Herbal compositions and methods for treating hepatic disorders
View Patent ↗Herbal compositions and their use in the prevention and/or treatment of hepatitis are provided The herbal compositions comprise an extract of flowers, leaves, and roots from the plant genera Cordia, Annona , and Curcuma , respectively, wherein the specific species are Cordia lutea, Annona muricata and Curcuma longa.
1. An herbal composition for treating hepatic disorders, formulated as an oral tablet or capsule, comprising a hepatoprotective amount of Cordia lutea , wherein Cordia lutea is the flowers or extracts thereof, and one or more selected from the group consisting of Annona muricata or Curcuma longa , or both, wherein Annona muricata is the leaves or extracts thereof; wherein Curcuma longa is the roots or extracts thereof.
2. The herbal composition of claim 1 , comprising both Annona muricata leaves and Curcuma longa roots, or an extract thereof.
3. The herbal composition of claim 1 , wherein the Cordia lutea comprises Cordia lutea flowers or an extract of Cordia lutea flower and either Annona muricata leaves or Curcuma longa roots, or both.
4. The herbal composition of claim 3 , wherein the hepatoprotective amount of Cordia lutea flowers and either Annona muricata leaves or Curcuma longa roots, or both, comprises an extract of Annona muricata leaves or Curcuma longa roots or both.
5. The herbal composition of claim 2 , wherein the hepatoprotective amount of Cordia lutea flowers, Annona muricata leaves and Curcuma longa roots comprises extracts of Cordia lutea flowers, Annona muricata leaves and Curcuma longa roots.
6. The herbal composition of claim 5 , wherein the extracts of Cordia lutea flowers, Annona muricata leaves and Curcuma longa roots are present in a weight ratio of about 1:1:1 to about 8:1:1, respectively.
7. The herbal composition of claim 5 , wherein the extracts of Cordia lutea flowers, Annona muricata leaves and Curcuma longa roots are present in a weight ratio of about 1:0.025-1:0.025-1, respectively.
8. The herbal composition of claim 5 , wherein the extracts of Cordia lutea flowers, Annona muricata leaves and Curcuma longa roots are present in a weight ratio of about 8:1:1, respectively.
9. The herbal composition of claim 8 , wherein the extracts are hydroalcoholic extracts.
10. An herbal composition for treating hepatic disorders, formulated as an oral tablet or capsule, comprising a hepatoprotective amount of Cordia lutea , wherein Cordia lutea is the flowers or extracts thereof, said composition having hepatoprotective properties.
11. The herbal composition of claim 10 , wherein the extract is a hydroalcoholic extract.