use of gallic acid derivatives as anti-inflammatory and - methods for their isolation from galphimia glauca

摘要

The invention concerns pharmaceutical preparations containing at least one of the following compounds as an active ingredient either alone or in any desired combination: gallic acid, methyl gallate and compounds of the general formula - -IMAGE - -R1 R2 R3 R4 -1 galloyl galloyl galloyl H -2 galloyl digalloyl galloyl H -3 galloyl galloyl digalloyl H -4 digalloyl galloyl galloyl H -5 galloyl galloyl galloyl galloyl -with galloyl signifying the radical -IMAGE-and diagalloyl signifying the radical -IMAGE- and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, ethers and esters thereof. The invention further relates to a method for isolating the aforementioned compounds from the plant Galphimia Glauca. The drugs according to the invention are effective antiphlogistic agents.