Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Bandage structure – Skin laceration or wound cover
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-24
2002-03-05
Lewis, Kim M. (Department: 3761)
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Bandage structure
Skin laceration or wound cover
C602S041000, C602S054000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06353145
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a charcoal containing poultice for application to part of the body of a host.
BACKGROUND
Charcoal, or wood preserved by charring, or prepared by a distillation of a large number of organic materials or bone, has many known beneficial properties, such as an ability to take up toxic or noxious gases, disease germs, fluid toxic wastes and heavy metals, an adsorbent of toxins in the body, and is thus capable of cleansing and healing the body. The scriptures describe the medicinal use of charcoal compresses, such as in applying fomentations to Hezekiah. Activated charcoal is produced by a controlled burning or charring of the starting material, such as wood or bone, and contact with an oxidizing gas, pressurized steam, or a strong acid, to activate or enhance the adsorptive capacity of charcoal by expanding its specific surface area.
As described e.g. in a book by A. Trash et al., Charcoal, Family Health Publications LLC, 1988, charcoal compresses containing in addition to charcoal and cornstarch or flax seed have been known for application to body surfaces on a fabric pad, such as for the treatment or palliation of animal stings and bites. Hops or smartweed is known to be added to the charcoal material of such compresses and stupes, with fresh or dried leaves added to the charcoal material. These compresses can be applied hot, or a heating pad can be applied over them.
Alfalfa is a natural food supplement,a source of a large variety of minerals and proteins and other nutrients, and it is used to alkalize and detoxify the body, acts as a diuretic, antiinflammatory, blood clotting agent, and is useful in digestive disorders.
Goldenseal, along with other herbals, such as aloe vera, anise, barberry, bilberry, black cohosh, burdock, cat's claw, celery, echinacea, fig, garlic, ginger, ginkgo biloba, hawthorn, horsetail, licorice, milk thistle, nettle, red clover, parsley, pau d' arco, pumpkin, red beet, suma and valerian root, is a natural remedy. Herbs like these are generally used as a herbal extract for internal and external applications of the body, in the form of powders, extracts, tinctures, teas, decoctions, syrups, poultices, salves, infusions, ointments and vinegars. Goldenseal, specifically is known as a medicinally useful herb for internal application as an antibiotic, antiinflammatory, and antibacterial agent which increases the efficiency of insulin, and strengthens the immune system, and other benefits.
U.S. Pat. No. 322,664 discloses a method of producing carbonized vegetable matter -referred to as carbon wool- for an antiseptic dressing.
U.S. Pat No. 2,690,415 relates to an odor adsorbent bandage or dressing for covering odoriferous wounds, corpses and other noxious bodies. The bandage has an adhesive coated web such as of gauze, an odor adsorbent material, such as activated carbon.
A number of other U.S. patents, such as U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,453,929; 4,461,099; 4,711,781; 4,728,642; 4,529,623; 4,657,808; 4,715,857; 4,817,594; 4,822,349; 4,928,681; 5,122,407; and 5,759,943 disclose various medicinal, occlusive, and odor- or -fluid adsorbing charcoal plasters or felts, wound dressings, and the like, which can optionally contain metal powders, fluorocarbons, various medicinal ingredients, such as antihypertensives, antirheumatics, vasodilators, Ca antagonists, &bgr;-blockers, antiemetics, antitussives, sedatives, analgesics, antiasthmatics, antiarrhytmics, antihistamines, hormones, antibiotics, cytostatics, and the like.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a wet or a dry poultice in a porous container, of activated charcoal, and (i) ground psillium husk, or (ii) ground flax seed, alfalfa, and goldenseal. The poultice of the present invention optionally further contains smartweed, and optionally a preservative suitably for the flax seed.
The poultice of the present invention provides topically relief from and amelioration of various conditions, such as infections such as sinus infections, or skin and body surface infections, suppurations, abscesses, inflammations, stiff or aching joints, and the like.
REFERENCES:
Total Health Newsletter Apr. 1999 vol. 2 No. 4 Natural Emergency Therapy: Part 4-Poison Antidotes, Apr. 1999.*
Medicinal Herbs Online, Gangrene, www.egregore.com/disease/gangrene.html, 1966.
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