US 6,586,022 B2 · Therapeutic agent for treating ulcerative colitis

Abstract

An ulcerative colitis treating therapeutic agent which is very effective in repairing damaged tissues of ulcerative colitis and yet has no need of fear of side effects as those of steroids is provided. It is an therapeutic agent for treating ulcerative colitis which has peony root, especially, dry powders of peony root, or a Chinese medicine formulation containing peony root as an active ingredient. It is also an therapeutic agent for treating ulcerative colitis which has, as an active ingredient, an infused dry extract of peony root, an infused dry extract of a Chinese medicine formulation containing peony root, or especially an infused dry extract of Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San, Dang-Gui-Shao-Yao-San, Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang, or Gui-Zhi-Fu-Ling-Wan.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A method for treating ulcerative colitis comprising administering an infused dry extract of a member of the group consisting of Jia-Wei-Xioa-Yao-San, Dang-Gui-Shao-Yao-San, Gui-Zhi-Fu-Ling-Wan, and mixtures thereof in a daily effective dose, wherein the infused dry extract contains peony root as an active ingredient.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/924,539Filed 9 Aug 2001 · division

Priority

JP 9-3166294 Nov 1997

Published

US 2002/0025351 A128 Feb 2002

Granted

1 Jul 2003

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

A61K 36/65
Magnoliopsida: paeoniaceae , e.g. Chinese peony
A61P 1/00
Drugs for disorders of the alimentary tract or the digestive system
A61P 1/04
Drugs for disorders of the alimentary tract or the digestive system: for ulcers, gastritis or reflux esophagitis, e.g. antacids, inhibitors of…
A61P 29/00
Non-central analgesic, antipyretic or antiinflammatory agents

Therapeutic agent for treating ulcerative colitis

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Therapeutic agent for treating ulcerative colitis

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Abstract

Claims10