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Herbal Medicine

Herbal medicine is the use of plants and plant-derived preparations for the prevention and treatment of illness, drawing on both traditional knowledge systems and modern pharmacological investigation. Its scientific study seeks to identify the bioactive constituents responsible for therapeutic effects, characterize …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 103× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Herbal medicine is the use of plants and plant-derived preparations for the prevention and treatment of illness, drawing on both traditional knowledge systems and modern pharmacological investigation. Its scientific study seeks to identify the bioactive constituents responsible for therapeutic effects, characterize their mechanisms and evaluate safety and efficacy. Phytochemical research isolates and quantifies compounds such as polyphenols, flavonoids, saponins and essential-oil constituents and assesses activities including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal and hypolipidemic effects in plants such as bitter melon, curry leaf, liquorice and oregano. Work in this area also documents traditional uses of medicinal plants, patterns of self-medication and patient preferences for herbal versus conventional care, and explores integrative approaches such as network pharmacology to predict the targets of plant constituents. Studies of preparation and quality, including solvent effects on extract activity and the characterization of traditional formulations, address the variability and standardization challenges inherent to botanical products. Allied topics include the histological and physiological effects of plant extracts in model systems. By combining ethnopharmacology, analytical chemistry and bioassay, the field aims to place herbal medicine on an evidence-based footing, clarifying which preparations are active, how they work and how they may complement established therapeutics.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Medicinal Plants and their Traditional Uses

Keskin CumaliCorresponding author
Mardin Artuklu University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health, 47100 Mardin, Turkey.
Exact topic Advances in Plant Biology Cited by 47 doi:10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-18-2423
2020

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3373
2017

Evaluation of Hexane Content in Edible Vegetable Oils Consumed in Iran

Hosseini HedayatCorresponding author
Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences, Food Science and Technology/National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Exact topic Experimental and Clinical Toxicology Cited by 24 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-7669.ject-17-1790

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 103 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Biochemistry Advances.

Journal editorial board
Konstantinos A. Spanos · Greece Immacolata Castellano · Italy

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