USE OF EXTRACTS OF PEZIZACEAE IN THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF SENILE CATARACTS

摘要

The invention provides methods for treating and/or preventing the recurrence of a senile cataract, and/or for inhibiting the development of a senile cataract and/or an incipient senile cataract, in a human or animal subject. The invention further provides nutraceutical compositions suited for the same, derived from an extract of truffles (Pezizaceae). The compositions comprise the extract in a therapeutically sufficient amount for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a senile cataract in a human and/or animal subject.