IP Library Granted Patent US 8,855,759
Granted Patent B2
US 8,855,759 · App. 11/907,010 · Granted Oct 7, 2014

Method of treating a rheumatic disorder using combination of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and a ginsenoside

Inventors: Mason Chin Pang Leung (Kowloon, CN); Samuel Chun Lap Lo (Kowloon, CN)
Assignee: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
A61N1/0456A61N1/36021A61N1/36014A61N1/325
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Patent No.
US 8,855,759
App. No.
11/907,010
Granted
Oct 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of treating rheumatic disorders, and symptoms of arthritis specifically. The method involves utilizing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in combination with administration of a ginsenoside, such as Rb1.

Claims (8)

1. A method of treating rheumatic disorders comprising the steps of;

applying transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) 0.25 cm to 1 cm away from an affected area, and followed by

administering a ginsenoside (Rb 1) having a concentration of from 75 to 125 μg/mL subcutaneously in an amount of from 250 μl to 350 μl on the affected area.

2. The method of treating rheumatic disorders in claim 1 , wherein TENS is operated between 1 to 4 Hz for a period of 20 minutes to 1 hour per session.

3. The method of treating rheumatic disorders in claim 1 , wherein TENS is applied and said ginsenoside is administered for 8 to 10 sessions within a period of 10 to 20 days.

4. The method of treating rheumatic disorders in claim 1 , wherein ginsenoside is administered via injection in the skin.

5. A method of treating symptoms of arthritis, comprising the steps of:

applying transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) from 0.25 cm to 1 cm from an affected area, followed by administering a ginsenoside on the affected area (Rb 1) having a concentration of from 75 to 125 μg/ml subcutaneously in amount from 250 μl to 350 μl wherein TENS is applied and said ginsenoside is administered for 8 to 10 sessions within a period of 10 to 20 days.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2008
From: LO, SAMUEL CHUN LAP; LEUNG, MASON CHIN PANG
To: HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, THE
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Continuity (1)
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