A unique class of anti-neoplastic compositions are described. The compositions contain certain Chinese medicinal herbs: Panax ginsing, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Angelic sinensis, Astragalus membranaceus, Curcuma zedoaria, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinenisis, Glycyrrhiza uralenisis, Crataegus pinatifida, Hordeum vulgare, Schisandra chinensis, Hedyotis diffusa, Ophiophogon japonicus, and Lobelia chinesis lour. Extensive testing indicates an effective treatment rate of 69.7% and 84.3% when used in combination with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The animal trials conducted demonstrate that the anti-neoplastic compositions increase the activity of NK cells, and reduce and prevent metastasis of tumors under stress conditions.

Anti-neoplastic drug

The present invention relates to a composition containing a Pinelliae Rhizoma and Scutellariae Radix extract as an active ingredient to reduce side effects caused by an anticancer drug, and more particularly, a composition for reducing side effects such as damage to the gastrointestinal tract and a gastrointestinal motility disorder by administering an anticancer drug. The composition of the present invention has an excellent effect of reducing side effects in administration of the anticancer drug through an antioxidative function, and synthesis, secretion and control of the functions of gastrin and serotonin producing gastrointestinal endocrine cells.

COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE INSTITUTE

Composition containing herbal medicine extracts of Pinellia and Scutellaria for reducing side effects due to anticancer drugs

The present invention provides a series of cyclin-dependent protein kinases (Cdks) inhibitors, Scutellaria flavonoid organic amine derivatives, synthesis and use thereof. The preparation method is as follows: taking Baicalein (or Wogonin) from Scutellaria baicalensis as lead compound, mixting it with formaldehyde solution and organic amine compounds based on the molar ratio of 1:1-1.2:1-1.2, adding methanol of duplicate weight than baicalein and reacting at 50-70.degree. C., filtering the sediment and washing and then drying so as to get the product with a content of not less than 97% (weight). Similar to Flavopiridol and P276-00, the activity of baicalein organic amine derivatives inhibiting Cdks has an increase of 50 times compared with that of Baicalin. It can selectively induce apoptosis of the proliferative phase cancer cells, which has scarcely any influence to the normal structure, and it belongs to anticancer drugs of cell cycle inhibitor kind. The product has a rich source of raw materials and has simple process, high purity, low cost, clear metabolic mechanism, high efficiency and low toxicity, which can be made into oral preparations or injections together with acid salts and is expected to become high efficient and low toxicity anti-cancer and AIDS drugs.

Zhang; Shixuan

Bao; Yongming

Sun; Yuming

Li; Kangjian

Zou; Liang

Ma; Jigang

Sun; Xiaodan

Shang; Haiyan

Li; Jing

Cyclin-dependent protein kinases inhibitors of Scutellaria flavonoid organic amine derivatives, synthesis and use thereof