Patent ID: 6465020
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic composition for treating prostate and bladder cancer, comprising:a chemopreventively and chemotheropeutically effective amount of a garlic extract comprising allicin, diallyl disulfide and diallyl trisulfide, wherein the garlic extract is prepared by adding garlic to vegetable oil to form a garlic and vegetable oil composition, removing water moisture from the garlic and vegetable oil composition by adding anhydrous sodium sulfate, and separating the garlic extract from the garlic and vegetable oil composition and wherein the garlic and vegetable oil composition is aged for 4 to 6 days before removing the water moisture and the garlic extract has a specific gravity of 0.906 to 0.913, an acidity of 1.0, a saponification number of 163 to 180, and an iodine number from 94 to 106.