TOPI USE FROM ETHEREAL OILS TO THE TREATMENT OF WUNDHEILUNGSSTÖRUNGEN
(19) AUSTRALIAN PATENT OFFICE(54)(51)6(21)(87)(30) (31) Title Local use of essential oils for treating badly healed wounds International Patent Classification(s) A61K 035/78 A61P 017/02 Application No: 2002242657 WIPO No: WO02/055096 (22) Application Date: 2002 .01.10 Priority Data Number 101 00 811.2 (32) Date 2001 .01 .10 (33) Country DE (43) (43) (71) Publication Date : Publication Journal Date Applicant(s) TARABICHI, Anwar; KG; HEISS, Markus, 2002 .07 .24 2003 .02 .06 WALTER M. SCHOENENBERGER PFLANZENSAFTWERK GMBH AND CO. (72) Inventor(s) Tarabichi, Anwar; Greither, Otto; Heiss, Markus M. -1- The invention relates to the use of ethereal oils for the local treatment or prophylaxis of badly healed wounds. Use of a mixture of at least three of the following ethereal oils: Menthae piperitae aetheroleum, Caeputi aetheroleum, Eucalypti aethereoleum, Melaleucae aetheroleum, Juniperi aetheroleum and Gaultheriae aetheroleum in a concentration of at least 90% for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of the wound healing disorder. Use according to claim 1 for the prevention or treatment of wound healing disorders in the case of infected surgical wounds at the truncus or at the limbs, infected traumatic wounds, abscesses, phlegmons, decubital ulcers, Meleney's ulcer, ecthyma, superinfected wounds, acid injuries, base injuries, burns, moist gangrenes or crural ulcer. The use of any one of claims 1 or 2 wherein the mixture is used undiluted. The use of any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein the mixture is present in the form of aqueous or oily solutions. The use according to claim 4 wherein the mixture is diluted in glycerine, paraffin jelly, or another skin-care substance. The use according to claim 4 wherein the mixture is rendered water-soluble by means of a suitable solubiliser and is diluted in a hydrophilic solution. The use according to any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the mixture contains Menthae piperitae aetheroleum, Caeputi aetheroleum and Eucalypti aetheroleum. The use of any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the mixture contains Menthae piperitae aetheroleum, Caeputi aetheroleum, Eucalypti aethereoleum, Juniperi aetheroleum and Gaultheriae aetheroleum. The use of any one of claims 1 to 6 and 8 wherein the mixture contains the following components: The use of any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein the mixture has the following composition: The use of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the application is carried out with a dosing spray head. The use of semi occlusive or occlusive dressings, comprising at least one of the mixtures defined above for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of the wound healing disorder.Menthae piperitae aetheroleum 53% Caeputi aetheroleum 21% Eucalypti aetheroleum 21%. Menthae piperitae aetheroleum 53% Caeputi aetheroleum 21% Eucalypti aetheroleum 21% Juniperi aetheroleum 3% Gaultheriae aetheroleum 2%.