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Bioactive Compounds from Plant Natural Products: Ethnopharmacology and Phytochemistry
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Bioactive Compounds from Plant Natural Products: Ethnopharmacology and Phytochemistry

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 1789

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Gerardo Cebrián-Torrejón

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Laboratory COVACHIM-M2E, University of Antilles, CEDEX, 97157 Pointe-à-Pitre, France
Interests: ethnopharmacology; chemical ecology; medicinal chemistry; green chemistry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The combination between ethnopharmacology and phytochemistry has worked as a tandem for the validation of medicinal plants uses and the discovery of new bioactive natural products. This Special Issue, “Bioactive Compounds from Plant Natural Products: Ethnopharmacology and Phytochemistry,” will present a collection of papers presenting ethnopharmacological surveys combined with the phytochemical and pharmacological studies of natural products.

At present, the natural products from plants are receiving increasing interest from many fields of knowledge; as such, your expertise on this topic could contribute to enhancing the interest in this important Special Issue.

We cordially invite researchers working in this field to contribute original research articles, communications, and critical review articles. Papers on single compounds are also welcome.

Dr. Gerardo Cebrián-Torrejón
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • phytochemistry
  • natural products
  • biological activity
  • alkaloids
  • phenolics
  • terpenoids
  • sulfur compounds

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The HPLC–PDA Method for Simultaneous Determination of Regalosides from Bulbs of Lilium lancifolium Thunb. and Their Antioxidant Effects
by Chang-Seob Seo, No Soo Kim and Kwang-Hoon Song
Plants 2024, 13(19), 2793; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13192793 - 5 Oct 2024
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Lilium lancifolium Thunb. is a herbal medicine that is widely used to treat inflammation and lung diseases. In this study, a simultaneous quantitative method was developed for the quality control of BLL using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a photodiode array detector (HPLC–PDA), [...] Read more.
Lilium lancifolium Thunb. is a herbal medicine that is widely used to treat inflammation and lung diseases. In this study, a simultaneous quantitative method was developed for the quality control of BLL using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a photodiode array detector (HPLC–PDA), and their antioxidant effects were evaluated. Eight regalosides (i.e., regaloside A, B, C, E, F, H, I, and K) were selected as marker substances and separated on a Gemini C18 reversed-phase analytical column by gradient elution with distilled water–acetonitrile mobile phase containing 0.1% (v/v) formic acid. The method was validated with respect to linearity, sensitivities (limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ)), accuracy, and precision. The antioxidant effects of the extract and each component were evaluated using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assay and 2-2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) assay. The coefficients of determination values used as indicators of linearity for all components were ≥0.9999. LOD and LOQ concentrations were 0.10–0.66 μg/mL and 0.29–2.01 μg/mL, respectively. The recovery was 95.39–103.925% (relative standard deviation; RSD ≤ 2.55%), and precision RSD was <2.78%. The HPLC–PDA method was applied to real samples, and all components were detected at 1.12–29.76 mg/freeze-dried g. The evaluation of antioxidant effects showed that regalosides C, E, and K exhibited significant antioxidant effects. Our knowledge will be appropriately utilized in raw material management and conducting clinical and non-clinical studies on L. lancifolium or herbal medicine prescriptions containing L. lancifolium. Full article
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Survey on the Traditional Use of Medicinal Herbs in Haiti: A Study on Knowledge, Practices, and Efficacy Prevention
by Valendy Thesnor, Yvens Cheremond, Muriel Sylvestre, Patrick Meffre, Gerardo Cebrián-Torrejón and Zohra Benfodda
Plants 2024, 13(17), 2383; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172383 - 26 Aug 2024
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The use of medicinal herbs is highly developed in Haiti. However, there is a significant lack of knowledge in the literature on medicinal plants and their uses. The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and practices of Haitian families for [...] Read more.
The use of medicinal herbs is highly developed in Haiti. However, there is a significant lack of knowledge in the literature on medicinal plants and their uses. The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and practices of Haitian families for the prevention/treatment of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory diseases, as well as the mode of preparation and administration of the plants. Individuals were interviewed using the TRAMIL questionnaire as the information holder. The data obtained were analyzed by calculating 5 indices (relative frequency of citation, use value, the family use value, informant consensus factor, and fidelity level). The study surveyed 120 Haitians and collected 75 plants from 43 botanical families. The botanical family most used for all these preventions and remedies is the Lamiaceae. The highest ranked species with a relative frequency of citation value > 0.3. Infusion, decoction, and in the form of punch are the methods used for the remedies. The study found that the use of herbal remedies is still prevalent in the study area, and many of the commonly used plants have been scientifically validated. However, some plants, such as Samyda rosea Sims, lack sufficient research and are recommended for further investigation. Full article
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