Herbal composition for treating asthma
AssigneeCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research
InventorsRanjan Bhadra, Bikash Chandra Pal, Krishna Das, Samir Bhattacharaya
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Abstract
The invention relates to a novel composition containing an extract obtained from the plant Murraya koenigii and useful for the treatment or providing relief from acute asthma, and a process for the preparation of a lyophilized extract containing active principles of the plant Murraya koenigii, and a method for the treatment of asthma.
Claims23
A pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of asthma, said composition comprising an amount of an extract obtained from the plant Murraya koenigii effective for treating asthma together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable additive;
- wherein said extract is made by a process comprising:
- i) extracting fresh leaves of Murraya koenigii with a solvent to obtain a percolate, said solvent being selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon solvent, a chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent, an alcohol solvent, an ether solvent and an ester solvent,
- ii) separating the percolate from the leaves, and
- iii) removing the solvent from the percolate to obtain said extract;
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- wherein the at least one additive is a powder of a plant selected from the group consisting of Murraya paniculate Linn, Hibiscus abelmoschus, Trachyspenmum ammi, Syzygium aromaticum, Adhatoda vasica Nees and Euphorbia hirta.
A method for the treatment of asthma in a patient in need thereof, said method comprising:
- administering to the patient an amount of a composition comprising an extract obtained from the plant Murraya koenigii obtained by a process comprising:
- i) extracting fresh leaves of Murraya koenigii with a solvent to obtain a percolate, said solvent being selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon solvent, a chlorinated solvent, an ester solvent, an alcohol solvent, water and a buffer;
- ii) separating the percolate from the leaves;
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- iii) removing the solvent from the percolate to obtain said extract.
A pharmaceutical composition having an antioxidant activity, said composition comprising an antioxidant effective amount of an extract obtained from the plant Murraya koenigii together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable additive;
- wherein said extract is made by a process comprising:
- i) extracting fresh leaves of Murraya koenigii with a solvent to obtain a percolate, said solvent is selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon solvent, a chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent and an ether solvent;
- ii) separating the percolate from the leaves;
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- iii) removing the solvent from the percolate to obtain said extract;
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- wherein the at least one additive is a powder of a plant selected from the group of Murraya paniculate Linn, Hibiscus abelmoschus, Trachyspennum ammi, Syzygium aromaticum, Adhatoda vasica Nees and Euphorbium hirta.
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