United States Patent:  6,063,383

Appl. No.:  238744

Pharmaceutical suppository composites for fever and influenza and method of producing them, therefore, are disclosed herein. More particularly, the composites combine all the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, western medicine, and physical temperature reduction to relieve symptoms of influenza. Poisonous side effects can be avoided by using the disclosed suppositories. The pharmaceutical suppository composites comprise 2,750 g to 3,250 g radix bupleuri scorzonerifolium wild, 1,750 g to 2,250 g flos lonicerae japonicae, 1,950 g to 2,450 g fructus forsythiae, 1,650 g to 2,150 g fructus arctii, 2,550 g to 3,050 g herba schizonepetae, 50 g to 550 g calculus bovis and 870 g to 1,370 g of excipients.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is the objective of this invention to develop this suppository for fever and influenza by combining all the advantages of chemical pharmaceuticals (western medicine), traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever for common illnesses, expel heat, relieve symptoms of influenza (such as fever, coughing, headaches, nasal congestion, sore throat, running nose, sneezing, and aching pains all over the body), and physical temperature reduction in an effort to expel all the weaknesses of traditional Chinese medicine, western medicine, and physical temperature reduction. In other words, this invention is a suppository, which can rapidly bring down fever and relieve symptoms of influenza with a low level of toxicity and fewer side effects, and which can be used safely and conveniently and is suitable for both sexes and people of all ages.

In order to achieve the objective set forth, this invention selects the drug form to be a suppository, which is produced with the addition of exicipients after extracting pharmaceuticals, and which can prevent the pharmaceuticals from the damage of the pH value or enzymes in the stomach and intestines so that the pharmaceuticals can be directly absorbed into the rectum to prevent them from the damage of the enzymatic action of livers and reduce the toxicity or side effects of the pharmaceuticals to the livers. In this way, the pharmaceuticals are absorbed into the rectum, in which the interference of pharmaceuticals is lower and the action of pharmaceuticals will last longer than when tablets are orally administered. The administration of the suppository to the rectum is more convenient for patients or children who cannot swallow or who have a difficulty in swallowing pharmaceuticals.

Claim 1 of 37 Claims

1. A pharmaceutical suppository composite for treatment of fever and influenza which comprises 2,750 g to 3,250 g radix bupleuri scorzonerifolium wild, 1,750 g to 2,250 g flos lonicerae japonicae, 1,950 g to 2,450 g fructus forsythiae, 1,650 g to 2,150 g fructus arctii, 2,550 g to 3,050 g herba schizonepetae, 50 g to 550 g calculus bovis, and 870 g to 1,370 g of a suppository excipient.

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