Patent ID: 8092843
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for cutaneous treatment of herpes simplex infections comprising topically applying to an area of outbreak a composition comprising about 2% by weight of an olive leaf extract, about 2% by weight neem, about 0.5% by weight aloe and about 0.2% by weight menthol, wherein the olive leaf extract contains 30-40% by weight oleuropein and is obtained by a method which comprises performing multiple alcoholic extractions of olive leaves to obtain multiple alcoholic extracts, combining the alcoholic extracts, distilling the combined alcoholic extracts under vacuum to obtain a concentrated extract having a solids content of about 30-40%, the extractions and distillation taking place at 20-88° C., and drying the concentrated extract under vacuum to obtain the olive leaf extract containing 30-40% by weight oleuropein.