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.