Patent ID: 9011937
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of treating a neurological condition in a subject comprising: administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising an extract of Nerium species or of Thevetia species in an effective amount to treat said neurological condition, wherein the extract comprises as major components at least one steroid and at least one triterpene extracted from the Nerium species or Thevetia species, comprises less than 1% wt. of polysaccharide extracted from the Nerium species or Thevetia species, and the extract excludes oleandrin and neriifolin, wherein the neurological condition is selected from the group consisting of Huntington's disease, stroke, a taupathy or a condition having an etiology associated with excessive proteolysis of amyloid beta precursor protein, with accumulation of amyloid beta protein in the synapses of the neurons of a subject, with formation of amyloid fibrils in the synapses of the neurons of a subject, or with formation of amyloid plaques in the synapses of the neurons of a subject, wherein the neurological condition excludes Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis.