A composition for treating microbial infections comprises
antimicrobial isolates from at least a part of the following plants; Echinacea purpurea, E. angustifolia, E. pallidae, E. vegetalis, E. atribactilus,
Pimpinella anisum, myroxylon, arctostaphylox, carum, capsicum, Eugenia mytacea,
coriandrum,
inula,
allium,
gentiana, juniperus,
calendula,
origanum, mentha labiate, commiphora,
plantago,
rosmarinus, ruta, laptisa, artemisa, sage, mentha, parthenium, integrifolium,
eucalyptus, asteriacea and their cultivars. Also claimed is a method for treating herpes simplex or other infectious
disease, by topical application of a composition containing 2-90 % of a
phytochemical concentrate of E. purpurea and E. angustifolia, containing echinacen; echinacen B; echinaceine;
echinacoside;
caffeic acid ester; echinolone; enzymes; glucuronic acid;
inulin; inuloid; pentadecadiene;
polyacetylene compounds; polysaccharides;
arabinogalactan;
rhamnose; tannins; PSI (a 4-O-methylglucoronoarabinoxylan, Mr 35kD) and PS II (an acid rhaminoarabinogalactan, Mr 450 kD), cynarin; 1,5-di-O-
caffeoylquinic acid,
chicoric acid; 2,3-O-di caffeoyltartaric acid;
borneol;
bornyl acetate; pentadeca-8(Z) en-zone; germacrene D;
caryophyllene;
caryophyllene epoxide;
anthocyanin, pyrolizidine
alkaloid, lipophilic
amide; isobutylamide;
polyacetylene;
anthocyanin; 3-O-B-D glucopyranoside; 3-O-(6-O-malonyl-B-D-glucopyranoside); tussilagine; isotussilagine; isomeric dodeca-isobutylamide; tetraenoic acid; and / or carophylenes; and 0.005 - 0.8 % quat.
ammonium salt surfactants comprising
alkyl dimethylbenzylammonium
chloride, dimethylbenzylammonium
chloride, benzalkonium
halide, alkylbenzyldimethyl
ammonium chloride, dialkyldimethyl
ammonium chloride, diisobutylphenoxyethoxyethyl
dimethylammonium chloride and o-benzyl-p-
chlorophenol; and
sterile water in ratio water to
phytochemical concentrate and surfactant of 2-100:1. The composition is maintained on the infected area for 1-30 hours, during which period the physical symptoms are substantially resolved.