Methods of reducing β-amyloid polypeptides
View Patent ↗The invention features methods of reducing the level of a β-amyloid (Aβ) polypeptide using an Cimicifuga extract. The invention also features methods of producing an active fraction from an extract of Cimicifuga . The invention further features a composition containing an active fraction of a Cimicifuga extract and an article of manufacture containing such a composition.
1. A method of treating a mammal having Alzheimer's disease, said method comprising administering an amount of a Cimicifuga extract, or an active fraction thereof, to said mammal effective for treating Alzheimer's disease in said mammal.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said mammal is a human.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein said extract, or active fraction thereof, is administered orally, intravenously, intracranially, intracerebrally, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, intranasally, or intraperitoneally.
4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein said human is over the age of 60.