US4931277A
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Capsicum and populas useful for the treatment of alcoholic toxicomania
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-05-12
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Granted: 1990-06-05
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Expires: 2007-05-12
Abstract
Abstract Medicaments for treatment of alcoholic toxicomania comprise at least one extract of vegetable origin, particularly those obtained by maceration, decoction and/or infusion in an aqueous alcoholic solvent of Capsicum peppers and/or bark or wood of Populus poplars. Preferably, the medicaments comprise mixtures containing 80% of extracts of Capsicum pepper and 20% of Populus extract formed by a mixture of small molecular weight molecules among which the predominant species exhibits a specific maximum absorption spectrum of 280 nm.
Inventors
- 👤 Michel Fontaine
- 👤 Marc Bonneau
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:13
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K36/00; A61K36/18; A61K36/185; A61K36/81; A23; A23V; A23V2002/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
A method for treating alcoholic toxicomania comprising administering to a patient suffering from alcoholic toxicomania an effective amount of a composition containing an effective amount of an extract selected from extracts of the group consisting of the genus Capsicum, the genus Populus, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
45 words
A method for treating alcoholic toxicomania comprising administering to a patient suffering from alcoholic toxicomania an effective amount of a composition containing an effective amount of an extract selected from extracts of the group consisting of the genus Capsicum, the genus Populus, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the extract of genus Capsicum is obtained by a process selected from the group consisting of maceration, decoction, infusion, and combinations thereof, in an aqueous alcohol solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method according to claim 2 wherein the composition contains 13.9 mg of dry active ingredient per ml of solvent, said dry material consisting of a mixture of molecules of molecular weight not greater than 300 D and which respectively exhibit a spectral absorption maximum at wavelengths of 225 nm, 265 nm, 280 nm, and 450 nm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the extract of genus Populus is obtained by a process selected from the group consisting of maceration, decoction, infusion, and combinations thereof, in an aqueous alcohol solution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method according to claim 4 wherein the composition contains 19.2 mg of specific dry material per ml of solvent, said dry material consisting of a mixture of molecules of molecular weight not greater than 300 D and which respectively exhibit a spectral absorption maximum at wavelengths of 225 nm, 280 nm, 360 nm, 520 nm, and 545 nm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises 80% extract of cayenne pepper of the genus Capsicum and 20% of extract of Populus.
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