Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Conjugate or complex
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-08
2001-03-20
Tate, Christopher (Department: 1651)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Conjugate or complex
C424S400000, C514S817000, C514S825000, C514S886000, C514S969000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06203796
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Natural herbs have been used for centuries to alleviate the deleterious effects of numerous types of ailments, as well as the pain and discomfort associated with these ailments. More recently, patents have been granted to herbal remedies that disclose novel combinations of herbs purported to relieve the pain and other debilitating effects of numerous ailments and disorders.
For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 1,298,407 teaches the use of a combination of natural herb oils and other ingredients for relief from catarrh, headache, toothache, sore throat, influenza, and colds. This herbal preparation purports to alleviate pain in the case of certain ailments.
Another example of an herbal remedy is taught in U.S. Pat. No. 3,067,103. Here the use of a
Gardenia florida
seed extract was reported to have enhanced healing properties when applied to soft tissue injuries.
A medical salve useful in treating burns was disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,883,664 which included herbally-derived camphor and pine rosin.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,073,366, an analgesic composition useful in providing temporary relief from the symptoms of arthritis was taught. This composition includes several herbally-derived substances, such as aloe vera gel, camphor, menthol, thymol, eugenol and eucalyptus oil.
Hangay et al, U.S. Pat. No. 5,080,901 teach the use of a composition containing plant extracts from marigold, horse-chestnut, licorice, silver-weed, walnut-tree leaves, lavender resinoid and camomile oil for ailments which exhibit inflammatory and skin irritating effects.
A topical composition for generally relieving aches and pains was disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,223,257. This patent taught using wintergreen and eucalyptus oils, among other ingredients, as a remedy for many non-specific ailments.
However, despite the knowledge of herbal remedies gleamed from centuries of medicinal use, and despite the information publically disclosed in patents and other references, there is still a need for herbal remedies that can serve to give relief from the plethora of human and animal ailments, especially those that are accompanied by pain. Moreover, consumers desire herbal remedies to self-treat the discomfort and pain associated with numerous debilitating ailments.
Moreover, there appears to be no existing all herbal remedy that can quickly ameliorate the pain and discomfort associated with the many common ailments that so many people tolerate ever day, such as soft tissue injuries, arthritis, migraine headaches, bronchitis and non-specific muscular aches and neck and back pain. These commonplace ailments impair the quality of daily life for so many people. In this regard, medical science, with its reliance largely on synthetically manufactured pharmaceuticals, generally offers little assistance. Thus, there remains a need for a natural, all herbal remedy that can quickly and effectively alleviate the pain and discomfort associated with many commonplace ailments.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention features an all herbal compositions useful as a topical therapy to relieve the pain and symptoms of numerous ailments in humans and animals. In particular, the therapeutic compositions of the present invention alleviate the pain and discomfort associated with human ailments, such as arthritis, bronchitis, migraine headaches, facial paralysis, soft tissue injuries, muscular aches and strains, and neck and back pain and strains. In animals, the compositions of the present invention relieve upper respiratory ailments, as well as joint and shin disorders.
There are generally three basic constituents of the all herbal compositions of the present invention. These constituents include an oil derived from oregano, an oil derived from laurel and an oil derived from myrtle. These essential oils are then combined to yield various therapeutic compositions.
Generally, each constituent oil can be varied within the total composition. For humans, the therapeutic composition includes about 60-95 percent oil of oregano, 3-20 percent oil of laurel and 0-15 percent oil of myrtle. For animal use, each constituent oil can be varied from about 35-100 percent volume of oregano oil, from about 0-20 percent volume of laurel oil and from about 0-35 percent volume myrtle oil. Additionally, olive oil can be added to the final mixture. Typically, this non-essential constituent of the therapeutic compositions of the present invention will comprise approximately 2-10 percent of the total volume of the therapeutic mixture. Moreover, the therapeutic compositions can be further combined with other emollients to yield herbal compositions in the form of a cream, lotion, ointment or salve.
Another aspect of the present invention features a method of making the therapeutic compositions. First, the appropriate plants are selected. For use in the present invention, oregano, laurel and myrtle grown in Cyprus, Crete or Greece are preferred. To derive the oil of oregano, all of the plant is used, that is, the leaves, the stems and the seed, whereas to derive the oils of laurel and myrtle, only the leaves are utilized. The overall protocols used to derived the essential oils of oregano, laurel and myrtle are generally either distillation or extraction. For either purification process, the plant matter from oregano, laurel or myrtle are first separately distilled or extracted and then combined in various ratios to yield the all herbal compositions of the present invention.
Finally, therapeutic uses for the all herbal compositions are included in the present invention. These uses include topically administering the therapeutic compositions to a person or animal in need by gently applying the oily mixture in the proximate area of discomfort. After waiting 5-20 minutes the therapeutic composition is then reapplied in the same manner.
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Sheldon & Mak
Tate Christopher
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