Patent ID: 6746694
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of asthma, said composition comprising an amount of an extract obtained from the plant Murraya koenigii effective for treating asthma together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable additive;wherein said extract is made by a process comprising: i) extracting fresh leaves of Murraya koenigii with a solvent to obtain a percolate, said solvent being selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon solvent, a chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent, an alcohol solvent, an ether solvent and an ester solvent, ii) separating the percolate from the leaves, and iii) removing the solvent from the percolate to obtain said extract; and wherein the at least one additive is a powder of a plant selected from the group consisting of Murraya paniculate Linn, Hibiscus abelmoschus, Trachyspenmum ammi, Syzygium aromaticum, Adhatoda vasica Nees and Euphorbia hirta.