Nutritional and Health Value of Natural Products From Medicinal Plants on Human Diseases
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemicals and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 July 2025) | Viewed by 674
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Dear Colleagues,
Natural products (NPs) isolated from medicinal plants, such as polysaccharides, flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, and others, are widely used to treat human diseases or maintain health. NPs are regarded as therapeutic agents, functional additives, or health products, as they may serve as drug candidates, lead compounds for drug design, or foods. Plant-derived therapeutics have several advantages, such as wide availability, diverse pharmacological actions, and a generally good profile of safety and tolerability. Numerous studies have reported the efficacy of NPs from medicinal plants in ameliorating several human diseases, such as cancers, inflammation, fibrosis, cardiovascular, and infections. Moreover, many in vitro and in vivo studies have exposed the multiple molecular mechanisms of NPs’ pharmacological benefits. The submission of studies on the treatment effects and mechanisms of extracts from medicinal plants on humans will be welcome.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect original research articles, short communications, and reviews containing new perspectives and discoveries of the functional and pharmacological effects of natural products, including the molecular mechanisms and therapeutic effects of natural products in human epidemiological studies and new insights towards the role of natural products in maintaining and promoting human health, with the ultimate aim of improving health outcomes for patients worldwide. For this upcoming Nutrients Special Issue, we also recommend that submissions include placebo-controlled clinical studies of medicinal plant extracts, biochemical characterization, and potency assessments using scientifically analytical methods.
Dr. Yi Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural products and extracts
- medicinal and food plants
- biological activities
- human health
- molecular mechanisms
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