| abstract |
The present invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical composition from a giant palm (roystonia legia) fruit and a method for producing the same for preventing and / or treating alopecia and hirsutism, as well as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostatitis. It is about. The composition of the present invention comprises free fatty acids and / or ester mixtures thereof within the range of 8 to 28 carbon atoms, in particular 8 to 18 carbon atoms, and more specifically 8, 10, 12, 14, Saturated straight chain free fatty acids having 16 and 18 carbon atoms and monounsaturated fatty acids having carbon atoms at 16: 1 and 18: 1. The process of the present invention for preparing the above-mentioned composition comprises drying and pulverizing the fruit with selective base hydrolysis, and then selectively extracting in an organic solvent. |