Patent ID: 9603871
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. A method of inhibiting gastrointestinal spasm associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease in a subject, the method comprising: administering an effective amount of a formulation to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease in the subject, the formulation having a water soluble tannin combined with hydrogen peroxide in a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; wherein, the tannin has a molecular weight ranging from about 170 Daltons to about 4000 Daltons; the tannin:peroxide weight ratio ranges from about 1:1000 to about 10:1; and, the composition at least inhibits a gastrointestinal spasm associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease when compared to a second subject in a control group in which the composition was not administered.