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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter Zuluaga, Orlando, FL (US);
Blanca E Zuluaga, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 7802 ; 4241951 ;
Abstract
A composition, and methods for its preparation and use, for the topical treatment of areas of a human body afflicted with arthritis and muscular pain, the composition comprising extracts obtained from branches and leaves collected from mimosa and capsicum plants. The present invention is heated and used in the form of hot compresses and hot baths to treat small afflicted areas and large afflicted areas, respectively. Applications may include, but are not limited to, use in eliminating the pain, swelling, and numbness experienced by people afflicted with arthritis and similar medical conditions.