Published: Feb. 7, 2025
Morocco's rich biodiversity includes various aromatic and medicinal plants utilized for culinary purposes. The genus Mentha, belonging to the Lamiaceae family, is notable its widespread use in Moroccan culture. This encompasses several species with distinct phytochemical profiles, offering potential applications cosmetics, medicine, other sectors. However, understanding innovation landscape related Mentha Morocco requires a comprehensive patent analysis, which can indicate trends, technological focus, commercial applications. study identifies commonly used examines documents reveal innovations linked species. Five major were identified, namely M. longifolia, pulegium, gattefossei, spicata, suaveolens, addition two hybrids (Mentha × piperita rotundifolia). focusing on number of documents, jurisdictional distribution, International Patent Classification (IPC) codes, highlights that China United States are leading jurisdictions, 1113 915 respectively. primary IPC code, A61K36/53, corresponds preparations containing mint. Among eight identified species, spicata (spearmint) accounted highest activity, reflecting cultivation both globally. In contrast, gattefossei (persian mint), an endemic had minimal representation, suggesting limited international exploitation opportunities increased research commercialization focused this
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