radice Asari, Rhizoma Coptidis, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, Radix Lteralis Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Ginseng, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Ganoderma lucidum.
A composition comprising an aqueous extract of Ganoderma lucidum.
A composition comprising an organic solvent extract of Fructus Pruni Mume, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungean, Heba cum Radice Asari, Rhizoma Coptidis, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, Radix Lteralis Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Ginseng, and Radix Angelicae Sinensis.
A composition comprising an organic solvent extract of Fructus Pruni Mume, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungean, Heba cum Radice Asari, Rhizoma Coptidis, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, Radix Lteralis Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Ginseng, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Ganoderma lucidum.
A composition comprising an organic solvent extract of Ganoderma lucidum.
A composition comprising active components of at least herbs Fructus Pruni Mume, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungean, Heba cum Radice Asari, Rhizoma Coptidis, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, Radix Lteralis Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Ginseng, and Radix Angelicae Sinensis prepared by grinding and drying the herbs.
A composition comprising active components of at least herbs Fructus Pruni Mume, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungean, Heba cum Radice Asari, Rhizoma Coptidis, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, Radix Lteralis Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Ginseng, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Ganoderma lucidum prepared by grinding and drying the herbs.
A composition comprising active components of an herb Ganoderma lucidum prepared by grinding and drying the herb.
A composition comprising active components of at least herbs Huang Qing, Ku Sen, and Ling Zhi.
A composition comprising one or more herbs, the composition characterized in that, when the composition is administered to an individual suffering from asthmatic symptoms, at least one of the symptoms is reduced in severity or duration.
A composition comprising MSSM-002.
A composition comprising MSSM-001.
A method of reducing allergic symptoms by administering to an individual suffering from such symptoms an effective amount of the MSSM-001 formulation.
A method of reducing allergic symptoms by administering to an individual suffering from such symptoms an effective amount of the MSSM-002 formulation.
A method of reducing allergic symptoms by administering to an individual suffering from such symptoms an effective amount of the active components of at least herbs Huang Qing, Ku Sen, and Ling Zhi.
A method of identifying herbs useful in treating allergies, the method comprising step of:
- providing herbs;
- contacting an animal model of allergies with the herbs;
- and
- assessing the animal's response to an antigen.
An herbal composition wherein administration of the herbal composition to an animal model of allergy results in a decrease in allergic signs and symptoms.
An herbal composition wherein administration of the herbal composition to an animal model of allergy results in a decrease in IgE levels.
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