Ginger metabolites and uses thereof
The present application generally relates to the use of metabolites of ginger and analogs thereof for the treatment and prevention of diseases, including but not limited to, cancer.
1. A method of treating lung cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising the steps of: administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having the formula:
wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 2, 4, 6 and combinations thereof.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of administering a compound having said formula includes the step of including a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate of said formula.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said compound is in an isolated or purified form.
4. A method of treating colon cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising the steps of: administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having the formula:
wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 2, 4, 6 and combinations thereof.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of administering a compound having said formula includes the step of including a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate of said formula.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein said compound is in an isolated or purified form.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein n is 2.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein n is 4.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein n is 6.
10. The method of claim 4 , wherein n is 2.
11. The method of claim 4 , wherein n is 4.
12. The method of claim 4 , wherein n is 6.