Details for Patent: 5,795,911

Title:	Composition for treating Condyloma acuminata
Abstract:	A composition for a treatment of HPV-infected Condyloma acuminata which comprises containing tea catechin as a main component. This medication has no danger of side-effects and may be easily applied to or inserted in the infected area by the patient themselves.
Inventor(s):	Cheng; Shu Jun (Beijing, CN), Wang; De Chang (Beijing, CN), Hara; Yukihiko (Fujieda, JP)
Assignee:	Cancer Institute (Hospital), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (Beijing, CN) Mitsui Norin Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
Filing Date:	Apr 10, 1997
Application Number:	08/835,920
Claims:	1. A method of treating Condyloma acuminata caused by human papillomavirus, comprising applying to an infected area on a human a composition which comprises a tea catechin as a main component in an amount effective for treating Condyloma acuminata. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the composition is in the form of an ointment or a suppository. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said composition is in the form of an ointment having 5-20% by weight of tea catechin. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said composition is in the form of a suppository having 100-500 mg of the tea catechin in a capsule. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said tea catechin comprises (-)-epigallocatechin. 6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the tea catechin is in an amount of 12-18% by weight. 7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the tea catechin is in an amount of 15% by weight. 8. The method according to claim 3, wherein the capsule contains 200-300 mg of the tea catechin. 9. The method according to claim 4, wherein the capsule contains 250 mg of the tea catechin. 10. The method according to claim 3, wherein the ointment contains vaseline as a base to form a cream. 11. The method according to claim 3, wherein the ointment is applied to external genital organs. 12. The method according to claim 4, wherein the suppository is applied to the vagina of a human. 13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the infected area is the vagina. 14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the infected area is an external genital organ. 15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the infected area is the cervix.