Treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and related conditions
Compositions, including formulations, of plants for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and inflammatory and other related conditions, such as arthritis, are disclosed. The formulations consist of one or both of the two herbs Chen Pi ( Citrus reticulata ) and Wu Me...
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| Format | Patent |
| Language | English |
| Published |
28.02.2002
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| Summary: | Compositions, including formulations, of plants for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and inflammatory and other related conditions, such as arthritis, are disclosed. The formulations consist of one or both of the two herbs Chen Pi (
Citrus reticulata
) and Wu Mei (
Prunus mume
), which, according to the invention, possess significant cytokine TNF- inhibitory activity. The formulations also may include one or more of the following herbs which, according to the invention, inhibit PGE
2
: Hou Po (
Magnoliae officinalis
), Huang Bai (
Phellodendron chinense
), Huang Lian (
Coptis chinensis
), Huo Xiang (
Agastaches rugosa
), Pao Jiang (
Zingiberis officinalis
), Qin Pi (
Fraxinus rynchophylla
), and Zhi Gan Cao (
Glycyrhizae inflata
). |
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