Patent ID: 7521467
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: C07D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A process for promoting weight loss and/or suppressing appetite in a mammal by administering an amount of a composition defined as: wherein “R” represents C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, with the provision the R is in the 4 or 5 ring position; wherein “n” represents one of the integers 0, 1 or 2; wherein “B” represents H and “A” represents —OH, —NH or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, said amount of said composition being sufficient to promote weight loss and/or suppress appetite in said mammal, wherein said composition is obtained from at least one of (i) a leafy and/or immature plant part of one or more monocotyledonous plants, (ii) animal tissue or (iii) chemical synthesis.