Patent ID: 7727560
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a disorder or a complication associated with cancer in a subject having cancer comprising administering an effective amount of a water-soluble Canavalia ensiformis extract to said subject, wherein the disorder or the complication is selected from the group consisting of hepatitis, hemopoietic disorder, platelet disorder, and renal disease and whereby the soluble Canavalia ensiformis extract is prepared by a process comprising grinding Canavalia ensiformis seeds into a crude powder, salting in a solution containing greater than 30% sodium chloride, stirring the solution for approximately 4 hours to form a first precipitate, collecting the first precipitate, dissolving the first precipitate to obtain a suspension, adding ammonium sulfate to the suspension to form a second precipitate, collecting the second precipitate, dissolving the second precipitate in water for 4 hours to obtain the water-soluble Canavalia ensiformis extract.