use of an extract of the plant species siphonochilus aethiopicus, composition, and use of a compound

摘要

USE OF AN EXTRACT FROM THE PLANT SPECIES SIPHONOCHILUS AETHIOPICUS, COMPOSITION, AND USE OF A COMPOUND The invention provides the use of at least one selected plant from plants of the Zingiberaceae family, in the preparation of a medicine for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of allergic diseases . The plant is optionally selected from the genera Siphonochilus, Kaempferia, Cienkowskia and Cienkowskiella, and the species is optionally selected from Siphonochilus aethiopicus, Siphonochilus natalensis, Kaempferia aethiopica, Kaempferia natalensis, Kaempferia ethelae, Cienkiakelakia and Ekthiakiakia Aka. Allergic disease is selected from asthma and atopy.