ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,084, issued on April 22.

"Fenugreek formulation for lowering blood glucose and weight loss" was invented by Robert Fried (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A therapeutic composition for treating a metabolic disorder such as chronic hyperglycemia or obesity. The therapeutic composition comprises fenugreek extract in a therapeutically effective amount sufficient to lower blood glucose or cause weight loss. The fenugreek extract may contain N-linoleoyl-2-amino-Gamma-butyrolactone. The therapeutic composition further comprises curcumin in a therapeutically effective amount sufficient to inhibit dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP4). The the...