Recent Advances in Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Herbs

Dear Colleagues,

Medicinal herbs as a source of drugs and medicine have been used for thousands of years for the treatment of human diseases. Though empirical and observational in its ancient record, the efficacy and effectiveness of medicinal herbs has gained some scientific evidence from a great number of recent labs and clinical studies. In particular, the focuses of recent researchers have been on the comprehensive analysis of the actions and mechanisms of medicinal herbs by applying several frontier OMICs and bioinformatics technologies in modern biomedicine. The successful application of these techniques has largely advanced our knowledge in medicinal herbs and improved the integration between natural products chemistry and disciplines of modern medical sciences. This integration also benefits the new drug discovery and development for human diseases in the way that traditional wisdom in the use of medicinal herbs can be successfully decoded and co-opted.

This Special Issue aims to cover the recent research advances in the field of medicinal herbs by making full use of modern technologies in biomedicine, especially OMICs technologies and system biology. Original and review articles for this special issue "Recent Advances in Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Herbs" covering but are not limited to the following aspects are welcomed.

The Guest editor Dr. Yibin Feng and his editorial team from Dr. Xuanbin Wang, Hubei Medical University, Dr. Ming Hong, Guangzhou University, Dr. Sha Li, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Dr. Hor Yue Tan, Dr. Zhaoxiang Bian, Hong Kong Baptiste University, and Dr. Ning Wang, The University of Hong Kong, will help the authors to identify their concrete topics and support the paper-review process.

1. Bioactive Compounds from medicinal herbs and gut microbiota.
2. Bioactive Compounds from medicinal herbs and OMIC technologies.
3. Bioactive Compounds from medicinal herbs and big data analysis.
4. Bioactive Compounds from medicinal herbs and new emerging diseases, such as COVID-19, etc.
5. Bioactive Compounds from medicinal herbs and multidisciplinary technologies in biology, chemistry, pharmacology, etc.

Prof. Dr. Yibin Feng
Guest Editor

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