Methods and apparatus to prevent, treat, and cure the symptoms of nausea caused by chemotherapy treatments of human cancers
AssigneeInhalation, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Banning Vail, Marilyn L. Vail
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided to prevent, treat, and cure chemotherapy induced nausea in human beings. The inhalation of an effective amount of vaporized essential oil from Mentha piperita (peppermint oil) has been shown in practice to prevent, treat, and cure chemotherapy induced nausea. A simple hand-held apparatus provides the vapors to be inhaled through the nostril to prevent, treat, and cure chemotherapy induced nausea.
Claims4
A method to prevent nausea during a chemotherapy session for human cancers comprising at least the following steps:
- (a) in a first time period of 10 minutes in advance of said chemotherapy session, deeply inhaling from a hand-held apparatus an effective amount of vapors from the essential oil from Mentha piperita;
- (b) until said chemotherapy session ends, deeply inhaling said effective amount periodically every second time period of time of 15 minutes until said chemotherapy session has ended.
A method to save time in advance of a chemotherapy session for human cancers in a hospital that includes at least the following steps:
- (a) from a first hand-held apparatus, deeply inhaling a first effective amount of the vapors from the essential oil from Mentha piperita to prevent the onset of chemotherapy induced nausea;
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- (b) from a second hand-help apparatus, deeply inhaling a second effective amount of the vapors from the essential oil from Lavandula angustifolia to reduce anxiety;
- whereby the prevention of said nausea and the reduction of anxiety saves time of medical providers in a hospital environment.
A method to prevent nausea before a chemotherapy session for human cancers comprising at least the step of deeply inhaling an effective amount of vapors from the essential oil from Mentha piperita.
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