Pharmaceutical Applications and Therapeutic Mechanisms of Substances from Plant Origin
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Targeting and Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 72
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Interests: pharmacognosy; phytochemistry; phytotherapy
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2. Research Institute, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: nutrition; phytochemistry; phytotherapy; pharmaceutical analysis
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Interests: pharmacology; toxicology
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Interests: drug stability; silver nanoparticles; polymeric nanoparticles; pharmaceutical analysis; transdermal and mucosal drug permeation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants have been a significant source of medicinal compounds for centuries, offering a wide range of bioactive substances with substantial pharmacological potential. Traditional medicine systems in various cultures have long relied on plant-derived medicines, many of which have been subsequently validated by scientific research. The diverse chemical composition of plants, including alkaloids, terpenes, terpenoids, and polyphenols, contributes to their wide range of therapeutic effects, such as anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticancer, antioxidant, and neuroprotective properties, among many others.
As modern medicine faces challenges such as antibiotic resistance, chronic diseases, and adverse drug reactions, the scientific community is particularly interested in the search for new plant-based pharmaceuticals. Advances in phytochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacology have further improved plant-derived compounds’ identification, isolation, and modification, paving the way for new therapeutic agents.
The Special Issue of Pharmaceutics welcomes the submission of manuscripts focused on drug delivery systems, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion (ADME), pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and therapeutic mechanisms of substances from plant origin.
The Special Issue of Pharmaceuticals also welcomes manuscripts focusing on the analysis of cellular and molecular mechanisms of natural compounds or characterized extracts.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Iliya Zhelev Slavov
Dr. Stanislava Ivanova
Dr. Nadezhda Hvarchanova
Dr. Nadezhda Ivanova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural substances
- phytotherapy
- phytochemistry
- chromatography
- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacodynamics
- drug delivery
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