Patent ID: 7670632

Claim:
A method of treating a mammal for atherosclerosis comprising administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a triterpene moiety attached to a monoterpene moiety having a molecular formula according to: wherein, a) R 1 and R 2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C5 alkyl, and an oligosaccharide; b) R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, C1-C5 alkyl, C1-C5 alkylene, C1-C5 alkyl carbonyl, a sugar, and a monoterpene group; and c) the formula further comprises R 4 , wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, C1-C5 alkyl, C1-C5 alkylene, C1-C5 alkyl carbonyl, a sugar, C1-C5 alkyl ester, and a monoterpene group, and wherein R 4 may be attached to the triterpene moiety or the monoterpene moiety; wherein, a) R 1 is an oligosaccharide comprising N-acetyl glucosamine, fucose and xylose; and b) R 2 is an oligosaccharide comprising glucose arabinose and rhamnose; or wherein, a) R 1 is an oligosaccharides comprising N-acetyl glucosamine, fucose and xylose; and b) R 2 is an oligosaccharides comprising glucose arabinose and rhamnose or a mixture thereof in a pharmacologically acceptable medium.