Oregano-based therapeutic composition
OwnerAndreas D. Papaprodromouinventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic composition comprising oregano oil, laurel oil, and myrtle oil useful in alleviating pain and discomfort associated with arthritis, migraines, bronchitis, soft tissue injuries, muscle aches and pains and neck and back pains and strains in humans, as well as upper respiratory, joint and shin ailments in animals.
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A therapeutic composition to be used topically for alleviating the pain and discomfort associated with arthritis, migraines, bronchitis, facial paralysis or numbness, soft tissue injures, muscular aches and strains, and neck and back strains comprising:
- an effective amount of oil derived from oregano from about 60-95 percent volume;
- an effective amount of oil derived from green laurel leaves from about 3-20 percent volume;
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- an effective amount of oil derived from green myrtle leaves from about 0-15 percent volume, wherein the oregano, laurel and myrtle oils are combined to yield the therapeutic, topical composition.
A method of making a therapeutic composition for topical use in alleviating the discomfort associated with arthritis, migraines, bronchitis, soft tissue injures, facial paralysis or numbness, muscular aches and strains, and neck and back strains in humans and upper respiratory, joint and shin ailments in animals comprising:
- distilling or extracting dried leaves, stems and seeds of an oregano plant in water to form an oil;
- distilling or extracting green leaves of a laurel plant in water to form an oil;
- distilling or extracting green leaves of a myrtle plant in water to form an oil;
- mixing the oregano oil from about 60-95% volume, the laurel oil from about 3-20% volume, and the myrtle oil from 0-15% volume to form the therapeutic, topical composition.
A therapeutic composition for topical application in alleviating the discomfort of upper respiratory, joint and shin ailments in horses comprising:
- an oregano distillate or extract obtained from dried leaves, stems and seeds;
- a laurel distillate or extract obtained from green laurel leaves;
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- a myrtle distillate or extract obtained from green myrtle leaves, to yield an oil of oregano, an oil of laurel and an oil of myrtle wherein the composition comprises a mixture of the oil of oregano from 35-95 percent volume, the oil of laurel from 10-20 percent volume and the oil of myrtle from 0-35 percent volume.
A therapeutic composition for use in alleviating the pain and discomfort associated with arthritis, migraines, bronchitis, soft tissue injures, facial paralysis or numbness, muscular aches and strains, and neck and back strains comprising:
- an oily oregano distillate;
- an oily laurel distillate;
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- an oily myrtle distillate, wherein the composition comprises a mixture of the oregano distillate from 60-95 percent volume derived from leaves, stems and seeds, the laurel distillate from 3-20 percent volume derived from green laurel leaves and the myrtle distillate from 2-15 percent volume derived from green myrtle leaves, and wherein all the distillates of the therapeutic composition are derived from plants grown in Cyprus, Crete or Greece.
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