Plant extracts for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of hepatitis
OwnerDavid Lavie, Anne Steinbeck-Kloseinventors
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Abstract
The use of extracts from the plant Hypericum perforatum in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of hepatitis C, chronic hepatitis C and related viruses, said pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one extract of the plant Hypericum perforatum and optionally in addition, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable inactive components, selected from, carriers, coatings, diluents and adjuvants.
Claims11
A method for treating hepatitis C in a patient infected with the hepatitis C virus, comprising administering to said patient infected with the hepatitis C virus, on a daily basis for a period of at least three months, between about 1 to about 5 grams of an extract from the plant Hypericum perforatum, said extract having a total hypericin content between about 0.2% and about 0.4% by weight.
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