ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,548, issued on May 6, was assigned to LYTONE ENTERPRISE INC. (New Taipei, Taiwan).

"Herbal composition for reducing uric acid and the use in reducing uric acid, body fat, and blood glucose thereof" was invented by William Tien-hung Chang (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Wei-ting Chang (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising 1-2 part by weight of Schisandra chinensis powder and 5-10 part by weight of extract of Psidium guajava L. The composition can be used in the treatment of reducing blood uric acid, protecting pancreatic beta cell, and reducing body fat."

The patent was...