Patent ID: 6261606
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
A composition isolated from Saltbush having hypoglycemic or hypolipidemic activity, wherein said composition is prepared by a process comprising the steps of:(a) mixing water extracts obtained from Saltbush with a mixture of polar organic solvents selected from the group consisting of ethanol, methanol and acetonitrile, and a non polar organic solvent selected from the group consisting of butanol, chloroform and hexane, to produce a suspension;(b) allowing the suspension to first separate into a non-polar phase and a polar phase, and then collecting the polar phase;(c) subjecting the polar phase to an ethanol extraction, whereby an active eluate is collected; and(d) subjecting the active eluate from (c) to a methanol extraction to obtain an active eluant composition.