Ephedra Extract Stripped of Ephedrine Alkaloids, Method for Producing Same And Use of Same

Title of the Invention

Ephedra Extract Stripped of Ephedrine Alkaloids, Method for Producing Same And Use of Same

Patent Holder

Tokiwa Phytochemical Co., Ltd.
The Kitasato Institute
Director-General of the National Institute of Health Sciences

Inventor

Tsutomu Shimada, Jinwei Yang, Yuka Koike

Patent No.

JP6,781,881

Filing Date

2014. 11. 19

Registration Date

2020. 10. 21

Abstract

Provided is an ephedra extract stripped of ephedrine alkaloids, i.e., an ephedra extract from which ephedrine alkaloids have been removed, and a method for producing an ephedra extract stripped of ephedrine alkaloids. Also provided are an antineoplastic/antimetastatic agent, a pain inhibitor, and an anti-influenza virus drug that include said ephedra extract as an active ingredient.