Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – Ester doai
Patent
1988-06-08
1991-01-08
Rollins, John W.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Designated organic active ingredient containing
Ester doai
514557, 514558, 514692, 514724, A61K 3123, A61K 3119, A61K 3120, A61K 31125
Patent
active
049836315
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an agent for treating the skin of domestic animals, especially cows, and in particular the udders and teats thereof.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In order to meet the stringent standards applicable to products of today's sophisticated animal husbandry industry, and in order to maximize productivity, it is of the utmost importance that domestic animals be kept in good shape and that infections and injuries be avoided and prevented.
In the case of cows, there is a special problem resulting from the fact that the udders and the teats of the cows are subjected to heavy strains and that these zones thus easily become swollen and infected. This, in turn, may affect the milk produced which may be contaminated with bacteria and thus declared unfit. Even if there are medicines for curing such diseases relatively quickly, the loss of milk production may nonetheless become significant since, during an infection and some time after it, the cow must go dry. It is therefore desirable to take steps to avoid and prevent the occurrence of such injuries and infections.
Hitherto, several different preparations have been used for different situations in connection with the treatment of the udders of milking cows, such as a disinfectant for destroying bacteria, an ointment for treating swellings and an ointment for treating chapping and wounds. These ointments are however relatively difficult to apply, however, and also often leave a smeary surface.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an agent for treating the skin of domestic animals, especially cows, both for prophylactic reasons and as a continuous cure. The invented agent is in the form of a homogeneous liquid of the following composition, expressed in percent by volume:
The term "soft soap" as used in this context relates to ordinary commercial yellow soap substantially containing tall oil, fatty acids and caustic soda. The term "lower aliphatic alcohol" relates to an alcohol having 1-10 carbon atoms, preferably 1-6 carbon atoms, especially monoalcohols, with special preference for isopropanol. The term "spirit of camphor" relates to an at least 20% solution of camphor in alcohol, which alcohol preferably is the same as the alcohol included in the composition.
In previously known compositions intended to be applied to the skin of humans or animals, lower alcohols in the form of solvents are a commonly used component, as are different oils and fats used as consistency and softening agents. Further, camphor is a known constituent in liniments and thus known in skin-treating contexts. Soap of different kinds has hitherto been used in compositions to be applied to the skin, but there is no prior disclosure of the use of common commercial soft soap.
For the use of soft soap and alcohol, see CH-A 168,879; for the use of spirit of vinegar and alcohol, see H. Enell, H. Thedenius and R. Luhr, Pharmaca Composita, second edition, C & E Gernandts Forlags Aktiebolag, Stockholm 1896, pp. 218 and 405; for the use of peanut oil, see Ullmanns Encyklopadie der technischen Chemie, dritte Auflage, 10. Band, pp. 683 and 693; and for the use of camphor, see SE-A 120,573.
A composition consisting of the majority or all of the components included in the agent of the present invention was not previously known. Thus, the invention provides a new agent which has been found to produce an effect which was not foreseeable on the basis of the individual components included, which when used together in the agent of the invention have proved to coact in a manner to produce an unexpected and valuable effect.
The agent of the present invention is intended for external application to domestic animals, especially cows, and serves both to destroy bacteria and to soften the skin. When the agent is applied to the udder and teats of cows, the blood circulation through these parts increases, so that swellings are caused to disappear and the skin is softened. An efficient way of treating a cow with the agent of the present invention is
REFERENCES:
H. Enell, H. Thedenius, R. Luhr, Pharmaca Composita 2; a uppl., C & E Gernandts Forlags Aktiebolag, Stockholm 1896, pp. 218, 252, 405.
Ullmanns Encyklopadie der technischen Chemie, Dritte Auflage, 10.Band, pp. 683, 699.
R. E. Kirk & D. F. Othmer, Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, vol. 4, pp. 500-551.
The Merck Index, Tenth Ed., pp. 1012-1013.
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