ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,082, issued on July 7, was assigned to Chang Gung University of Science and Technology (Taoyuan City, Taiwan).

"Use of Bletilla formosana (Hayata) Schltr. extract for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for promoting chronic wound healing" was invented by Tsong-Long Hwang (Taoyuan City, Taiwan) and Yu-Chia Chang (Taoyuan City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for promoting chronic wound healing is provided, including administering an effective amount of Bletilla formosana (Hayata) Schltr. extract to a subject in need thereof, wherein the effective amount of Bletilla formosana (Hayata) Schltr. extract is 0.01 ...