Any idea what the shelf life is? Is it something that has to be made up
each time or can one make up a small bottle and then keep it refrigerated?
Thanks.
PT
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From: "Norton, Steve" <stephen.nor...@ngc.com>
To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 12:09 PM
Subject: CS>Turpentine, Vitamin E and Healing
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Just FYI, here is a patent discussing the healing potential of turpentine
when combined with Vitamin E.
- Steve N
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4784842.html
Therapeutic composition for treatment of cuts, burns and abrasions
"The terpene component of the invention mixture can be derived from
turpentine which is composed essentially of a mixture of terpenes. Terpenes
are unsaturated, organic compounds having the empirical formula C 10 H 16
occurring in most essential oils and oleoresins of plants. The terpenes may
be either open-chain or cyclic with one or more benzenoid groups and are
classified as monocyclic (dipentene), dicyclic (pinene) or acyclic (mircene)
according to molecular structure. Turpentine is a mixture of the terpenes,
wherein α-pinene is the principal constituent. The term "turpentine" is
intended as including turpentine oil and spirits of turpentine. The terpenes
are essentially liquids of varying viscosity.
The vitamin E component of the "Terp-E" mixture of the invention is
comprised of tocopherols, including alpha, beta, gamma and delta-tocopherol.
Vitamin E is a viscous oil but is also commercially available in tablet or
capsule form. When used in capsule form, the vitamin E liquid is squeezed
out of the capsule and the outer coating of the capsule is discarded.
Vitamin E is highly soluble in terpenes or turpentine.
The proportions of terpene (or terpenes) and vitamin E in the treatment
composition of the invention can vary. Thus, there can be employed from
about 10 to about 90% terpene and about 90 to about 10% vitamin E, by
volume, preferably from about 65 to about 90% terpene and about 35 to about
10% vitamin E, by volume. Compositions found particularly suitable are
Composition A, containing 70% terpenes, e.g., as turpentine, and 30% vitamin
E, by volume, and Composition B, containing 50--50 proportions of such
terpenes and vitamin E, by volume.
For treatment of cuts, burns and abrasions of the skin with the "Terp-E"
composition of the invention, such composition can be applied to the
afflicted area of the skin by any suitable means, such as by swabbing, for
example with a Q-tip, or any other suitable applicator. Alternatively, the
healing composition of the invention can be employed by direct immersion,
e.g., of a finger which contains a burn, cut or abrasion, into the "Terp-E"
mixture. Where found most convenient, the "Terp-E" composition can be
applied to the afflicted area of the skin from a container or spray can
pressurized with a suitable carrier or propellant, such as ethylene
chloride, which also functions to cool the skin area adjacent the wound and
aids further to prevent swelling and reduce pain. The pressurized material
can comprise varying proportions of the carrier, e.g., ethylene chloride,
and the "Terp-E" mixture of the invention, a suitable pressurized spray
composition being comprised of about 50% by volume of the container of the
terpene-E mixture, the remaining 50% volume being pressurized gas, e.g.,
ethylene chloride.
When applied to injured skin tissue, the terpenes tend to penetrate into the
skin or skin tissue, carrying the vitamin E component, and hence, the
vitamin E will also penetrate the skin or tissue and be available to promote
surface and also in-depth healing. The terpenes function to stop swelling
and bleeding and to reduce pain.
The terpene-vitamin E treating composition can be applied to the affected
external area of the skin several times at periodic intervals to facilitate
rapid healing.
The following are examples of practice of the invention:
EXAMPLE 1
Patient A was melting thin films of polyethylene and accidentally touched
the liquid polyethylene with the ring finger of the right hand. The hot
polyethylene stuck to the finger pad at about the center of the fingerprint.
The patient applied Composition A to the affected skin area of the finger
with a Q-tip within about one minute of the burn. It is believed that
normally this burn with hot plastic would have produced water blisters
within one or two hours.
The patient continued to apply the terpenes-vitamin E solution, Composition
A, about every two to four hours for a total of three applications. The
initial terpene application immediately relieved the pain, and subsequent
application provided a soothing feeling to the finger. Within 24 hours, all
redness had disappeared and there was substantially no evidence of a burn.
