Patent ID: 7175987

Claim:
A method for reducing the transmissivity of herpes, comprising the step of administering to a mammal that has been exposed to herpes or has contracted herpes, a safe and effective amount of composition comprising: a first ingredient selected from the group consisting of ginger extract, ginger powder, at least a part of a whole plant of ginger, a ginger tincture, and mixtures thereof; a second ingredient selected from the group consisting of green tea powder, green tea extract, at least a part of a whole plant of green tea, tinctures of green tea, and mixtures thereof; an acceptable carrier; said amount being administered in a manner that results in direct contact of said composition with said herpes, such that said amount is effective, when administered, to reduce an incidence of transmissivity of herpes to another mammal exposed to said mammal, relative to an incidence of transmissivity of herpes from a mammal to which the composition has not been administered.