| abstract |
A composition having a mixture of active estrogenic compounds is provided. The mixture is in chemically pure form. The mixture is bound estrone, bound aquilin, bound Δ 8,9 -dehydroestrone, bound 17α-estradiol, bound 17α-dihydroequilin, bound 17β-dihydroequiline, bound 17β-estradiol, bound aquil Renin, binding 17α-dihydroequilenin, and salts of binding 17β-dihydroequilenin. The mixture also includes the same essential estrogen compounds as are present in naturally occurring horse's bound estrogens. Drugs comprising the composition are also provided, and methods of using these drugs to treat mammals in need thereof are provided. Also provided is a method of analyzing a mixture comprising binding estrogens. |