Extraction and Application of Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 66
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pharmacognosy; phytotherapy; ethnomedicine; natural products; green extraction; herbal products
Interests: phytochemistry; environmental science; agricultural plant science; environmental chemistry; food quality and safety; organic chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Medicinal plants are a rich source of structurally diverse natural products. These compounds display a wide array of biological activities (e.g., antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, enzyme inhibition, neuroprotection). Despite this promise, challenges remain in efficiently extracting, identifying and applying such molecules.
This Special Issue focuses on recent advances and innovative approaches in the extraction, isolation, characterization, and utilization of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants. We invite original research and review articles on medicinal plants that explore novel extraction methods, chemical profiling, and evaluation of functional properties using in vitro and in vivo studies, as well as the application of plant extracts in variety of products. In particular, we welcome submissions specially focusing on the application of medicinal plant extracts and products in the formulation of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, or functional food products.
Key topics include, but are not limited to:
- Cutting-edge extraction and purification techniques for the preparation of extracts from medicinal plants
- Identification and structural characterization of natural bioactive compounds
- Innovative formulations for functional food products, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics
- Sustainable and environmentally friendly extraction approaches
- Bridging ethnopharmacological or traditional-use evidence with modern phytochemical, molecular biology and biotechnology approaches.
- Valorisation of by-products or under-utilised medicinal plant species.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for advancing scientific understandings of plant-derived bioactives and their innovative applications across multiple industries.
Prof. Dr. Katarina Ŝavikin
Prof. Dr. Jelena Popović-Djordjević
Dr. Jelena Živković
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- medicinal plants
- bioactive compounds
- extracts
- bioactivity
- food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic ingredients
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