Abstract: New extracts of Marsdenia cundurango Reichenbach fil., processes for preparing them, antitumor agents comprising them, compositions containing them and methods of treating tumor with them are described herein in which the extracts consist essentially of the portion of Marsdenia cundurango Reichenbach fil. which is soluble in lower alcohols and in chlorinated hydrocarbons other than carbon tetrachloride and is insoluble in aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 18, 1980
Date of Patent:
March 16, 1982
Assignee:
Kenyaky Yogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Inventors:
Den-ichi Mizuno, Hiroshi Mitsuhashi, Shigeru Abe, Koji Hayashi