Bioactivity of Medicinal Plants and Extracts
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 103206
Special Issue Editors
2. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: natural products; phytochemistry; antioxidant activity; herbal medicine; biological activities; adipose tissue; enzyme inhibitors
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Interests: natural products; functional foods; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; polyphenols; anthocyanins; antioxidants; enzyme inhibitors
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2. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), 50059 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: natural products; berries; neuroprotection; anthocyanins; antioxidants; cell culture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Medicinal plants and natural products have played a central role in therapeutics, being considered the origin of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Plants are still a source in nature to obtain and isolate molecules with pharmacological applications (drug discovery) but can also be used as herbal medicinal products in traditional or complementary medicine.
In addition, the WHO has launched a Traditional Medicine Strategy (2014–2023), including herbal medicines as medicinal therapies, with the aim to ensure the quality, safety, proper use, and effectiveness of traditional medicines, among other objectives.
For all these reasons, this Special Issue on “Bioactivity of Medicinal Plants and Extracts” includes a collection of original research and review articles on new advances in the development and application of bioactive compounds and extracts from plant matrices.
Dr. Francisco LesDr. Víctor López
Dr. Guillermo Cásedas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Medicinal plants
- Herbal medicines
- Bioactive compounds
- Pharmacognosy
- Plant extracts
- Polyphenols
- Ethopharmacogy
- Essential oils
- Aromatic plants
- Antioxidants
- Natural products
- Phytochemicals