ABSTRACT
In this paper, the patents of traditional medicine A pocynum venetum were retrieved till 29th May, 2014, and the patent information, including the authorization condition, developing trends, geographic distribution, competi-tion agencies and therapeutic effects, was analyzed. Totally 764 patent families were obtained,only eight among them coming from countries and districts except China and Japan. China was in a leader position on the number of patent application of A . venetum. The patent applications mainly came from pharmaceutical enterprises. Most frequently patents were about innovations on the pharmacological effects such as regulation of blood pressure and blood sugar, as well as the development of health food and products. Traditional medicines used compatible included blood-activating and stasis-eliminating drugs, heat-clearing drugs, diaphoretics, deficiency-nourishing drugs and digestive drugs. This article revealed the trend and some rules of development of A . venetum, and reflected the developmental achievement and world patent pattern after a meta-analysis, exhorting to guide a better understanding and further research.