Patent ID: 8247001

Claim:
A therapeutically effective amount of an alcohol extract composition of Cassia obtusifolia seeds or cassia tora seeds for use in the treatment of obesity and related metabolic and liver diseases comprising: i) at least 2% aurantio-obtusin as determined by hplc analysis; ii) at least 0.2% obtusifolin as determined by hplc analysis; iii) at least 25% total anthraquinone glycoside as determined by spectrophotometry; iv) said aurantio-obtusin and said obtusifolin being present in a ratio between 5:1 and 30:1; and said extract being absent of lipo-soluble gums and water soluble gums and being selectively purified by at least a factor of 50 as compared to unextracted Cassia obtusifolia seeds or cassia tora seeds.