Claims
- 1. A therapeutic composition comprising a herbal mixture formed by Boswelia carterii stem resin, Styrax benzoin stem resin, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark, Curcuma zedoaria root, Syzygium aromaticum fruit, Nardostachys chinensis root, Betula alba bark, Impatiens balsamina bark, Costus spicatus root, Allilum sativum bulb, Cyperus rotundus root and Hyssopus officinalis in amounts effective to produce a physiological benefit in combination with an amount of sodium chloride effective to substantially promote the digestibility and storage stability of the composition.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the sodium chloride is in an amount ranging from about 1% to about 20% by weight based on the total weight of the herbal mixture and the sodium chloride.
- 3. The composition according to claim 1, wherein by weight based on the total weight of the herbal mixture, the herbal mixture comprises from about 1.5% to about 75% Boswelia carterii stem resin; from about 1.5% to about 75% Styrax benzoin stem resin; from about 0.7% to about 35% Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark; from about 0.6% to about 30% Curcuma zedoaria root; from about 0.6% to about 30% Syzygium aromaticum fruit; from about 0.6% to about 30% Nardostachys chinensis root; from about 1.5% to about 75% Betula alba bark; from about 1.5% to about 35% Impatiens balsamina bark; from about 0.4% to about 25% Costus spicatus root; from about 0.4% to about 25% Allilum sativum bulb; from about 0.4% to about 25% Cyperus rotundus root; and from about 9% to about 15% Hyssopus officinalis.
- 4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the sodium chloride is in an amount ranging from about 3% to about 5% by weight based on the total weight of the herbal mixture and the sodium chloride.
- 5. The composition of claim 1 wherein by weight based on the total weight of the herbal mixture, the herbal mixture comprises about 14.1% Boswelia carterii stem resin; about 14.1% Styrax benzoin stem resin; about 6.3% Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark; about 5.5% Curcuma zedoaria root; about 5.5% Syzygium aromaticum fruit; about 5.5% Nardostachys chinensis root; about 14.1% Betula alba bark; about 14.1% Impatiens balsamina bark; about 3.9% Costus spicatus root; about 3.9% Allilum sativum bulb; about 3.9% Cyperus rotundus root; and about 9.0% Hyssopus officinalis.
- 6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises about 3% sodium chloride by weight based on the total weight of the sodium chloride and the herbal composition.
- 7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the sodium chloride is in the form of sea salt.
- 8. The composition of claim 7 wherein the sea salt is obtained from Dead Sea.
- 9. The composition of claim 1 further comprising at least one of a pharmaceutically acceptable additive, excipient, and filler.
- 10. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is in an oral dosage form selected from the group consisting of capsule, tablet and sachet.
- 11. The composition of claim 10 wherein each unit dosage of the composition comprises about 90 mg Boswelia carterii stem resin; about 90 mg Styrax benzoin stem resin, about 40 mg Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark; about 35 mg Curcuma zedoaria root; about 35 mg Syzygium aromaticum fruit; about 35 mg Nardostachys chinensis; about 90 mg Betula alba bark; about 90 mg Impatiens balsamina bark; about 25 mg Costus spicatus root; about 25 mg Allilum sativum bulb; about 25 mg Cyperus rotundus root; about 58 mg Hyssopus officinalis and sodium chloride in an amount ranging from about 1% to about 10% by weight based on the total weight of the herbal mixture and sodium chloride.
- 12. The composition of claim 10 wherein each unit dosage of the composition comprises about 1000 mg herb mixture.
- 13. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is in the form of oral caplet.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/471,975, which was filed on May 19, 2003.
Provisional Applications (1)
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