USES OF NORTH AMERICAN GINSENG FRACTIONS FOR TREATING LEUKEMIA

摘要

The invention is directed to a method of treating hematological malignancies by administering to the subject ginseng fractions from North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium). The present invention can be used to activate the proliferation of hemopoietic cells in a patient in need of treatment, or as a therapeutic targeted at conditions characterized by hematological malignancy, such as an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, lymphocytes, multiple myeloma, etc. The invention also includes a method of treating leukemia by activating the proliferation of natural killer (NK) cells and monocytes in the bone marrow and the spleen of the patient by administering at least one ginseng fraction selected from the group consisting of CVT-E002, PQ.sub.2, PQ.sub.223 and purified fractions from CVT-E002, PQ.sub.2 and PQ.sub.223. The present invention may be used to treat the hematological malignancy or as a supplement for patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy.