Patent Analysis of Four Lamiaceae-Derived Plants: A Medicinally Active Resource against New Health Challenges †

Abstract

: This study aims to analyze the patent documents concerning the uses of medicinally active plants (MAPs) in relation to COVID-19 during the last four years. Hereinafter, we demonstrate that MAPs, such as those in the Lamiaceae family, can be a fast, healthy, and efficient recourse for designing new drugs or compositions to face new health challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The patent documents concerning sage ( Salvia ), basil ( Ocimum ), lavender ( Lavandula )