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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2002
Hsiao Chang Chan, Shatin, HK;
Jing Mei Song, Richmond, VA (US);
Paul Pui-hay but, Tai Po, HK;
Yiu WA Chung, Ma On Shan, HK;
Hsiao Chang Chan, Shatin, HK;
Jing Mei Song, Richmond, VA (US);
Paul Pui-Hay But, Tai Po, HK;
Yiu Wa Chung, Ma On Shan, HK;
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, HK;
Abstract
The invention provides methods for treating medical conditions caused by abnormal chloride ion flux with compositions containing active ingredients isolated from the traditional Chinese medicine Bao-Ji-Wan (BJW). The compositions comprise any one, two, or three of the following: magnolol, honokiol, imperatorin, isoimperatorin or only magnolol, honokiol, imperatorin, isoimperatorin and a physiologically acceptable carrier. In preferred embodiments, the medical conditions include disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, such as diarrhea and constipation.