COMPOSITION COMPRISING TERPENE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING NERVE TRANSMISSION

摘要

The present invention provides a therapeutically effective composition and method of inhibiting nerve cell transmission. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the treatment of neuropathic pain utilizing aromatic terpene compounds isolated from plant essential oils or manufactured synthetically is detailed. These compounds, such as geraniol and citronellol, as well as chemical analogs thereof, used in combination or individually, can be used alone or in a composition with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier in a suitable dosage form.