The Role of Health Benefits of Plant Extracts in Reduction of Rescue Medication
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemicals and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 2550
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the potential role of plant extracts in promoting human health and preventing chronic diseases has attracted the interest of researchers worldwide. It is well known that plants produce a variety of phytochemicals with unique physical and chemical properties. The properties of each phytochemical are responsible for unique chemical interactions with traditional and novel disease targets. The complexity level includes the use of the combination of phytochemicals present in the selected extract and how these phytochemicals produce a comprehensive pharmacological response.
It is widely believed that the consumption of natural compounds such as phytochemicals can prevent inflammation, oxidative stress, metabolic dysregulation, and vascular dysfunction, as well as reduce multiple risk factors for non-communicable diseases, including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, and certain types of cancer. Based on these premises, there is an urgent need for research to evaluate the effects of plant extracts from different areas of knowledge. In addition, if more herbal extracts with anti-inflammatory effects are available, it is possible to reduce the use of rescue medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol, and synthetic opioids.
In this Special Issue, we welcome studies on any of the above aspects to expand knowledge on the effects of phytochemicals and their enriched products (raw foods, processed foods, functional foods, food supplements, plant powders, plant by-products, medicinal plants) on human health and diseases.
Dr. Kaj Winther
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant extracts
- herbal remedies
- phytochemicals
- nutraceuticals
- antioxidants
- anti-inflammatory
- bioactive compounds
- functional foods
- medicinal plants
- inflammation
- metabolism
- cardiovascular diseases
- diabetes
- obesity
- health effects
- disease prevention
- chronic diseases
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