Abstract: A method is provided for inhibiting tumor growth by administering to a subject an effective tumor-inhibiting amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of phytic acid, phytate salt, an isomer or hydrolysate of phytic acid or phytate salt, or a mixture of any combination thereof. The preferred method of administration is by oral dosages of about 2 to 4 grams/kilogram bodyweight per day.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 10, 1988
Date of Patent:
August 28, 1990
Assignees:
Linus Pauling Institute of Science & Medicine, Robert Sabin
Inventors:
Robert Sabin, Raxit Jariwalla, Stephen Lawson
Abstract: A method is provided for treating Alzheimer's Disease by administering to a subject an effective symptom-alleviating amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of phytic acid, phytate salt, an isomer or hydrolysate of phytic acid or phytate salt, or a mixture of any combination thereof. The preferred method of administration is by oral dosages of about 1/2 to 3 grams/kilogram bodyweight per day.