Sandalwood oil and its uses related to clostridium infections
Provided herein are methods of using therapeutically effective compositions of sandalwood oil to treat, prevent or reduce the recurrence of Clostridium infections.
1. A method of treating a Clostridium difficile infection in a subject in need thereof, said method comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of sandalwood oil.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the infection is in the digestive tract of the subject.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sandalwood oil is from Santalum album or Santalum spicatum or a combination thereof.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises about 0.03% to about 100% sandalwood oil (w/w).
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the composition comprises about 0.03% to about 1% sandalwood oil (w/w).
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the composition comprises about 0.03% to about 0.5% sandalwood oil (w/w).
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprising the therapeutically effective amount of sandalwood oil further comprises a pharmaceutical carrier.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the pharmaceutical carrier is a high molecular weight polyethylene glycol.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is administered as a tablet, a capsule, a liquid, or a suppository.