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US 2003/0157159 A1Published application
Prevention and treatment of digestive tract infections
OwnerLanny Udell Franklin, Julio L. Pimentelinventors
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Abstract
Prevention and treatment of digestive tract infections in humans and animals by orally administering a single terpene, a terpene mixture or a liposome-terpene(s) composition before or after the onset of a gastro-intestinal infection. Such infections may include traveler's diarrhea, ulcers, anthrax and other bacterial and parasitical infections.
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A method to prevent or treat digestive tract infections by orally ingesting a solution or composite comprising a terpene, a mixture of terpenes or a liposome-terpene(s) combination with or without a surfactant, before or after the onset of said digestive infection;
- and said method comprising biocidal terpenes whose biocidal properties synergistically increase when two or more terpenes are present in the same composition.
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