Botanical antimicrobial compositions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9968101-B2
Application number	US-201414267606-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 1, 2014
Priority date	Nov 3, 2011
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed are compositions comprising antimicrobially effective low concentrations of benzyl alcohol, one or more essential oil and one or more botanical extract. The compositions of the application may be used in personal care products including wound care products or in veterinary use. In certain embodiments, compositions are provided having antimicrobial active agents that are substantially or essentially entirely derived from natural sources, thereby allowing the user to avoid harsh and/or toxic chemicals. This may be particularly advantageous in products for use by or on children or pets or for use in households or other environments occupied by children or animals.

First claim

We claim:

1. An antimicrobial composition comprising:
(a) from about 0.5% (w/w) to about 2.0% (w/w) benzyl alcohol;
(b) from about 0.05% (w/w) to about 1% (w/w) thymol; and
(c) from about 0.5% (w/w) to about 10% (w/w) botanical extract selected from the group consisting of lemon extract.

2. The antimicrobial composition of claim 1 , which further comprises phenoxyethanol.

Assignees

• Univ Columbia

Inventors

• Modak Shanta M
• Dongre Santoshkumar
• Caraos Lauserpina
• Baiju Nayana
• Ramachandran Hari Krishnan

Classifications

• A61K36/31

  Brassicaceae or Cruciferae (Mustard family), e.g. broccoli, cabbage or kohlrabi · CPC title

• A61K36/28

  Asteraceae or Compositae (Aster or Sunflower family), e.g. chamomile, feverfew, yarrow or echinacea · CPC title

• A61K36/899

  Poaceae or Gramineae (Grass family), e.g. bamboo, corn or sugar cane · CPC title

• A61K36/00

  Medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicines {(antigens from pollen A61K39/36)} · CPC title

• A61Q17/005

  Antimicrobial preparations · CPC title