Patent ID: 8536224

Claim:
A method of treating prostate enlargement comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of: i) abscisic acid; ii) a compound of structure 1 wherein R 1 is selected form the group consisting of ethynyl, ethenyl, cyclopropyl, and trifluoromethyl, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a lower alkyl, and R 1 is in a cis- relationship to the alcoholic hydroxyl group; a compound of structure 2 wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a lower alkyl; or a compound of structure 3 wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a lower alkyl; wherein a cis- or trans- double bond is at a 2 nd position of a side chain, a trans- double bond or a triple bond is at a 4 th position of the side chain, the alcoholic hydroxyl groups have S—, R— or an R,S— mixture stereochemistry, and the lower alkyl is an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms in a straight or branched chain; or iii) isomeric forms, racemic mixtures, enol forms, solvated forms, unsolvated forms, prodrugs, ester derivatives, ether derivatives, or salts thereof.