| abstract |
The invention relates to ecdysone derivatives, pharmaceutical drugs containing the same or the salts thereof, also in the form of a plant extract or a nutritional supplement, and to the use of ecdysone derivatives, ecdysteroids for the human and veterinary treatment and prophylaxis of age-related diseases, particularly osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, incontinence and obesity, particularly the lipotoxic effect, arteriosclerosis, heart diseases, particularly cardiac insufficiency, hypertension, particularly the metabolic syndrome, anemia, hyperandrogenemia, menopausal continence disorders, menopausal hot flashes associated with a hyperstimulation of the hypothalamic gonadropin-releasing hormone pulse generator, menopausal and climacteric ailments (women) or andropausal ailments (men), and age-typical skin conditions, particularly cellulite, alopecia, and wound healing. |