Patent ID: 7132403
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07C,Y02A

Abstract:
1. An antihelminthic composition which comprises: (a) at least one anthraquinone of the formula: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, R 3 or R 4 is methyl, R 1 acetoxy, O-β-D-glucopyranoside, and R 2 -O-malonyl-(1→6 O-β-D-glucopyranoside groups, which provides antihelminthic activity, R is selected from the group consisting of methyl, hydroxy, hydroxymethyl, COOH, and methyl-O-β-D-glucopyranoside groups, and the halogen is selected from the group consisting of I, F, Br, and Cl, but not 1,2,8-trihydroxy-3-methyl anthraquinone or 1,8-hydroxy-3-R-anthraquinone where R is methyl, hydroxyl, hydroxymethyl or COOH; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition contains between about 1 and 1,000 micrograms of the anthraquinone per milliliter or gram of the carrier.