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Advances in Pharmacognosy for Modern Drug Discovery and ... jbph.org 15 facts
referenceIzzo AA, Borrelli F, Capasso R, et al. published a review titled 'Natural products and cancer: From drug discovery to prevention and therapy' in the British Journal of Pharmacology in 2025, discussing the role of natural products in cancer treatment.
referenceAn Q, Li J, Wang H, et al. published 'New strategies to enhance the efficiency and precision of drug discovery' in Frontiers in Pharmacology in 2025.
referenceBen Shen described the current period as a new golden age of natural products drug discovery in a 2015 article published in Cell.
referenceAtanasov AG, Waltenberger B, Pferschy-Wenzig EM, et al. published 'Natural products in drug discovery: Advances and opportunities' in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery in 2021.
referenceAmeenah Gurib-Fakim discussed the role of medicinal plants as traditions of the past and potential drugs of the future in a 2006 article published in Molecular Aspects of Medicine.
referenceAI-based computational methods are applied in early drug discovery and post-market drug assessment.
referenceThomford NE, Senthebane DA, Rowe A, et al. published 'Natural products for drug discovery in the 21st century: Innovations for novel drug discovery' in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences in 2018.
referenceBalunas MJ and Kinghorn AD published 'Drug discovery from medicinal plants' in Life Sciences in 2005, which discusses the role of medicinal plants in drug discovery.
referenceNasim N, Sandeep IS, and Mohanty S authored the article 'Plant-derived natural products for drug discovery: current approaches and prospects', published in Nucleus (Calcutta) in 2022, volume 65, issue 3, pages 399–411.
referenceAnand U, Jacobo-Herrera N, Altemimi A, and Lakhssassi N published a comprehensive review in Metabolites in 2019 regarding the use of medicinal plants as antimicrobial therapeutics and their potential for biocompatible drug discovery.
referenceOrhan IE published a paper titled 'Pharmacognosy: science of natural products in drug discovery' in BioImpacts in 2014.
referenceOrhan IE published 'Pharmacognosy: science of natural products in drug discovery' in BioImpacts in 2014.
referenceGeoffrey A. Cordell explored the chemical and biological potential of nature for sustainable drug discovery in the 2015 paper 'Ecopharmacognosy: exploring the chemical and biological potential of nature for sustainable drug discovery' published in Planta Medica.
referenceMajumder S and Panigrahi GK discussed advancements in contemporary pharmacological innovation, including mechanistic insights and emerging trends in drug discovery and development, in a 2025 article published in Intelligent Pharmacy.
referenceAndrew L. Hopkins proposed network pharmacology as the next paradigm in drug discovery in a 2008 article published in Nature Chemical Biology.
Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... academia.edu 8 facts
referenceFabricant and Farnsworth (2001) published 'The value of plants used in traditional medicine for drug discovery' in Environmental Health Perspectives, asserting the significance of traditional medicinal plants in the drug discovery process.
referencePlant-derived natural products serve as a source for drug discovery and development, as discussed by Chaachouay and Zidane in 2024.
referenceBioactive compounds found in anti-diabetic plants are a subject of modern drug discovery research, transitioning from traditional herbal medicine.
claimMeng et al. (2011) describe molecular docking as a powerful approach for structure-based drug discovery in the journal Current Computer-Aided Drug Design.
claimHigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry accelerates the drug discovery process by enabling the rapid identification and characterization of bioactive compounds in plant extracts.
claimOrhan defined pharmacognosy as the science of natural products in drug discovery in a 2014 publication.
referencePinzi and Rastelli (2019) discussed the role of molecular docking in shifting paradigms within drug discovery in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
referenceAlam, S., et al. (2022) published 'Antidiabetic Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants: Prospective Candidates for New Drug Discovery and Development' in Frontiers in Endocrinology, volume 13.
