University of Strathclyde

Phyto Corporation Limited

Chaman Lal Anand

William Howard Stimson

Alexander Irvine Gray

Peter George Waterman

Solomon Habtemariam

Solomon Habtemarium

The invention provides compositions comprising uscharin and the use of uscharin to combat cell proliferation for example in the treatment of cancer. Administration of uscharin may kill or reduce the growth rate of cancer cells and may also be of application in other medical conditions presenting symptoms of excessive or uncontrolled cell proliferation. The composition may be administered by any convenient route and formulated accordingly. The composition may be administered locally or generally and may be suitably dissolved and/or suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid carrier medium.

Pharmaceutical composition containing uscharidin or its analogues

Use of stereoisomeric glycosidic compounds of formula (I) as pharmaceutical agents against psoriasis, compounds therefor and pharmaceutical formulations thereof wherein R,and R,are independently selected from &mdash;H, &mdash;OH, (1) and (2) and related esters and ethers thereto; R,is selected from &mdash;H, (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) and related esters and ethers thereto; R,is (9); R,is selected from the group &mdash;CH,, &mdash;CHO, &mdash;COOH, &mdash;CH,OH and related esters and ethers thereto; R,is selected from &mdash;OH, (10), (11), (12), (13) and (14) in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of disease involving hyperproliferation of dermis cells.

Use of stereoisomers of calendula gylcosides for the treatment of psoriasis

A method and compound for the treatment of disease involving hyperproliferation of dermis cells is provided. In particular, compounds isolated from the species of plants known as calendula have been found to be beneficial in the treatment of psoriasis. An extract of plant material obtained from,has been found to be advantageous as an active compound in medicaments for use in the treatment of psoriasis.

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