AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE ISOLATION OF ARJUNIC ACID FROM THE BARK OF THE TREE TERMINALIA ARJUNA AND THE USE OF THIS COMPOUND IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER

摘要

The present invention provides an improved process for the isolation of oleane compounds from the bark of Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.). More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved process for the isolation of arjunic acid and its derivates from the bark of Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.). The present invention further provides the identification of arjunic acid [1] and its derivatives as anticancer agent useful in the treatment of various types of cancer in humans.