Medicinal plants meet modern biodiversity science - OUCI ouci.dntb.gov.ua 6 facts
referenceCalixto (Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019) discusses the role of natural products in modern drug discovery.
claimFabricant et al. (Environ. Health Perspect., 109, 69) argue that plants used in traditional medicine have value for drug discovery.
referenceDias (Metabolites, 2012) provides a historical overview of natural products in drug discovery.
claimJ.W. Li argued in a 2009 Science article that drug discovery from natural products is at a critical juncture, questioning whether it is the end of an era or the beginning of an endless frontier.
referenceSüntar (Phytochem. Rev., 2020) emphasizes the importance of ethnopharmacological studies in drug discovery and the role of medicinal plants.
referenceDe Luca (Science, 2012) discusses mining plant biodiversity as a revolution in drug discovery.
Medicinal plants and human health: a comprehensive review of ... link.springer.com Nov 5, 2025 5 facts
claimThe integration of traditional knowledge with contemporary scientific methods is essential to foster innovation in drug discovery and to preserve both botanical diversity and indigenous medical wisdom.
referenceMarisetti AL, Sharma A, Tiwari A, Tiwari V, Karwasra R, Mittal V, Bhatia S, Al-Harrasi A, and Khodaie L published a 2025 study on the drug discovery, commercial applications, regulations, safety, and toxicity of plant-based latexes.
claimCurrent research approaches in ethnobotanical fieldwork are evolving to address obstacles in the quest for new bioactive natural chemicals through ethnobotanically-informed drug discovery and pharmaceutical development.
referenceMesta SC, Satish Kumar J, Elayaperumal S, and Meenakumari H published a 2024 chapter on drug discovery and development from ethnomedicinal plants in the era of artificial intelligence.
referenceMołdoch J, Agacka-Mołdoch M, Jóźwiak G, and Wojtunik-Kulesza K published a 2025 study on the biological activity of monoterpene-based scaffolds as a natural toolbox for drug discovery.
Medicinal plants: bioactive compounds, biological activities ... frontiersin.org 4 facts
referenceBernardini et al. (2018) provide a historical overview of drug discovery approaches utilizing natural products for human health.
claimMoore et al. (2017) utilize an ethnopharmacological approach to investigate drug and therapeutic discovery, referencing the region of Tartary.
claimSüntar (2020) emphasizes the importance of ethnopharmacological studies in the drug discovery process, specifically regarding the role of medicinal plants.
claimLautié et al. (2020) explore the diversity of plant natural chemicals for the purpose of drug discovery.
Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 3 facts
claimMolecular docking is a powerful approach for structure-based drug discovery.
referenceTran, Pham, and Le (2020) reviewed bioactive compounds in anti-diabetic plants and their transition from herbal medicine to modern drug discovery in the journal Biology.
referenceİ. E. Orhan (2014) published a review in Bioimpacts regarding the role of pharmacognosy and natural products in drug discovery.
Neuroimaging in psychedelic drug development: past, present, and ... nature.com Sep 27, 2023 2 facts
Investigation Utilization of Medicinal Plants: From Historical ... sciltp.com 1 fact
claimNewman, D.J. and Cragg, G.M. analyzed natural products as sources of new drugs over the period from January 1981 to September 2019.
Natural Products with Pharmaceutical Activities - MDPI mdpi.com 1 fact
claimMedicinal plants serve as one of the most essential foundations for the discovery of new pharmaceutical agents.
A Comprehensive Review on the Therapeutic Properties of ... traditionalmedicine.actabotanica.org 1 fact
claimNatural products have historically played a significant role in drug discovery, according to a 2019 historical overview.
Bioactivity of Medicinal Plants and Extracts - PMC pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
claimPlants serve as a natural source for obtaining and isolating molecules used in pharmacological applications and drug discovery.
Unraveling Nature's Pharmacy: Transforming Medicinal Plants into ... pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
claimThe ethnopharmacological applications of plants have served as a crucial source of leading bioactive compounds during the initial phases of drug discovery.
Medicinal Plants and their Traditional Uses - Open Access Pub openaccesspub.org 1 fact
referencePan et al. (2013) explored new perspectives on drug discovery from herbal medicines and the contribution of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to modern therapeutics in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.