The medicinal use of natural prod-ucts—compounds that are derived from natural sources
such as plants, animals or micro-organisms—precedes recorded human history probably by …

Drug discovery leading to robust and viable lead candidates' remains a challenging
scientific task, which is the transition from a screening hit to a drug candidate, requires …

Plants produce a huge array of natural products (secondary metabolites). These compounds
have important ecological functions, providing protection against attack by herbivores and …

The therapeutic properties of plants have been recognised since time immemorial. Many
pathological conditions have been treated using plant-derived medicines. These medicines …

Natural product libraries contain specialized metabolites derived from plants, animals, and
microorganisms that play a pivotal role in drug discovery due to their immense structural …

Importance to the field: Natural products are the most consistently successful source of drug
leads, both historically and currently. Despite this, the use of natural products in industrial …

Natural products are evolutionarily designed and chemically distinct from most synthetic
library molecules. In addition to their role as drugs, they are successfully used as molecular …

Nature is considered a prolific source of diverse biologically active chemotypes. While most
reviews have focused on the characteristics of the chemical backbones of natural products …

The development of traditional medicine with the perspectives of safety, efficacy and quality
would help not only to preserve the traditional heritage but also to rationalize the use of …

The science and policy of pharmaceuticals produced and/or delivered by plants has evolved
over the past twenty-one years from a backyard remedy to regulated, purified products. After …