Medicinal Plants: Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Activity
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 499
Editors
Interests: pharmacy; pharmacognosy; phytochemistry; phytotherapy; ethnomedicine; ethnobotany; history of pharmacy
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Interests: pharmacognosy; phytochemistry; phytotherapy; 3D-printing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Medicinal plants have long been integral to healthcare practices worldwide, providing important resources for disease prevention and treatment. Traditional knowledge regarding the use of plant materials and herbal preparations has developed over centuries; however, a substantial portion of this knowledge still lacks thorough validation using contemporary scientific methods. Despite the growing body of literature on medicinal plants, many plant-derived products remain insufficiently characterized in terms of their efficacy, safety, and underlying mechanisms of action.
In this regard, we invite researchers to submit original contributions focused on the phytochemical and pharmacological study of medicinal plants. This Special Issue of Plants seeks to highlight recent progress in identifying and characterizing bioactive constituents, determining their qualitative and quantitative profiles, assessing their biological and pharmacological properties, and advancing the development, standardization, and quality control of herbal-based products.
We particularly encourage submissions that address the isolation of plant-derived compounds, as well as studies that provide quantitative phytochemical analysis and evaluate their biological effects in vitro and in vivo. Research on the cultivation of medicinal plants, authentication of botanical materials, approaches to standardization, and the formulation of plant-based dosage forms is also within the scope of this Special Issue.
Manuscripts focusing solely on phytochemical screening without accompanying biological data, or exclusively pharmacological investigations lacking phytochemical characterization, will not be considered.
Prof. Dr. Ain Raal
Prof. Dr. Oleh Koshovyi
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- medicinal plants
- plant raw materials
- extracts
- natural products
- bioactive compounds
- phytochemical characterization
- compound isolation
- pharmacological effects
- dosage form development
- standardization
- quality control
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