Medicinal plant extracts and their bioactives from Alpinia, Magnolia, Kochia and Piper/Pepper are disclosed herein in combination or alone in regulating homeostasis of chondrocytes, extracellular matrix, articular cartilage, and phenotype of arthritis that lead to enhanced anabolic functions of chondrocytes, increased renewal/rebuilding/regeneration of extracellular matrix and articular cartilage, and improved phenotype of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Medicinal plant extracts and their bioactives from Alpinia, Magnolia, Kochia and Piper/Pepper are disclosed herein in combination or alone in regulating homeostasis of chondrocytes, extracellular matrix, articular cartilage, and phenotype of arthritis that lead to enhanced anabolic functions of chondrocytes, increased renewal/rebuilding/regeneration of extracellular matrix and articular cartilage, and improved phenotype of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

In one aspect, the present invention discloses a composition of forsythia suspensa component and an optional panax ginseng component that can be used safely, efficiently and consistently to achieve antiviral, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and/or immunity boosting effects, including forsythin, forsythin derivatives, and the composition of forsythin and phillygenin for the prevention and treatment of diseases associated with human cytomegalovirus infection, such as simple human cytomegalovirus infection or for patients infected by human cytomegalovirus during prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, tumors, bums or AIDS or during a process of organ transplantation or during the perinatal period. In another aspect, this application provides a process for preparing the composition of forsythia suspensa and panax ginseng components is simple, suitable for industrial production and easy to popularize.

In one aspect, the present invention discloses a composition of forsythia suspensa component and an optional panax ginseng component that can be used safely, efficiently and consistently to achieve antiviral, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and/or immunity boosting effects, including forsythin, forsythin derivatives, and the composition of forsythin and phillygenin for the prevention and treatment of diseases associated with human cytomegalovirus infection, such as simple human cytomegalovirus infection or for patients infected by human cytomegalovirus during prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, tumors, bums or AIDS or during a process of organ transplantation or during the perinatal period. In another aspect, this application provides a process for preparing the composition of forsythia suspensa and panax ginseng components is simple, suitable for industrial production and easy to popularize.

The present invention relates to a method for producing an alcohol-reduced or alcohol-free composition of at least one alcohol-containing plant extract by means of membrane filtration using cyclodextrin.

The present invention relates to a method for producing an alcohol-reduced or alcohol-free composition of at least one alcohol-containing plant extract by means of membrane filtration using cyclodextrin.

The invention relates to a novel furan-containing sesquiterpene with the structure shown in Formula (X). (X) It can be obtained from the bark of the Melicope latifolia tree in relatively high concentration and has been found to have antibiotic properties.

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The invention relates to a novel furan-containing sesquiterpene with the structure shown in Formula (X). (X) It can be obtained from the bark of the Melicope latifolia tree in relatively high concentration and has been found to have antibiotic properties.

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The invention describes a combination of at least one aromatase inhibitor selected from the group of chemical-synthetic aromatase inhibitors and aromatase inhibition exhibiting extracts of soya beans and rapeseed, respectively, and at least one plant extract that contains one or more active ingredient substance(s) extracted from the plant, which is(are) selected from the group of 5α reductase type I and/or type II inhibitors and androgen receptor blockers, said combination being contained for example in a composition and having special properties for influencing hair growth. Uses of this combination are also described.

The invention describes a combination of at least one aromatase inhibitor selected from the group of chemical-synthetic aromatase inhibitors and aromatase inhibition exhibiting extracts of soya beans and rapeseed, respectively, and at least one plant extract that contains one or more active ingredient substance(s) extracted from the plant, which is(are) selected from the group of 5α reductase type I and/or type II inhibitors and androgen receptor blockers, said combination being contained for example in a composition and having special properties for influencing hair growth. Uses of this combination are also described.