Topical Analgesic
Licensed Products Current Research Management Contact Home	Geranium oil from the Reunion Islands is a natural essential oil effective for the treatment of chronic pain from various neuropathies, as well as acute pain resulting from burns, sores, infections and insect bites. The results of a Phase II trial were published as a letter in The American Journal of Medicine in November 2003. Temporary relief of postherpetic neuralgia pain with topical geranium oil Greenway FL, Frome BM, Engels TM, McLellan A The American Journal of Medicine November 2003 (Vol. 115, Issue 7, Pages 586-587) The Epitome effort to isolate the active ingredient in Reunion geranium oil, potentially leading to a patent for a potent neurological response modifier, has been suspended. See: NEURAGEN® Transdermal Oil for Treatment of Pain for a successful commercial application of this technology from the Halifax firm Origin BioMed Inc.