Volume 4 - No 5
TECHNOLOGICAL SEARCH ABOUT THE USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS OF ANNONACEAE FAMILY TO TREAT PAIN
Abstract
Species of the Annonaceae family are important sources of bioactive compounds and have a wide
range of therapeutic properties. Previous studies carried out by our research group with the species Xylopia laevigata (Annonaceae) have shown that this species has potential for use in the
management of pain and inflammation. Thus, we aimed to survey the research already developed
and patents requested about medicinal plants (Annonaceae, mainly X. laevigata) to treat pain. The
survey was conducted in the European Patent Office, the World Intellectual Property Organization,
and the database of the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil, with search for patent
deposits made between 2003 and 2013. The most cited international rankings in this survey was
A61K and among the depositors are the United States and China as the biggest depositors.
Paper Details
PaperID: p 1351-1360
Author's Name: João Carlos Carvalho Queiroz, Mairim Russo Serafini, Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida, Lucindo José Quintans-Júnior and Jullyana de Souza Siqueira Quintans
Volume: Volume 4
Issues: No 5
Keywords: Medicinal plants, Annonaceae, Xylopia laevigata, technological forecasting, patents, pain.
Year: 2014
Month: December
Pages: 1351 -1360