Phytoestrogenic compositions for preventing or treating symptoms associated with menopause
AssigneeNatural Endotech Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae-Soo Kim, Bo-Yeon Kwak, Kwontaek Yi, Jaekyoung Lee
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a menopausal symptom, comprising cinnamic acid, shanzhiside methylester or a mixture thereof as an active ingredient. The composition of the present invention exhibits an excellent estrogenic activity, and is effectively utilized for treating or preventing diverse menopausal symptoms generated by estrogen deficiency during perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause.
Claims19
A method for alleviating one or more symptoms of menopause which comprises administering to a woman suffering from one or more menopausal symptoms induced by estrogen deficiency, and selected from the group consisting of sexual pain disorder, vaginal dryness, sleep disorder, mental awareness problem, arthralgia, osteoporosis, indigestion, urinary incontinence, fatigue, hot flashes caused from vasomotor instability, facial flushing, night sweat, palpitations, depression, anxiety, and irritability, a pharmaceutical composition having phytoestrogenic activity and consisting of:
- (a) a therapeutically effective amount of cinnamic acid, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of shanzhiside methylester;
- and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
A method for alleviating one or more symptoms of menopause, which comprises administering to a woman suffering from one or more menopausal symptoms induced by estrogen deficiency, and selected from the group consisting of sexual pain disorder, vaginal dryness, sleep disorder, mental awareness problem, arthralgia, osteoporosis, indigestion, urinary incontinence, fatigue, hot flashes caused from vasomotor instability, facial flushing, night sweat, palpitations, depression, anxiety, and irritability, a food composition having phytoestrogenic activity and consisting of:
- (a) a therapeutically effective amount of cinnamic acid in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of shanzhiside methylester;
- and (b) a food.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.