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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2008
Gerda Fouche, Pretoria, ZA;
Vinesh Jaichand Maharaj, Pretoria, ZA;
Xolani Mthembu, Mahube Valley, ZA;
Louis Ackerman, Pretoria, ZA;
Marina Van Der Merwe, Pretoria, ZA;
Gerda Fouche, Pretoria, ZA;
Vinesh Jaichand Maharaj, Pretoria, ZA;
Xolani Mthembu, Mahube Valley, ZA;
Louis Ackerman, Pretoria, ZA;
Marina Van Der Merwe, Pretoria, ZA;
CSIR, , ZA;
Abstract
The invention provides the use of an extract of a plant of the genusand at least one compound selected from quercitin-3'-O-glucoside, trans-3-O-galloyl-3,3′,5,5′,7-pentahydroxyflavan, taxifolin-3′-O-glucoside, catechin and epicatechin in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The mode of action is by a route selected from blocking the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone by inhibiting the 5α-reductase enzyme or by reducing oxidative stress or both.