Title:
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS, CONTAINING, AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT, MIXTURE OF CURCUMA LONGA AND LICORICE EXTRACTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/069506
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of menopausal symptoms, which contains, as an active ingredient, a mixture of Curcuma longa and licorice extracts. Specifically, the licorice may be heat-roasted licorice, but is not limited thereto, and the mixture of Curcuma longa and licorice extracts increases estrogen activity in human breast cancer cells (MCF-7), inhibits lipid accumulation in human liver cancer cells (HepG-2), and has effects of inhibiting lipid accumulation, suppressing weight gain, and improving liver protective activity and blood lipid concentration in animal models with menopausal hyperlipidemia induced through a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet after ovariectomy, and therefore, the mixture of Curcuma longa and licorice extracts of the present invention can be advantageously used as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of menopausal symptoms.
Inventors:
KO KYUNG-NAM (KR)
KO BYOUNG SEOB (KR)
PARK IN SIL (KR)
RYUK JIN AH (KR)
GO HIROE (KR)
LEE HYE WON (KR)
KO BYOUNG SEOB (KR)
PARK IN SIL (KR)
RYUK JIN AH (KR)
GO HIROE (KR)
LEE HYE WON (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2016/011736
Publication Date:
April 27, 2017
Filing Date:
October 19, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AGRICULTURAL CORP JEJUHAWANGULGUM CO LTD (KR)
KOREA INST ORIENTAL MEDICINE (KR)
KOREA INST ORIENTAL MEDICINE (KR)
International Classes:
A61K36/9066; A23L33/105; A61K36/484
Foreign References:
JP2003113117A | 2003-04-18 | |||
KR100360674B1 | 2002-11-13 | |||
KR101515915B1 | 2015-04-29 | |||
JP2006325457A | 2006-12-07 |
Other References:
WIDECOVERAGE ONLINE NEWS TEAM: "Danggijakyaksan, Being Effective for Improvement of Blood Circulation During Menopause", 16 April 2015 (2015-04-16), Retrieved from the Internet
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SON, Min (KR)
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