The present invention relate to a novel synergistic composition of lignans exhibiting anticancer activities for breast, cervix, neuroblastoma, colon, liver, lung, mouth, ovary and prostate cancer obtained from the plant extract of Cedrus deodra, said composition comprising of (-)-Matairesinol in the range of 9 to 13% by weight, (-)-Wikstromol in the range of 75 to 79% by weight, Dibenzylbutyrolactol in the range of 7 to 11% by weight, and Unidentified material in the range of 2.6 to 3% by weight; further, the synergistic composition of lignan is used in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers for inhibiting growth of various human cancer cell lines selected from breast, cervix, neuroblastoma, colon, liver, lung, mouth, ovary and prostate tissues.

The present invention provides a method for treating and/or preventing hepatic disease conditions in a subject mammals including human beings, said method comprising the steps of administering to the mammal an effective dosage of composition comprising 2'-p-Hydroxy benzoyl mussaenosidic acid from plant Vitex negundo optionally as individual or in combination with one or more pharmaceutically additives.

The present invention relate to a novel synergistic composition of lignans exhibiting anticancer activities for breast, cervix, neuroblastoma, colon, liver, lung, mouth, ovary and prostate cancer obtained from the plant extract of Cedrus deodra, said composition comprising of (-)-Matairesinol in the range of 9 to 13% by weight, (-)-Wikstromol in the range of 75 to 79% by weight, Dibenzylbutyrolactol in the range of 7 to 11% by weight, and Unidentified material in the range of 2.6 to 3% by weight; further, the synergistic composition of lignan is used in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers for inhibiting growth of various human cancer cell lines selected from breast, cervix, neuroblastoma, colon, liver, lung, mouth, ovary and prostate tissues.

Pharmaceutical composition and a method useful for treating immunodeficiency in animals or human beings, said composition comprising effective amount of the extract obtained from any part of plant Cryptolepis buchanani, either as such or its individual constituents singly or in composition with each other, optionally associated with pharmaceutically acceptable additives.