USE OF EXTRACTS OF THE GENUS CIMICIFUGA AS ORGANOSELECTIVE MEDICINES FOR TREATING DISEASES OF THE GENITOURINARY TRACT CAUSED BY SEX HORMONES

摘要

The present invention relates to extracts from Cimicifuga species and particularly from Cimicifuga racemosa, which are suited for producing a ready-formulated drug for the selective treatment and/or prophylaxis of sexual hormone-related disorders of the uro-genital tract. The extracts in accordance with the invention are moreover suited for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of post-menopausal urinary bladder infections. They are furthermore indicated for the treatment of benign and malignant prostate hyperplasies.