ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,335, issued on July 8, was assigned to V P LYF (India).

"Homeopathic topical composition" was invented by Vaidehi Parnad Gupte (Thane, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a novel homeopathic composition useful for treating pain and/or inflammation comprising tinctures and/or diluted extracts. More particularly, there is provided a composition which contains a synergistic combination of extracts from Terminalia arjuna, Sticta pulmonaria, Colchicum autumnale, Gelsemium sempervirens, Ledum palustre and Cissus quadrangularis. The present invention also provides a method of preparation of the homeopathic d...