Laxative compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsTheresa M. Kajs, Paul J. Sagel
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Abstract
Laxative compositions containing sennoside and menthol, pharmaceutically-acceptable esters of menthol, or mixtures thereof, preferably as peppermint oil; and methods for treating constipation by orally concurrently administering to the lower gastrointestinal tract of a person in need of such treatment sennoside and menthol.
Claims17
A laxative composition comprising:
- (a) from about 0.01% to about 75% of sennoside;
- (b) from about 1% to about 99% menthol, pharmaceutically-acceptable esters of menthol, or mixtures thereof;
- and
- (c) from about 1% to about 99% carrier material;
- and wherein further the composition is in a dose form which does not allow all the menthol to come into contact with the stomach.
A laxative composition comprising:
- (a) from about 0.1% to about 40% sennoside;
- (b) from about 10% to about 95% peppermint oil;
- and
- (c) from about 5% to about 90% carrier material;
- and wherein further the composition is in a dose form whereby most or all of the peppermint oil is released from the composition in the lower gastrointestinal tract.
A method for treating constipation in a human or lower animal, said method comprising orally concurrently administering to the lower gastrointestinal tract of the human or lower animal in need of such treatment from about 0.01% to about 75% of sennoside and from about 1% to about 99% of menthol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.