The search for new pharmacologically active agents obtained by screening natural sources
such as microbial fermentations and plant extracts has led to the discovery of many clinically …

Secondary metabolites are a unique group of compounds produced by plants to protect itself
against various biotic and abiotic factors (diseases, pests, pathogens, herbivores …

Natural products have served as a major source of drugs for centuries, and about half of the
pharmaceuticals in use today are derived from natural products. The aim of this review is to …

Abstract The Discovery of Medicines from Plants: A Current Biological Perspective. The last
50 years have seen tremendous innovations in the process of discovering novel bioactive …

Early anthropological evidence for plant use as medicine is 60,000 years old as reported
from the Neanderthal grave in Iraq. The importance of plants as medicine is further …

Covering: up to March 2013 In addition to their prominent role in basic biological and
chemical research, natural products are a rich source of commercial products for the …

Current research in drug discovery from medicinal plants involves a multifaceted approach
combining botanical, phytochemical, biological, and molecular techniques. Medicinal plant …

It seems appropriate to emphasize the topic of natural products at a time when new
compounds are desperately needed to combat the current problems of antibiotic resistance …

Although the use of bioactive natural products as herbal drug preparations dates back
hundreds, even thousands, of years ago, their application as isolated and characterized …

Natural products are used since ancient times in folklore for the treatment of various
ailments. Plant‐derived products have been recognized for many years as a source of …