Abstract: The invention is directed to an improved method of extracting boswellic acid from Boswellia gum resin and the use of extracted boswellic acid in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of an illness or disease in a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: A therapeutic composition of camel milk can include an herbal composition having solid material or liquid extracts from the solid material of at least one of Saussurea acrophila Diels, Saussurea ceratocarpa, and Aucklandia lappa Decne. The solid material may include one or more of parts or the whole of the stem, the bark, the flowers and the roots of one or more, but preferably all of Saussurea acrophila Diels, Saussurea ceratocarpa, and Aucklandia lappa Decne. The therapeutic composition can include camel milk, alone, or in combination with the herbal composition. The camel milk can be HIV-immunized camel milk. The HIV-immunized camel milk can be obtained by immunizing a camel against HIV by administering to the camel the modified DNA plasmids of SEQ. ID No.: 3 and SEQ ID No.: 4 and obtaining the milk from the immunized camel.

Abstract: An anti-microbial composition includes an extract of at least one of Aucklandia lappa Decne and Punica granatum. The extract can be an aqueous ethanol extract. The extract can be formed using the peel of the pomegranate and the root of the Aucklandia lappa Decne. A weight ratio of the Aucklandia lappa Decne and Punica granatum in the composition can range from about 4:1 to about 1:1.

Abstract: A therapeutic composition for wet and dry gangrene includes an herbal composition alone, or in combination with one or more animal-derived products. The herbal composition can include a mixture of Saussurea acrophila Diels, Saussurea ceratocarpa, and Aucklandia lappa Decne. The mixture can include, for example, a mixture of extracts or whole herbs of Saussurea acrophila Diels, Saussurea ceratocarpa, and Aucklandia lappa Decne. The one or more animal-derived products can include at least one of camel milk and camel saliva.

Abstract: A therapeutic composition for wet and dry gangrene includes an herbal composition alone, or in combination with one or more animal-derived products. The herbal composition can include a mixture of Saussurea acrophila Diels, Saussurea ceratocarpa, and Aucklandia lappa Decne. The mixture can include, for example, a mixture of extracts or whole herbs of Saussurea acrophila Diels, Saussurea ceratocarpa, and Aucklandia lappa Decne. The one or more animal-derived products can include at least one of camel milk and camel saliva.

Abstract: An anti-microbial composition includes an extract of at least one of Aucklandia lappa Decne and Punica granatum. The extract can be an aqueous ethanol extract. The extract can be formed using the peel of the pomegranate and the root of the Aucklandia lappa Decne. A weight ratio of the Aucklandia lappa Decne and Punica granatum in the composition can range from about 4:1 to about 1:1.

Abstract: A therapeutic composition can include an herbal composition having solid material or liquid extracts from the solid material of at least one of Saussurea acrophila Diels, Saussurea ceratocarpa, and Aucklandia lappa Decne. The solid material may include one or more of parts or the whole of the stem, the bark, the flowers and the roots of one or more, but preferably all of Saussurea acrophila Diels, Saussurea ceratocarpa, and Aucklandia lappa Decne. The therapeutic composition can include camel milk, alone, or in combination with the herbal composition. The camel milk can be HIV-immunized camel milk. The HIV-immunized camel milk can be obtained by immunizing a camel against HIV by administering to the camel the modified DNA plasmids of SEQ. ID No.: 3 and SEQ ID No.: 4 and obtaining the milk from the immunized camel.