Anti-arthritic herbal composition and method thereof
AssigneeCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research
InventorsPuchpangadan Palpu, Rao Venkateswara, Govindarajan Raghavan, Ojha Kumar, Rawat Singh, Reddy Dayanand, Mehrotra Shanta
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Abstract
The invention provides a novel herbal composition for treatment of arthritis and inflammation. The herbal composition comprises a therapeutically effective combination of extracts obtained from the plants Terminalia chebula, Pluchea lanceolata, Desmodium gangeticum, Vitex negunto and Zingiber officinale, optionally along with pharmaceutically acceptable additives. The invention further comprises methods of making the herbal composition and methods of use for the treatment of arthritis and inflammation.
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A composition comprising a combination of plant extracts, wherein said combination comprises at least one plant extract derived from Terminalia chebula, at least one plant extract derived from Pluchea lanceolata, at least one plant extract derived from Desmodium gangeticum, at least one plant extract derived from Vitex negundo, and at least one plant extract derived from Zingiber officinale.
A method for preparing a composition comprising a combination of plant extracts, wherein said combination comprises at least one plant extract derived from Terminalia chebula, at least one plant extract derived from Pluchea lanceolata, at least one plant extract derived from Desmodium gangeticum, at least one plant extract derived from Vitex negundo, and at least one plant extract derived from Zingiber officinale, comprising:
- (a) drying plant material derived from Terminalia chebula, Pluchea lanceolata, Desmodium gangeticum, Vitex negundo, and Zingiber officinale to produce dried plant material;
- (b) combining said plant material with an aqueous solution of alcohol to form a mixture;
- (c) filtering said mixture to form an aqueous solution;
- (d) subjecting said solution to a concentration step;
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- (e) lyophilizing the product of step (e).
A method for treating arthritis or inflammation comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition, wherein said composition comprises at least one plant extract derived from Terminalia chebula, at least one plant extract derived from Pluchea lanceolata, at least one plant extract derived from Desmodium gangeticum, at least one plant extract derived from Vitex negundo, and at least one plant extract derived from Zingiber officinale
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