Patent ID: 11911428
Assignee: nan
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method of treating a coronavirus infection, comprising:
a) preparing a sesquiterpene lactone-containing extract comprising the steps of:
i) treating a whole plant of Ambrosia maritima with a polar organic solvent in which one or more sesquiterpene lactones is soluble;
ii) evaporating the polar organic solvent to produce a crude extract;
iii) subjecting the crude extract to chromatography using a second organic solvent to obtain a purified extract of said one or more sesquiterpene lactones;
iv) collecting fractions of the individual one or more sesquiterpene lactones to form said sesquiterpene lactone-containing purified extract from step a)-iii); and,
b) adding a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to said sesquiterpene lactone-containing extract to form a pharmaceutical composition; and,
c) administering an effective amount of said pharmaceutical composition to a patient with a coronavirus infection;
wherein the coronavirus infection is SARS-CoV-2.