US2012114773A1PendingUtilityA1

ESTROGENIC EXTRACTS OF Ligustrum lucidum Ait. of the Oleaceae Family AND USES THEREOF

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Assignee: COHEN ISAACPriority: Aug 8, 2007Filed: Dec 12, 2011Published: May 10, 2012
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Inventors:Isaac Cohen
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Abstract

Extracts of various species of the Moraceae family have estrogenic properties. For example, aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Ligustrum lucidum Ait . of the Oleaceae Family possess estrogenic properties in both ERα+ and ERβ+ cells. These estrogenic effects include estrogen response element (ERE) stimulation as well as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) repression. Methods are provided for treating climacteric symptoms, breast and/or uterine cancer, and osteoporosis.

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1 . A plant extract composition, comprising an extract of a plant species selected from the taxonomic species  Ligustrum lucidum Ait . of the Oleaceae Family. 
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the extract is either an aqueous or ethanolic extract. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the extract is an ethanolic extract. 
     
     
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