Abstract: Dried bittersweet root bark is combined with crystalline zinc chloride to form a salve which is topically applied to remove unwanted growths from the skin. The salve comprises an admixture of a major volumetric proportion of root bark with a minor volumetric proportion of zinc chloride crystals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 18, 1978
Date of Patent:
October 21, 1980
Assignee:
Lucille Likens Filson
Inventors:
Jonas S. Likens, deceased, Lucille L. Filson, heir