An absorbent personal care device, such as an interlabial pad, tampon, sanitary
pad or liner, or incontinence product adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent to
the vaginal epithelium for systemic and topical treatment, the tampon including
absorbent material and a formulation including a therapeutic agent, wherein the
therapeutic agent is a botanical. The botanical may be, but is not limited to,
Agnus castus, aloe vera, comfrey, calendula, dong quai, black cohosh, chamomile,
evening primrose, Hypericum perforatum, licorice root, black currant seed
oil, St. John's wort, tea extracts, lemon balm, capsicum, rosemary, Areca catechu,
mung bean, borage seed oil, witch hazel, fenugreek, lavender, soy, heath, cranberries,
blueberries, azaleas, red onion skin, short red bell peppers, long red bell peppers,
beet root extract, capsanthin, whortleberry, lingenberry, chokeberry, sweet rowan,
rowanberry, seabuckhrouberry, crowberry, strawberries, or gooseberries.
