This invention provides 2-phenyl-2-hydroxy-cyclohexane-carboxylic acid and 2-cyclohexyl-2-hydroxy-cyclohexane-carboxylic acid as highly effective choleretic agents. The administration of effective dosages of these compounds by various routes results in marked choleresis.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of my copending application, Ser. No. 632,563, filed Apr. 21,1967, for "2-Hydroxycyclohexane-Carboxylic-2-Substituted Acids, Basic Esters Thereof AND Salts Showing A Choleretic And Antispactic Activity", now abandoned. A separate divisional application Ser. No. 71360, has been filed on Sept. 11, 1970, directed to the esters.
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an extract or combination of extracts having an antiviral, antibacterial, or immunomodulating property, wherein the extract or combination of extracts is obtained from a combination of plants wherein at least one plant is selected from each of the genuses Labiatae, Caprifoliaceae, and Oleaceae. A preferred extract is obtained from Radix scutellaria, Flos lonicera, and Fructus forsythiae. The present invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising baicalin, chlorogenic acid and forsythiaside in isolated and purified form. The present invention further provides certain novel derivatives of baicalin, chlorogenic acid and forsythiaside. The present invention additionally provides processes for preparing the extracts as well as baicalin, chlorogenic acid, and forsythiaside in isolated and purified forms.
