Cyclopropyl substituted alcohols are useful for the control of spider mites.

A method of treating patients by administering an effective amount of a hydroxy or lower acyloxy substituted ethynylbenzene compound, and the pharmaceutical preparation thereof.

A mixture of 1-carvone and cis-carveol has been found to produce central nervous system (CNS) stimulatory effects when ingested. The mixture is effective at low levels and, therefore, may be incorporated into a variety of foodstuffs without imparting any undesirable off-flavors.

Pharmaceutical choleretic compositions as well as methods of treatment for increasing choleresis and reducing the cholesterol content of the bile fluid are disclosed wherein cis-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanol is used as active choleretic ingredient.

The antiviral compond avarol, a process for its production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compound, and a method of combating viruses therewith, are disclosed.

The use of highly pure sobrerol-d,1 as a balsamic and a respiratory analeptic.

A method is disclosed for treating or preventing macular degeneration, one of the leading causes of blindness and vision loss, by administering a preparation of zeaxanthin which contains the 3R-3'R stereoisomer as a sole or heavily dominant stereoisomer. Zeaxanthin, a yellowish pigment which is naturally present in macular cells in the center of the human retina, absorbs blue and near-ultraviolet light radiation, thereby protecting retinal cells against phototoxic damage. The purified R-R isomer...

The antitumor compound avarol, a process for its production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compound, and a method of combating tumors therewith, are disclosed.

A broad spectrum bactericide, which is bactericidal to bacteria and yeasts in bactericidal concentrations, is perillyl alcohol. Also a method of killing bacteria includes the treatment of bacteria with bactericidal concentrations of perillyl alcohol. The bacteria are selected from a goup consisting of Staphylococcus, Billus, Enterobacteriaceae, Streptococcus, Xanthomonas, and Mycobacteria. Also yeasts may be killed by treatment thereof with bactericidal concentrations of perillyl alcohol.

The invention concerns the use of avarol and its derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for the control of AIDS and AIDS-related Complex (ARC).