ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,321, issued on Feb. 3.

"Antimicrobial compositions and methods for making and using the same" was invented by Jodie A. Dashore (Marlboro, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Antimicrobial compositions and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The compositions comprise an effective amount of one or more of a Cryptolepis sanguinolenta tincture, a Sida acuta tincture, a Terminalia chebula tincture, an Alchornea cordifolia tincture, a Phyllanthus emblica tincture, a Curcuma longa tincture, an Olea europaea tincture, an Embelia ribes tincture, a Tinospora cordifolia tincture, and an Ocimum tenuiflorum tincture."

The patent ...