Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Studies

Dear Colleagues,

Plants have been effectively used in medical practice for the treatment of various diseases since ancient times. The knowledge of observations and practical use of raw plant materials and plant-originating medicines has been accumulated over thousands of years, but it requires scientific justification. Currently, much knowledge exists about medicinal plants, and plant-origin remedies have not yet been scientifically proven. In this regard, we propose the publication of scientific results regarding phytochemical and pharmacological research in plants, plant raw materials, extracts, individual plant-origin substances, and products based on them. This Special Issue of Plants aims to highlight the chemical composition and pharmacological activity of medicinal plant remedies and the creation and standardization of herbal medicines. High-quality manuscripts about isolation, identification, qualitative, and quantitative analyses of chemical compounds of plant origin, as well as in vitro and in vivo pharmacological studies, are welcome to be submitted to this Special Issue. Also, research focused on the cultivation of medicinal plants, the identification of plant material, quality standardization and control of medicinal plants and their extracts, and the development of plant-origin dosage forms correspond to the scope of this Special Issue. Study results should only describe the chemical composition of raw plant material or plant extracts without pharmacological studies; only pharmacology studies without phytochemistry will not be acceptable for this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Ain Raal
Prof. Dr. Oleh Koshovyi
Guest Editors

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• medicinal plants
• plant raw materials
• extracts
• natural compounds
• phytochemicals
• phytochemical analysis
• isolation
• identification
• pharmacological activity
• dosage forms
• standardization
• quality assurance