EXAMPLE 2
Patient B was washing a wine carafe in a kitchen sink and due to the soapy
water, dropped the carafe. The carafe broke, and a chard of broken glass
sliced the finger pad of the small finger of the left hand. The cut was very
deep, almost to the bone, and progressed from the last crease of the finger
toward the end of the finger. The cut was 5/8 of an inch long. The patient
immediately (less than one minute) immersed the cut in Composition A.
The wound was bleeding profusely before immersion. The terpenes-vitamin E
solution arrested the bleeding almost immediately because subsequent
examination of the container holding the "Terp-E" indicated less than 1/2
cubic centimeter of blood in the container. Patient B wrapped the finger in
a white cotton cloth and applied pressure to the finger pad. The patient was
transported to the emergency ward of a hospital.
The resident doctor sewed the finger "flap" on with about six stitches. The
doctor noted a strange odor but was not aware of the prior treatment of the
finger with "Terp-E".
The patient did not have much pain the first night and thereafter continued
to apply Composition A when the dressings were changed, about every two
days. In about twelve days, the stitches were removed. Surface healing was
complete about ten days later, and pressure could be applied to the finger
pad, permitting full use of the finger. The finger healed without scarring,
and the area of the flap was barely discernable.
EXAMPLE 3
Patient C reached into a microwave oven to remove a ceramic cup full of
boiling water. This particular cup was poorly glazed and absorbed water into
its pores and accordingly was very hot at the handle. The patient severely
burned the second and third fingers of the right hand before realizing that
the handle was hot and he could set the cup down.
The patient applied Composition A via Q-tips, to the second and third
fingers because of the intense pain to these fingers. The pain was relieved
upon application of the terpenes-vitamin E composition. The following day,
the patient noted that the fourth finger (the side of the finger which
pressed up against the cup handle) was blistered. This finger did not
receive application of Composition A. The second and third fingers which
received a more severe burn and did receive application of Composition A did
not blister.
The fourth finger took the normal course of healing since it blistered.
Three weeks elapsed before complete replacement of new skin and loss of
scabs. The second and third fingers showed no evidence of burns after the
second day.
EXAMPLE 4
Patients D and E were badly skinned over substantial portions of their
bodies as a result of being thrown from a small truck in an accident. The
patients were taken to a hospital and were released three days later.
Patient D had deep abrasions on forearms, elbows, knees, shins, etc. Scabs
were up to 2 inches wide and up to 6 inches long. Patient E had similar
cuts, abrasions and scabs. Patients D and E had difficulty and pain in
moving, walking and stretching due to the tightness and rigidity of the
scabs.
Patient D accepted the application of treatment with Composition A to the
scabs and wounds (approximately four days after the accident). The treatment
composition was applied three times per day initially for two days and twice
per day thereafter for three days. Patient D noticed an immediate soothing
effect from the treatment and a flexibility or softness in the scabs which
made it easier to move and walk without discomfort. The scabs on patient D
began coming off three days after the start of the application of
Composition A and nearly all scabs were gone after five days. Beneath each
scab was a healthy pink new skin.
Patient E, who was not treated with Composition A, had continued discomfort
from the scabs when moving or walking due to the stiffness or inflexibility
of her scabs. This patient still had scabs four weeks after Patient D's
scabs were gone. Patient E did use antibiotic salves applied to her scabs.
This example illustrates that even with delayed use of Composition A, such
treatment still provided benefical effects and significantly reduced healing
times over the other patient who did not use Composition A at all.
EXAMPLE 5
Patient F suffered cuts and burns on both the left and right forearms.
Composition B, 50% spirits of turpentine and 50% vitamin E liquid, by
volume, was applied to a cut and burn on the right forearm immediately, but
it was not applied to a cut and burn on the left forearm. The vitamin E
liquid was obtained from commercially available vitamin E capsules
containing dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, by squeezing the liquid from the
capsules and discarding the outer covering of the capsules.
After about 3 hours, the cut on the right arm had already commenced healing
over a substantial portion thereof, and the burn on the right arm did not
show any indication of swelling and appeared to be healing back onto the
skin layer beneath.
The cut on the left forearm, which was not treated with Composition B, was
very red and had not pulled together. The burn on this arm was noticeably
puffed with swelling above the surrounding skin area. "
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