Patent ID: 9011901
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61F,A61K,A61L,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of promoting hemostasis in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to a site of bleeding in the subject a composition comprising an extract of chamomile flowers and dioecious nettle leaves, and a biocompatible polymer, wherein the extract comprises chamomile components and nettle components in a ratio of about 0.2-5.0:1, wherein the biocompatible polymer is present at about 4.2% (w/v) of the extract, and wherein the biocompatible polymer is selected from one or more of agarose, agar, carrageen, alginic acid, alginate or other alginic acid derivative, a hyaluronate derivative, a polyanionic polysaccharide, chitin, chitosan, fibrin, a polyglycolide, a polylactide, a polycaprolactone, a dextran or copolymer thereof, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, a polyacrylate, a wax, a polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymer, wool fat, poly(L-lactic acid), poly(DL-Lactic acid) copoly(lactic/glycolic acid), cellulose, a cellulose derivative, a glycol, polylactide-polyglycolide, polymethyldisiloxane, polylactic acid, and ethylene vinyl acetate.