USE OF BYAKANGELICIN AND ITS DERIVATIVE, COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME AND METHOD FOR TREATING CATARACT

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel use of byakangelicin and tert-O-methyl byakangelicin for preventing or treating a diabetic or age-related cataract, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or both of the above active compounds and a physiologically suitable carrier. Also provided herein is a method for preventing or treating a cataract by administering an effective amount of said composition into a patient.