Alexander Y Korneyev

US Patent:

6576269, Jun 10, 2003

Filed:

Sep 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/947576

Inventors:

Alexander Y. Korneyev - Raleigh NC 27606

International Classification:

A61K 3578

US Classification:

424725, 424777, 424730, 424765, 424738, 424764, 424735, 424757

Abstract:

Disclosed is a method of preparing an extract of the herb sea buckthorn. In the absence of oxygen and metals berries of sea buckthorn are mixed with a vegetable oil and the mixture is incubated, which results in the extraction of liposoluble components of the berries into the vegetable oil. The extract is then separated from the berries. A composition is prepared of about 5 to about 95 wt % of the extract, 0 to about 95 wt % of an extract of a herb selected from the group consisting of rose hips (Rosa species), St. Johns wort ( ), chickweed herb ( ), plantain herb ( ), calendula flowers ( ), and mixtures thereof, prepared by extracting liposoluble components of the herb into a vegetable oil in the absence of oxygen and metal, 0 to about 10 wt % of an essential oil, 0 to about 15 wt % of an antioxidant, and 0 to about 80 wt % of a diluent. The composition is applied to open skin lesions to promote their healing.