Phytochemicals in Medicinal Plants: From Extraction to Bioactivity
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 251
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal plants; ethnobotanical uses; plant extracts; bioactive natural compounds; nutraceuticals; polyphenols; antioxidant activity
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: medicinal and edible plants; ethnobotany; secondary metabolites; biological activities; oxidative stress; inflammation; cytotoxicity
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: medicinal and edible plants; ethnobotany; secondary metabolites; biological activities; oxidative stress; inflammation; cytotoxicity
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit original research articles or comprehensive reviews to the Special Issue entitled “Phytochemicals in Medicinal Plants: From Extraction to Bioactivity”.
Medicinal plants have a long-standing history of use in traditional medicine worldwide, particularly in developing countries, where they are employed as natural remedies for the management and treatment of a wide variety of human diseases. Over time, they have attracted growing interest as valuable sources of bioactive compounds with diverse pharmacological effects, supporting their relevance in modern drug discovery and development. The remarkable biodiversity of medicinal plant species provides access to an extensive repertoire of phytochemicals with potential health-promoting properties. In parallel, advances in extraction technologies and analytical methodologies have greatly facilitated the isolation, characterization, and identification of bioactive constituents from medicinal plants, thereby opening new avenues for the development of innovative therapeutic agents.
This Special Issue aims to gather recent findings and advances in phytochemical research from medicinal plants and to provide novel insights into their potential applications in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmetic fields. Contributions addressing the optimization of extraction procedures, detailed chemical characterization, and the evaluation of the biological properties of extracts, fractions, and isolated compounds are particularly encouraged. Studies elucidating the relationship between phytochemical profiles and the biological activity of plant-derived bioactive compounds are especially welcome, as they can significantly contribute to the rational valorization of medicinal plant resources.
Dr. Maria Fernanda Taviano
Dr. Rosaria Acquaviva
Dr. Giuseppe Antonio Malfa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- medicinal plants
- phytochemicals
- bioactive compounds
- extraction strategies
- phytochemical profiling
- biological activities
- health applications
- nutraceuticals
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