Abstract:
A method for treating such ailments as, or otherwise reducing the effects of, irritable bowel syndrome, hemorrhoids, symptoms of the common cold, improving the condition of lesions and ulcers of the type often attendant certain cancers, such as cancer of the jaw and mouth scrub typhus (tick fever), certain sinus infections, whooping cough, tooth abscesses and inflammation, including the inflammatory effects associated with auto-immune diseases, particularly, Crohn&#39;s disease, which method includes the steps of obtaining an essential oil of Kunzea ambigua and internally administering the essential oil of Kunzea ambigua via inhalation, ingestion or via application to an infected area, if feasible.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION 
       [0001]    This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 12/597,372, filed Oct. 23, 2009, which represents the U.S. National Phase application of P.C.T. Application No. PCT/AU2008/000560, filed Apr. 22, 2008, the entire disclosure of which shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    1. Technical Field of the Invention 
         [0003]    The present invention relates to the use of an essential oil of Kunzea ambigua and methods for its medicinal use in aiding in the treatment, or at least partially alleviating the effects, of various ailments, including certain parasitic infestations in humans and animals, such as those parasitic infestations that adversely affect digestion, irritable bowel syndrome, hemorrhoids, symptoms of the common cold, as well as improving the condition for lesions and ulcers of the type often attendant certain cancers, such as cancer of the jaw and mouth. Beneficial effects have also been observed with respect to scrub typhus (tick fever), certain sinus infections, whooping cough, tooth abscess and inflammation, including the inflammatory effects associated with auto-immune diseases, particularly, Crohn&#39;s disease. 
         [0004]    2. Description of the Prior Art 
         [0005]    The prior art known to the inventor includes the Kunzea ambigua websites (http://web.archive.org/web/20070405000622; http://www.aquasapone.com/kunzea.html) (Apr. 5, 2007), which explains that Kunzea ambigua has been found effective against several bacteria, including  Staphylococcus aureas, E. coli  and  Candida albicans,  in addition to helping to improve certain severe skin conditions, such as eczema, dermatitis, ulcers and chillblains. 
         [0006]    Australia Patent No. 721,156 B2, entitled “Essential Oil and Methods of Use,” describes the use of the essential oils from Kunzea ambigua for internal applications for the treatment of medical conditions. 
         [0007]    The totality of the prior art neither teaches nor suggests the use of Kunzea ambigua, nor a related method, for the treatment of digestive ailments and inflammatory conditions, among other beneficial uses, as taught herein. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0008]    It is therefore an object of the present invention to use the essential oil of Kunzea ambigua for the treatment of various digestive ailments, inflammatory conditions, tick fever, sinus infections, in addition to other beneficial uses. 
         [0009]    The foregoing and related objects are accomplished by the present invention, which provides a method for treating such ailments as, or otherwise reducing the effects of, irritable bowel syndrome, hemorrhoids, symptoms of the common cold, improving the condition of lesions and ulcers of the type often attendant certain cancers, such as cancer of the jaw and mouth scrub typhus (tick fever), certain sinus infections, whooping cough, tooth abscesses and inflammation, including the inflammatory effects associated with auto-immune diseases, particularly, Crohn&#39;s disease, which method includes the steps of obtaining an essential oil of Kunzea ambigua and internally administering the essential oil of Kunzea ambigua via inhalation, ingestion or via application to an infected area, if feasible. For hemorrhoids, a suppository is preferred for administering treatment. 
         [0010]    A particularly effective method for treating, or reducing the adverse effects of, various ailments wherein ingestion or application to an infected area of Kunzea ambigua would be beneficial is the ingestion or application (e.g., treatment of a tooth abbess) is take approximately three drops of the essential oil of Kunzea ambigua per 10 kilograms of body weight of the patient and to repeat the treatment with Kunzea ambigua every six hours for a minimum of at least two days and until significant improvement is observed, often in less than seven days. Other dosages, depending upon the ailment, might also be effective. 
         [0011]    Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent when considered in combination with the detailed description of certain preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should, however, be noted that the detailed description of the present invention is intended to illustrate only certain embodiments of the claimed invention and are not intended as a means for defining the limits and scope of the invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0012]    The present invention provides a method that includes the use of the essential oil from Kunzea ambigua for the treatment, or improvement of, various medical conditions. Specifically it has been found that the oil acts positively against parasitic infestation of humans and animals. The oil also has high kill rates against various viruses and germs. Good results have been achieved via inhalation of the fumes of the oil, as well as via indigestion of specific amounts of the essential oil and by way of application of the essential oil of Kunzea ambigua to infected areas, such as would be involved in the treatment of lesions. 
         [0013]    In order that the present invention may be more readily understood, there shall be described applications of the invention which are to serve as examples of its use and effectiveness: 
         [0014]    A first patient was suffering substantial weight loss over a relatively short period (from 95 Kg to 88 Kg.) The patient was originally suspected of having a thyroid malfunction, but tests did not show more than a minor irregularity and a second diagnoses was lung cancer (although this was not indicated by X-ray). A second opinion was sought and the medical practitioner did certain tests and weighed the patient and asked him to return for the test results after a short period. During this period, the patient self-medicated and settled on taking two doses a day of seven to eight drops of the Knzea ambigua oil in 16 ml of water, gargled and then swallowed. The results were dramatic, the patient gained weight at a rate of some 0.5 Kg per day. It is the patient&#39;s belief that he was, in fact, infested with parasites and the Kunzea ambigua oil killed the infestation and enabled his digestive system to operate normally. The treatment was discontinued after approximately one week on the assumption that the weight gain indicated that the cause of the loss had been removed. After several years the problem has not reoccurred. It is believed that the oil acted as a highly effective anthelmintic. 
