THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION COMPRISING BAICALIN AS ACTIVE INGREDIANT

• Main Authors: CHO, DAE HYUN, CHOI, KI HWAN, LEE, YUN HEE, KIM, JOO IL, YUN, JAE SUK, CHUNG, SOO YOUN, CHOI, SOO YOUNG, OH, SEI KWAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.01.2008
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

A therapeutic agent comprising baicalin is provided to inhibit and treat drug abuse and addiction formed by administration of narcotic anodynes or narcotics, and improve safety and efficiency of drug abuse treatment, so that it is useful for inhibition of drug abuse and addiction symptoms including place dependence, crawling behavior and head-twitch. A therapeutic agent for drug abuse and addiction formed by administration of narcotic anodynes or narcotics comprises baicalin extracted from Scutellariae radix extract as an effective ingredient, wherein the narcotic anodynes or narcotics include serotonin causing head-twitch behavior or morphine causing place dependence; the Scutellariae radix extract is prepared by extracting Scutellariae radix with hot water; the therapeutic agent inhibits head-twitch caused by serotonin; and the daily dosage of the baicalin is 8-16 mg/kg.