Patent ID: 6117844
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A method of treating a warm-blooded vertebrate suffering from a disease of viral origin, said method comprising the step of administering orally or parenterally to said vertebrate a therapeutically effective amount of an antiviral composition comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of oleuropein which is a compound of the formula ##STR8## wherein R.sub.1 is 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl and R is glucosyl, deesterified oleuropein of Formula I above wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of deesterified oleuropein, and other esters of formula I wherein R.sub.1 is derived from substantially non-toxic physiologically compatible alcohols, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefor.