Interdisciplinary Approaches to Preventing and Treating Inflammatory and Oxidative Diseases with Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2025 | Viewed by 743
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; phytochemistry; cancer; metabolism; metabolic disorders; pharmacology; inflammation; oxidative stress; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegenerative diseases
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Interests: inflammatory diseases; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegenerative diseases; inflammation; medicinal plants; oxidative stress
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to welcome you to contribute a paper to our Special Issue, with the utmost pride and deepest gratitude. Using an interdisciplinary, holistic view, this Special Issue delves into preventing and intervening in inflammatory and oxidative diseases using medicinal plants and bioactive compounds. Uncontrolled inflammation and oxidative stress are detrimental to the body’s homeostasis, leading to various diseases. Since ancient times, medicinal plants and phytochemicals have been used to treat multiple diseases, including those neurodegenerative and cardiovascular, as well as cancer and others. Medicinal plants and phytochemicals may be more cost-effective and present few adverse events, promoting synergism with conventional therapies. In today’s world, therapy often predisposes patients to be treated by multiple professionals who must work together to maintain results and rehabilitate patients. However, medicinal plants and phytochemicals are not as well funded by various medical specialties and other professions. Therefore, the main aim of this Special Issue is to contribute to the existent foundation regarding the use of medicinal plants and phytochemicals against multiple diseases and health conditions, especially those diseases which oblige patients to attend various medical specialties and professions, offering to you, erudite Authors, the challenge of proposing special studies in the field to promote a healthier, less-diseased future. We welcome original research studies and review articles. Translational research in the field is also welcome.
We appreciate your interest in our Special Issue and look forward to receiving your papers. Your contributions will make this project a success!
Dr. Lucas Fornari Laurindo
Dr. Sandra Barbalho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- interdisciplinary studies
- inflammation
- inflammatory diseases
- oxidative stress
- oxidative diseases
- pro-inflammatory
- pro-oxidative
- neurodegenerative diseases
- cardiovascular diseases
- cancer
- medicine
- rheumatological diseases
- endocrinological diseases
- gastroenterological diseases
- dermatological diseases
- pulmonary diseases
- dentistry
- nutrition
- dietetics
- therapy
- medicinal plants
- bioactive compounds
- phytochemicals
- phytochemistry
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