PHARMACEUTICAL/COSMETIC PREPARATION FOR EXTERNAL APPLICATION CONTAINING AN EXTRACT FROM PLANTS OF THE GRASS FAMILY, IN PARTICULAR OF THE CEREAL GRASSES

摘要

A pharmacologically effective or cosmetic preparation for external application to treat e.g. acne, pimples, ulcers, cold sores. The preparation includes an extract from plants of the grass family of plants, particularly cereals, the extract including juice from green components of the plants at the unjointed stage. The extract is stabilised and carried in a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous carrier or excipient, the carrier preserving the extract against deterioration and the preparation being capable of at least partial absorption by tissues so as to carry the extract to sub-surface tissues. An anti-microbial agent is included. A second aspect is directed to a preparation which is not necessarily based upon the plant extract and which comprises ascorbic acid and beta-carotene and which may optionally include biotin, trypsin and chlorophyll.