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US 5,626,831 AGranted
Method for relief and prevention of common cold, and compositions
OwnerArthur Van Moerkerkeninventor
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Disclosed is the method of determining the effectiveness of an agent for relieving symptoms of the common cold, comprising the steps of a) exposing a susceptible subject to vapors of a trigger substance reproducibly effective in producing within a period of 30 minutes a running nose lasting for at least 6 hours in the absence of treatment, b) administering to said subject having been exposed to a trigger substance a predetermined quantity of the agent whose effectiveness is to be determined, c) measuring the time required for the running nose to be abated, and d) comparing the time required for the running nose to be abated with and without the administration of said agent. Also disclosed are effective quantities of certain nutrient substances which can reproducibly relieve symptoms of the common cold produced in a susceptible subject by the administration of a trigger substance.
An oral dosage form for relieving symptoms of the common cold in a person in need of such relief comprising a carrier and a quantity of at least one nutrient compound having the formula ##STR12## in which X is selected from the group consisting of --SH, --CONH.sub.2, ##STR13## n is zero, one, or two, and p and q are each zero or one, provided that p and q are not both zero and p is zero and q is one only when X is --N(CH.sub.3).sub.3 +.
The method of determining the effectiveness of an agent for relieving symptoms of the common cold, comprising the steps of
The method of relieving symptoms of the common cold in a person in need of such relief, comprising the administration to such person of a quantity of at least one nutrient compound having the formula ##STR22## in which X is selected from the group consisting of --SH, --CONH.sub.2, ##STR23## n is zero, one, or two, and p and q are each zero or one, provided that p and q are not both zero and p is zero and q is one only when X is --N(CH.sub.3).sub.3 +.
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