Inhibitor of inflammatory conditions
The invention relates to Boswellia frereana and particularly an extract of same for treating a range of inflammatory disorder or conditions selected from the group comprising: psoriasis, demyelinating neurological disorders including multiple sclerosis, all forms of muscular dystrophy especially Duchenne muscular dystrophy, sepsis, sepsis syndrome, osteoporosis, ischemic injury, graft vs. host disease, reperfusion injury, asthma, diabetes, cancer, myelogenous and other leukemias, psoriasis and cachexia, Alzheimer's Disease, acetylcholinesterase mediated disorders, retinal disorders, neurological, retinal, and muscular disorders.
1. A method of treating a disorder or condition selected from the group consisting of: psoriasis, demyelinating neurological disorders including multiple sclerosis, all forms of muscular dystrophy especially Duchenne muscular dystrophy, sepsis, sepsis syndrome, osteoporosis, ischemic injury, graft vs. host disease, reperfusion injury, asthma, diabetes, cancer, myelogenous and other leukemias, cachexia, Alzheimer's Disease, acetylcholinesterase mediated disorders, retinal disorders, neurological disorders, muscular disorders, and a combination thereof in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of an alcohol extract of Boswellia frereana , wherein said extract comprises epi-lupeol or a salt thereof, and wherein the extract is devoid of boswellic acids.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said extract comprises one or more of the following: β-amyrin, α-amyrin, α-phellandrene dimers, α-thujene, and α-phellandrene, and isomers or salts thereof.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said extract comprises one or more of the following: β-amyrin, α-phellandrene dimers, and isomers or salts thereof.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said extract is a methanol extract.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said extract is an ethanol extract.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the muscular dystrophy is Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
7. A method of treating a disorder or condition selected from the group consisting of: psoriasis, demyelinating neurological disorders including multiple sclerosis, all forms of muscular dystrophy, sepsis, sepsis syndrome, osteoporosis, ischemic injury, graft vs. host disease, reperfusion injury, asthma, diabetes, cancer, myelogenous and other leukemias, cachexia, Alzheimer's Disease, acetylcholinesterase mediated disorders, retinal disorders, neurological disorders, muscular disorders, and a combination thereof in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient:
a. an effective amount of an alcohol extract of Boswellia frereana , wherein said extract comprises epi-lupeol or a salt thereof, and wherein the extract is devoid of boswellic acids;
b. a composition comprising an effective amount of an alcohol extract of Boswellia frereana , wherein said extract comprises epi-lupeol or a salt thereof, and wherein the extract is devoid of boswellic acids; or
c. a combination therapeutic comprising:
i.) an effective amount of an alcohol extract of Boswellia frereana , wherein said extract comprises epi-lupeol or a salt thereof, and wherein the extract is devoid of boswellic acids; and
ii.) an additional therapeutic.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said extract comprises one or more of the following: β-amyrin, α-amyrin, α-phellandrene dimers, α-thujene, and α-phellandrene, and isomers or salts thereof.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein said extract comprises one or more of the following: β-amyrin, α-phellandrene dimers, and isomers or salts thereof.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein said extract is a methanol extract.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein said extract is an ethanol extract.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the muscular dystrophy is Duchenne muscular dystrophy.