| Goods and Services | In your office action, you stated: 'And with pharmaceutical preparations and similar substances, the applicant must specify, the disease, condition or ailment that the goods are used to treat; TMEP §§1402;01 and 1402;03(a); In addition, the applicant must specify what "gemmotherapeutic" means; As a suggestion therefore, the applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate: Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations, namely, herbal and homeopathic preparations and substances used to treat applicant must specify the condition or disease to be treated, e;g;, cancer, indigestion, diabetes, in International Class 005'; The suggested identification is certainly accurate and could be used as such; However, to be more precise, gemmotherapy is a branch of herbal medicine that uses remedies made from the buds and young shoots of trees and shrubs, macerated in alcohol and glycerin and prepared in the 1DH homeopathic potency; This is what the word 'gemmotherapeutic' derives from - it is the adjective from the term 'gemmotherapy'; Gemmotherapy is widely used in parts of Europe but at present is little known in the USA - a search on the website will however reveal several sites that sell these products in America, as well as further information about the therapy itself; If possible, I would therefore like to include the term 'gemmotherapeutic' in the listing of goods; However, if it causes too many problems, it should be left out; Abies pectinata: osteoporosis, growing problems Acer campestris: gallstones, high blood pressure Actinidia chinensis: rheumatoid arthritis Aesculus hippocastanum: haemorrhoids Ailanthus altissima, buds: ulceration, sinusitis Ailanthus altissima, bark of young roots: dysentery Alnus glutinosa: strokes Alnus incana: fibrocystic breasts Ampelopsis veitchii: rheumatoid arthritis Berberis vulgaris: detoxification of liver and gallbladder Betula pubescens, bark of young roots: diuretic Betula pubescens, buds: detoxification of liver, gout Betula pubescens, catkins: low libido Betula pubescens, rootlets: raised cholesterol, diuretic Betula verrucosa, buds: rheumatism, fibrocystic breasts Betula verrucosa, sap: gout, kidney stones Betula verrucosa, seeds: memory loss Buddleja davidii: visual disturbances Calluna vulgaris: urinary tract infections Carpinus betulus: sinusitis Castanea vesca: haemorrhoids Cedrus libani: dry skin Cercis siliquastrum: thrombosis Citrus limonum, bark: angina Citrus limonum, buds: hyperacidity Cornus sanguinea: thrombosis Coryllus avellana: emphysema Crataegus oxycantha: angina Fagus sylvatica: water retention Ficus carica, buds: hyperacidity Ficus carica, rootlets: constipation Filipendula ulmaria: arthritis Fraxinus excelsior: glaucoma Fraxinus ornus: impotence Ginkgo biloba: strokes Hedera helix: obesity Hippophae rhamnoides: low resistance Ilex aquifolium: kidney deficiency Juglans regia: eczema Juniperus communis: liver problems Laurus nobilis: disorders of the gonads Ligustrum vulgare: bronchitis Lonicera nigra: hepatitis Magnolia denudata: upper respiratory tract infections Morus nigra: diabetes Olea europaea: hypertension Ostrya carpinifolia: sinusitis Pinus montana: osteoarthritis, rheumatism Pinus sylvestris: arthrosis Platanus orientalis: acne Populus nigra: thrombophlebitis Prunus amygdalus: hypertension Quercus pedunculata, buds: physical debility Quercus pedunculata, acorns: sexual debility Quercus pedunculata, catkins: loss of libido Quercus pedunculata, rootlets: bedsores, eczema Ribes nigrum: adrenal insufficiency Rosa canina: inflammations Rosmarinus officinalis: cirrhosis of the liver Rubus fruticosus: problems of the gonads Rubus idaeus: inflammation of the ovaries Salix alba, bark: arthritis Salix alba, buds: insomnia Salix alba, catkins: amenorrhoea Sanguisorba officinalis: diarrhoea Secale cereale: hepatitis Sequoia giganteum: prostatitis Silybum marianum: liver problems Sorbus domestica: venous insufficiency Sorbus torminalis: menopausal problems Syringa vulgaris: angina Tamarix gallica: problems of the spleen Thymus vulgaris: high cholesterol Tilia tomentosa: anxiety, insomnia Ulmus campestris: eczema, acne Vaccinium myrtillus: fragile capillaries Vaccinium vitis idaea: diarrhoea Viburnum lantana: asthma Vitis vinifera: arthritis Zea mays: heart attack Zizyphus jujuba, buds: insomnia, anxiety Zizyphus jujuba, seeds: memory and concentration loss |
