Plant Derived Biomedicines

Dear Colleagues,

Mankind might have used serendipity or luck in identifying the first few natural products (e.g., choosing one or two medicinal plants out of millions) as good sources of medicine, and also perfected the selection process via experience and knowledge transfer through thousands of generations. While serendipity could still play some role in modern drug therapy today, as exemplified by our continued use of antibiotics discovered in the 20th century, advances in chemical and biological fields have given us opportunity that could not even been dreamt of half a century ago. Our capability in analytical methodologies, for example, have allowed us to identify potential novel compounds from natural sources that exist in minute concentrations and sometimes even without the need to isolate them from their sources. On the other hand, one may get valuable information on potential drugs through in silico studies, without even stepping foot in a pharmacology laboratory. We are, however, continually challenged by new and existing complex diseases, with some cases growing to epidemic proportions. The search for novel potential therapeutic agents for such challenging diseases of the present and next generations must continue and to this end we have to double our efforts on identifying, documenting and scrutinising natural medicines. In this Special Issue (“Plant Derived Biomedicines”), we are aiming to focus on recent developments on the chemistry, pharmacology and medical implications of bioactive natural products. We therefore take the pleasure of inviting colleagues to join us in contributing their valuable work to this Special Issue in Biomedicines.

Prof. Solomon Habtemariam
Prof. Giovanni Lentini
Guest Editors

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