Abstract: Provided are topical formulations comprising an Amyris alcohol and/or ester derivatives of Amyris alcohol which may be used for the treatment of diseases including herpes virus infection (e.g., HSV-1, HSV-2), epidermoid carcinoma, cold sores, and human papillomavirus. Amyris alcohols contemplated for use with the present invention include valerianol, beta-eudesmol, epi-gamma-eudesmol, elemol, alpha-eudesmol, and ester derivatives thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the formulations of ester derivatives of sandalwood oil and santalol. These derivatives are capable of reverting to the active parent compound following enzymatic or chemical hydrolysis. These derivatives have a higher lipophilicity, lipid solubility and less irritation to the skin than the parent compound, and hence are better able to be incorporated into certain pharmaceutical formulations, including cream and ointment pharmaceutical formulations. The compounds of the present invention are set forth by the following formula: The present invention generally pertains to a compound of formula (I): R—CO—SWO??(I) wherein SWO refers to collectively the alcohols, including santalol, present in the sandalwood oil; wherein R is selected from alkyl groups of up to about 22 carbon atoms and aryl groups of up to about 22 carbon atoms and alkylene group of up to about 22 carbon atoms and an arylene group of up to about 22 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Chronic pain is alleviated in a mammal suffering there from by administering to the mammal a chronic pain alleviating amount of a nontoxic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist such as dextromethorphan, dextrorphan, ketamine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with a ?-opiate analgesic such as tramadol or an analogously acting molecular entity, and a capsaicin or an ester of capsaicin, and optionally in sustained release dosage form.