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UllltQd States Patent [19]

[11] Patent Number:

Antoun

[45]

[54]

4,937,079
4,945,084

METHOD OF RELIEVING GASTRIC

ULCERS WITH CAROB EXTRACT

[76] Inventor:

Jacques Antoun, 3630 General De

Gaulle Dr- NW Orleans, La- 70114

[21] Appl_ No; 609,392

Nov- 5, 1990

[56]

OTHER PUBLICATIONS
The Dispensatory Wood, 1943, pp. 8517-8518.

k-Othmer, pp. l08-l09.

The Merck Index, 1989, #8048, 5436.
Primary ExaminerRonald W Griffin

Continuation-impart Of SCI. NO. 547.460, .1111. 3, 1990.

Assistant Examiner__Ralph Gitomer

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Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Pravel, Gambrell, Hewitt,

1111. C1; ............................................ .. A61K 35/78

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5/1990 Farol? ............................ .. 424/1951

7/1990 Packman ........................ .. 424/ 195.1

Encyclopedm of Chem1cal Technology, vol. 8, Kir

Related US Application Data

[51]

Apr. 7, 1992

Codex Vegetabilis, Steinmetz, 1957, #270, 936.

[22l Filed:

Date of Patent:

5,102,916

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Klmball & K?eger

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ABSTRACT

A substance for the treatment of ulcers is made from the

References Cited
U_S_ PATENT DOCUMENTS

bark of the cargo tree (Ceralonia siliqua) or the encina

tree (Quercus agrifolia). A solution is made by boiling

preferably 250 grams of the bark of either tree in two

5521; 6/1266 :21; """""""""""""""""""""" " 224/1351

liters of water for 25 minutes, then straining the solution

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and letting it cool. 150 milliliters of the cooled solution

424/195 1

1s taken orally by a sufferer of ulcers preferably three

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2/1979 Raudnitz ........................ .. 424/1951

3 Claims, N0 Drawings

5,102,916

METHOD OF RELIEVING GASTRIC ULCERS

been found that by taking the solution described herein

gastric ulcers disappear in two or three days. The liquid

WITH CAROB EXTRACT

solution can be stored without harm for several days

under refrigeration.

It is also possible to form a dry substance by evapo

This is a CI? of copending application Ser No. 5
rating the water from the liquid solution or by freeze
07/547,460. ?led July 3, 1990, now abandoned, and

drying the liquid solution. The dry substance may ad

vantageously be formed into pills for easy storage and
shipment. The pills could then be taken orally on the

hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

10 same schedule as when persons drink the liquid solu
1. Field of the Invention
tion. Any suitable base can be used to form the pills, or
The present invention relates to substances for and

the pills can be made by placing the powder in capsules.

methods of relieving gastric ulcers.

It is also possible to mix the bark of the carob tree and

2. General Background of the Invention

Gastric ulcers af?ict many persons. Until now, there
has been no effective relief for many sufferers of gastric
ulcers.

encina tree in any proportions before mixing with the

water. In such a case, it is still preferred to have propor'
tions of 250 grams of bark to two liters of water.
As used herein gastric ulcer" refers to a necrotic
lesion of the stomach or duodenum.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The substance described herein also relieves gastritis,

The present invention is a substance which can re

lieve the suffering of people who have gastric ulcers. 20 stomach gas and is believed by the inventor to coat the
stomach and to relieve ulcers of the mouth. Experi
ments done by the inventor show that a spoon dipped
into the solution when it is hot (and a warm spoon
made by boiling preferably 250 grams of the bark of
dipped into cold solution) becomes coated with a ?lm.
either tree in two liters of water for 25 minutes, then
straining the solution and letting it cool. 150 milliliters 25 The foregoing embodiments are presented by way of
example only; the scope of the present invention is to be
of the solution is taken orally (drunk) by a sufferer of
limited only by the following claims.
gastric ulcers preferably three times per day for two or
I claim:
three days.
1. A method of treating gastric ulcers in a person in
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
30 need of treatment consisting essentially of:
PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
orally administering to the person in need of treat
ment an effective amount of a pharmaceutical com
The substance of the present invention is made from
position comprising an extract made from bark
the bark of the carob tree (Ceralonia siliqua) or the
from a carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
encina tree (an evergreen oak, Quercus agrlfolia) (the
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the pharmaceutical
bark of other similar trees may also work, although no 35
composition consists essentially of a solution made by
other trees except the two mentioned ones have been
boiling a mixture consisting essentially of bark from a
found by the inventor to work). A solution is made by
carob tree and water.
boiling preferably 250 grams of the bark of either tree in
3. A method of treating gastric ulcers in a person in
two liters of water for 25 minutes, then straining the
need of treatment consisting essentially of:
solution and letting it cool. Other proportions of bark to
orally administering to the person in need of treat
water may be used, but the 250 gram to two liter pro
The substance of the present invention is made from the

bark of the carob tree or the encina tree. A solution is

portion is preferred. l5O milliliters of the cooled solu

tion is taken orally by a sufferer of gastric ulcers prefer

ment an effective amount of a pharmaceutical com

position made by boiling a mixture consisting es

ably three times per day (preferably at 9:00 am, 1:00

p.m., and 6:00 pm. and preferably at least 15 minutes 45
before eating) for two or three consecutive days. It has

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sentially of water and bark from a carob tree (Cera

ronia siliqua).
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