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Therapeutic composition containing alpha-linolenic acid and a compound capable of promoting the passage of the acid through the cell membrane, plant extract comprising the acid and the compound, and process for the preparation of the extract

Patent number: 5002767

Abstract: The invention relates to a therapeutic composition containing, as the active principle, .alpha.-linolenic acid and an alcohol of vegetable origin, such as a tocopherol or sitosterol. Preferably, the composition contains other fatty acids and is an organic extract of plants, especially of the Resedaceae family.The invention also relates to the plant extracts as novel products.The therapeutic composition is especially useful as an antiinflammatory.

Type: Grant

Filed: August 24, 1988

Date of Patent: March 26, 1991

Assignee: Laboratories Natura Medica

Inventor: Jean-Pierre Masse