         [0015]    A second patient who has cancer of the jaw had great success in assisting lesions caused by the cancer both externally, by using Kunzea ambigua externally, together with a source of limonene, and internally by applying the oil, with approximately 20 drops of the essential oil together with a source of limonene, to the lesions and swallowing the material. There have been great improvements in the lesions both in the mouth and those on the face. 
         [0016]    A third patient, a middle-aged man with irritable bowel syndrome, self-medicated with four drops each of Kunzea ambigua and fragonia (Agonis fragrans) oils three times a day with food. Within a week, the symptoms of the disease disappeared. 
         [0017]    Another patient, a person suffering with hemorrhoids inserted four to five drops of Kunzea ambigua into his rectum twice in the first day and then daily after bowel movement and by the fifth day the symptoms were substantially relieved. 
         [0018]    A further patient, a 65-year-old man having severe gout in the fingers and wrist received external applications in these areas of the essential oils of Kunzea ambigua and obtained good results, however, due to the fact that the passage of oil through the skin in these areas is slow, the beneficial effects of the treatment took a period of time longer than had been anticipated. This patient took 5-6 drops of Kunzea ambigua in water or fruit juice each morning and after eleven days the swelling had regressed and the pain was substantially relieved. The patient in this case also took conventional pain killers during the early part of the treatment but after five days discontinued this additional form of therapy. 
         [0019]    Examples of internal use of the essential oil of Kunzea ambigua include the use of three drops per 10 kg of body weight, one or more times, for the treatment of tick fever, also known as scrub typhus. More particularly, the essential oil of Kunzea ambigua was used by the patient for five days, at three drops per 10 kg of body weight, every six hours. Results on some patients have found significant improvement in as little as two days of treatment. 
         [0020]    Another example of an internal use of the essential oil of Kunzea ambigua of the present invention concerned the treatment of a tooth abbess. For treatment of this ailment, the patient again used three drops per 10 kg of body weight every six hours and held the essential oil of Kunzea ambigua via an applicator on the infected area of the patient&#39;s mouth, preferably, for at least several minutes. 
         [0021]    Separately, another patient had a chronic sinus infection. Treatment via steam inhalation of the essential oil of Kunzea ambigua proved to be an effective treatment for alleviating the chronic sinus condition of the patient. 
         [0022]    The oil has been laboratory tested against viruses and has shown a very high kill rate. It is believed that the oil is efficacious against many diseases caused by internal bacteria and viruses. Several practitioners have reported that they have had patients with cold symptoms and they have found that if these patients inhale Kunzea ambigua oil during the early stages of the onset of a common cold, the resulting cold has been much less severe than would have otherwise expected and may not develop into a substantial cold. 
         [0023]    The oil can also be used as a general tonic. A few drops a day in water or fruit juice and lead to feeling of well being and can act as a stress relieving agent. 
         [0024]    The essential oil of the present invention can also be used to minimize jet lag. 
         [0025]    The oil can also be successfully used against parasite attacks in animals. 
         [0026]    In Europe, and specifically in France, essential oils are used by mainstream doctors, are prescribed by them for treating certain diseases; the prescriptions are made by pharmacists, are used internally in many applications and are used at higher rates than have generally been the case in Britain. Australia and the United States of America. 
         [0027]    Trials of the use of Kunzea ambigua oil have been carried out in France by Dr. Daniel Penoel, a leading practitioner in the relevant technical field. These trials have been clinically based and have been done without external funding. Dr. Penoel has stated that using Kunzea ambigua in a diluted form and in external applications can only reveal some possibilities. Obviously using higher concentrations and using internally opens a completely new areas of application. What was done with Kunzea ambigua in this medical context has confirmed its effectiveness. 
         [0028]    As a result of trials conducted, Dr. Penoel has reported that Kunzea ambigua taken internally has shown a very strong effectiveness on a number of viral conditions:
       1. Kunzea ambigua has shown a strong effect on the cleansing of arteries that were partially clogged by atheromatosis plaques;   2. Kunzea ambigua has shown powerful usefulness on degenerative conditions involving certain forms of cancers (veterinary medicine);   3. Kunzea ambigua has shown a very significant effectiveness on inflammatory processes, including inflammation linked with auto-immune diseases, in particular Crohn&#39;s disease;   4. Kunzea ambigua has shown a very positive effectiveness for some receptive patients, on the psyche, to give strength and resilience;   5. Kunzea ambigua has shown a very strong effectiveness on consequences of chronic viral infections, like EBV (glandular fever), with results that, no pharmaceutical synthetic molecule has achieved;   6. Kunzea ambigua has shown a positive action on the liver function.       
 
         [0035]    Dr. Penoel has also carried out trials on animals and has reported: “In veterinary medicine, it is easy to understand that many treatments can be given that would not be possible in human medicine. Several cases of dogs that should ‘normally’ have died are still living and Kunzea ambigua played a major role in rescuing them. Other animals have been treated with excellent results that were found amazing by the veterinary surgeons. If one understands that Kunzea ambigua has a multiple facet action on several aspects of physiopathological processes that underlie many diseases, it is clear that the list of diseases in which it may exert a positive role is extremely vast.” 
         [0036]    The methods of the present invention may also be used in combination with other active agents, such as, e.g., limonene and/or fragonia. For the treatment of carcinomas (cancerous ulcers), a preferred manner of treatment would be the administration of a preparation comprising limonene at 10% Citrus aurantium to 90% Kunzea ambigua. 
         [0037]    While only several embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that many modifications may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof