Biological Activities of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 23538
Special Issue Editors
2. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: natural products; western blot; neuroprotection; polyphenols; antioxidants; cell culture; oxidative stress; phytochemicals
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Interests: natural products; C. elegans; edible flowers; aging; neuroprotection; phytotherapy
2. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: pharmacology and pharmacy; pharmacognosy; ethnopharmacology; plant science; medicinal plants; food science; natural products; nutrition and dietetics; bioactive foods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The open-access journal Horticulturae (IF: 2.331; Q1 in Horticulture) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Special Issue titled “Biological Activities of Medicinal, Food and Aromatic Plants”.
Different parts of aromatic and medicinal plants have traditionally been used as herbal remedies in different forms, such as tisanes, infusions, decoctions, tinctures, syrups or other pharmaceutical products for the prevention or treatment of different health disorders. Additionally, many food plants commonly used in daily human diets exert beneficial properties, such as antioxidant and anti-ageing effects, contributing to a healthy lifestyle.
The interest in plants and their influence on human health and nutrition is mainly due to bioactive phytochemicals of different chemical classes, (e.g., polyphenols, sulfur compounds, terpenes, alkaloids). Phytochemicals can be easily extracted from plants using different technologies, and they have aroused a great deal of interest in recent years as the number of scientific papers in this field has increased. These extracts and natural metabolites from plants have shown a wide range of biological activities, supporting their use in further drug discovery and potential industrial applications in different fields for human or veterinary use.
We look forward to collaborating with researchers in this field to establish a solid background in medicinal and aromatic plants.
Sincerely,
Dr. Guillermo Cásedas
Dr. Cristina Moliner
Dr. Francisco Les
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- bioassays
- essential oils
- herbal medicine
- metabolites
- natural products
- phytochemistry
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