| US 7,501,135 B2 | ||
| Gastric acid secretion | ||
| John Hakkinen, North Stonington, Conn. (US); Roelof Marthinus Horak, Pretoria (South Africa); and Vinesh Maharaj, Pretoria (South Africa) | ||
| Assigned to Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/921,364. | ||
| Application 10/171640 is a division of application No. 09/691582, filed on Oct. 18, 2000, granted, now 6,488,967. | ||
| Application 10/921364 is a continuation of application No. 10/171640, filed on Jun. 17, 2002, granted, now 6,808,723. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 9925457.5 (GB), filed on Oct. 27, 1999. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0079233 A1, Apr. 14, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61K 35/78 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 424—725 [514/925] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A method of reducing gastric acid secretion in an animal, comprising administering to said animal in need thereof an effective
amount of either:
(a) an extract of a plant of the genus Hoodia or Trichocaulon; or
(b) a compound of the formula
 R=an alkyl group containing from one to four carbon atoms;
R1=H, an alkyl group containing from one to four carbon atoms, or an organic ester group;
R2=H, or one or more 6-deoxy carbohydrates, or one or more 2,6-dideoxy carbohydrates, or glucose, or a combination thereof;
and in which the dashed bonds indicate the optional presence of a double bond at the C4-C5 position or the C5-C6 position.
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