Patent ID: 6344190
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A method for inhibiting dermatophytes in an infected nail in humans which comprises;multiple separate applications to the nail of an effective amount of the ingredients camphor, menthol, eucalyptus oil, and thymol in a topical carrier, which is a solvent for the ingredients, is absorbed by the nail and skin, and is not a grease or jelly, until the dermatophytes are inhibited, wherein the dermatophytes, which are inhibited by the composition, are Acremonium chrysogenum, A. strictum, Aspergillus flavus, A. terreus, Candida albicans, C. kruseii, C. parapsilosis, Epidermophyton floccosum, Fulsarium oxysporum, F. proliferatum, Microsporum canis, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Scytalidium dimidiatum, S. hyalinum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and T. rubrum.