Composition and methods for prevention and treatment of a respiratory infection. A composition comprising a single terpene, a terpene mixture, or a liposome-terpene(s) composition is disclosed. The composition can be a true solution of an effective amount of an effective terpene and a carrier such as water. The composition can be a suspension or emulsion of terpene, surfactant, and carrier. The composition(s) of the invention can be administered before or after the onset of the disease. Administration can be, for example, by spraying the respiratory tract with a solution of the present invention. Prevention and treatment of a respiratory infection by the inhalation of a solution containing a single bioactive terpene, a bioactive terpene mixture, or a liposome-terpene(s) composition before or after the onset of the infection is described. A true solution of terpene and water can be formed by mixing terpene and water at a solution-forming shear rate in the absence of a surfactant.
预防和治疗呼吸道感染的组合物和方法。本发明公开了一种由单一萜烯、萜烯混合物或脂质体-萜烯组合物组成的组合物。该组合物可以是有效量的有效萜烯和
水等载体的真溶液。该组合物可以是萜烯、表面活性剂和载体的悬浮液或乳液。本发明的组合物可以在发病前或发病后给药。例如,可以用本发明的溶液喷洒呼吸道。本发明描述了通过在感染发病前或发病后吸入含有单一
生物活性萜烯、
生物活性萜烯混合物或脂质体-萜烯组合物的溶液来预防和治疗呼吸道感染的方法。在没有表面活性剂的情况下,以形成溶液的剪切速率混合萜烯和
水,可形成萜烯和
水的真正溶液。