Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Extracts as Well as Essential Oils Applied in the Prevention and Treatment of Various Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

Nature has always been, and still is, a source of foods and ingredients that are beneficial to human health. Inadequate supply of drugs, the prohibitive cost of treatments, side effects of several synthetic drugs and the development of resistance to currently used drugs for infectious diseases have led to increased emphasis on the use of plant materials as a source of medicines for a wide variety of human ailments. Treatment with medicinal plants is considered very safe as there are no or minimal side effects.

Nowadays, medicinal plants and their extracts and essential oils play vital roles in disease prevention and their promotion and use fit into all existing prevention strategies. Due to their natural origin, they are excellent candidates to replace synthetic compounds, which are generally considered to have toxicological and carcinogenic effects. The efficient extraction of these compounds from their natural sources and the determination of their activity in commercialized products have been great challenges for researchers and food chain contributors to develop products with positive effects on human health.

The objective of this Special Issue is to highlight the existing evidence regarding the various potential benefits of the consumption of plant extracts and plant extract-based products, along with essential oils for the prevention and treatment of various disorders in humans. The aim is to point out the role, contributions, and usefulness of medicinal plants in tackling diseases of public health importance.

This Special Issue aims to collect contributions, research papers, and reviews related to the possibility of using medicinal and aromatic plant extracts, as well as their essential oils in reducing the damage to various tissues and organs of diabetic patients and diabetics that occurs as accompanying chronic complications.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Tatjana Stević
Dr. Slaviša Stanković
Guest Editors

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• diabetes mellitus (DM)
• antidiabetic agents
• medicinal plant extracts
• aromatic plant extracts
• essential oils