| abstract |
Pharmaceutical composition and methods of treatment which include Emu Oil, an animal-derived lipid that is useful as a carrying agent for anti-microbial formulations, are disclosed that are useful components in anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral treatments. The present invention also discloses therapeutic compositions and method of treatment comprising Emu Oil, and various fractions thereof, in combination with one or more of the following: a lactic acid-producing vegetative bacteria or spores thereof, an extracellular product derived from said lactic acid-producing bacterial species, and an anti-microbial agent, suitable for topical application to the skin or mucosal membranes of a mammal so as to inhibit the growth of bacterium, yeast, fungi, virus, and combinations thereof. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the extracellular product is derived form cultures of Bacillus coagulans and/or Pseudomonas lindbergii. Also disclosed herein are articles of manufacture comprising the aforementioned composition. |