Medicinal Herbs: Latest Advances and Prospects

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 380

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Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Health Technologies, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: pharmacognosy; medicinal plants; herbal medicines; ethnobotany; ethnopharmacology; ethnopharmacy; rational phytotherapy; natural products
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Dear Colleagues,

Medicinal plants and their preparation continue to play an important role in the health of the world population. In addition, they are recognized for its undeniable value as a source of new medicines or as a means of synthesizing them. As technological advances including artificial intelligence are tackled, new tools and challenges are being defined to be employed in the exploitation of these increasingly scarce natural resources.

In this Special Issue, original research papers, perspectives, hypotheses, opinions, reviews, modeling approaches, and methodologies related to recent advances and prospects of advancing knowledge of the production, quality, safety, and efficacy of medicinal plants and their respective preparations are welcome, with particular emphasis on the application of methods that facilitate and accelerate the obtention and certification of these natural resources in a more sustainable way.

Dr. Olga Silva
Dr. Riccardo Motti
Prof. Dr. Xinchao Wang
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Keywords

  • medicinal plant production
  • medicinal plant processing
  • medicinal plant preservation
  • medicinal plant quality control
  • herbal product processing
  • medicinal plant toxicity
  • medicinal plant biological activity

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A Review of Traditional Applications, Geographic Distribution, Botanical Characterization, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Hypericum ascyron L
by Meihui Liu, Yongmei Zhou, Xiaoxiao Rui, Zi Ye, Linyu Zheng, Hao Zang and Yuan Zhong
Horticulturae 2024, 10(6), 555; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10060555 - 25 May 2024
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Hypericum ascyron L. (H. ascyron) is a significant medicinal plant traditionally used for various conditions like hematemesis, hemoptysis, injuries from falls, irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, and liver fire-induced headaches. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using databases like SciFinder and Web of [...] Read more.
Hypericum ascyron L. (H. ascyron) is a significant medicinal plant traditionally used for various conditions like hematemesis, hemoptysis, injuries from falls, irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, and liver fire-induced headaches. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using databases like SciFinder and Web of Science to explore its traditional uses, geographical distribution, botanical description, phytochemistry, and pharmacology. The objective of this review is to lay groundwork and suggest fresh avenues of investigation into the possible uses of the plant. Currently, two hundred and seventy compounds have been isolated and identified from H. ascyron, including phloroglucinols, xanthones, flavonoids, phenolics, steroids and triterpenoids, volatile components, and other compounds. Notably, phloroglucinols, xanthones, and flavonoids have exhibited remarkable pharmacological effects like antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, cytotoxic, and antimicrobial activities. Despite extensive research, further studies are needed to understand new components and mechanisms of action, requiring more detailed investigations. This thorough exploration could facilitate the advancement and utilization of H. ascyron. Full article
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