Extraction fraction containing polymer condensation tannin obtained from ephedra extract or ephedrine alkaloids-free ephedra herb extract, and method of producing the same and use thereof
The Kitasato Institute
Director-General of the National Institute of Health Sciences
Matsuyama University
Tokiwa Phytochemical Co., Ltd.
Zeria Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Tsutomu Shimada, Jinwei Yang, Yuka Koike
JP 7544322
2022. 12. 28
2024. 8. 26
The present invention relates to an extract fraction containing polymeric condensed tannins with a weight-average molecular weight of 45,000 or more derived from Ephedra extract or from ephedrine alkaloids-free Ephedra Herb extract (EFE), a method for producing the same, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the extract fraction. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is useful as an anticancer drug, an antimetastatic drug, and an anti-influenza virus drug.