Abstract: There is described a method for the treatment or prevention of menopausal symptoms or osteoporosis wherein there is administered to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the isotlavone formononetin, or a method for the treatment or prevention of menopausal symptoms wherein there is administered to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the isoflavone daidzein, the isotlavone being optionally administered with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvants, carriers and/or excipients. Therapeutic uses and compositions/foods are also described, comprising daidzein or formononetin optionally in association with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvants, carriers, food components and/or excipients.

Abstract: Processes for the production of isoflavones are described wherein plant material from plants of the genus leguminosae are contacted with water, an enzyme which cleaves isoflavone glycosides to the aglucone form and a C2-C10 organic solvent, so as to form a combination, incubating the combination for a time sufficient to allow isoflavones of the aglucone form to partition into the organic solvent component, and thereafter recovering isoflavones from the organic solvent component.

Abstract: There is described a method for the treatment or prevention of menopausal symptoms or osteoporosis wherein there is administered to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the isoflavone formononetin, or a method for the treatment or prevention of menopausal symptoms wherein there is administered to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the isoflavone daidzein, the isoflavone being optionally administered with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvants, carriers and/or excipients. Therapeutic uses and compositions/foods are also described, comprising daidzein or formononetin optionally in association with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvants, carriers, food components and/or excipients.

Abstract: There is described a method for the treatment or prevention of menopausal symptoms or osteoporosis wherein there is administered to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the isoflavone formononetin, or a method for the treatment or prevention of menopausal symptoms wherein there is administered to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the isoflavone daidzein, the isoflavone being optionally administered with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvants, carriers and/or excipients. Therapeutic uses and compositions/foods are also described, comprising daidzeii or formononetin optionally in association with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvants, carriers, food components and/or excipients.

Abstract: Processes for the production of isoflavones are described wherein plant material from plants of the genus leguminosae are contacted with water, an enzyme which cleaves isoflavone glycosides to the aglucone form and a C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 organic solvent, so as to form a combination, incubating the combination for a time sufficient to allow isoflavones of the aglucone form to partition into the organic solvent component, and thereafter recovering isoflavones from the organic solvent component.