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Advances in Pharmacognosy for Modern Drug Discovery and ... jbph.org 11 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.
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.
referenceEfferth T, Banerjee M, Paul NW, et al. published 'Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice' in Phytomedicine in 2016.
claimNatural products have served as sources of new drugs over the nearly four decades from 1981 to 2019, according to Newman and Cragg.
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.
referenceOrhan IE published a paper titled 'Pharmacognosy: science of natural products in drug discovery' in BioImpacts in 2014.
referenceChemat F, Abert-Vian M, Fabiano-Tixier AS, and colleagues defined the concepts and principles of green extraction of natural products in a 2020 article published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
referencePriya S and Satheeshkumar P authored a chapter on natural products from plants, focusing on phytochemicals, phytopharmaceuticals, and plant-based nutraceuticals as anticancer agents, published in 'Functional Preservation of Phytochemicals' in 2020.
referenceOrhan IE published 'Pharmacognosy: science of natural products in drug discovery' in BioImpacts in 2014.
referenceAn analysis of FDA-approved drugs indicates that natural products and their derivatives are significant components of the pharmaceutical landscape.
Medicinal plants meet modern biodiversity science - OUCI ouci.dntb.gov.ua 7 facts
referenceCalixto (Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019) discusses the role of natural products in modern drug discovery.
referenceDixon et al. examined the role of natural products in plant disease resistance.
procedureNett et al. (2018) describe the use of D2O labeling to measure the active biosynthesis of natural products in medicinal plants.
referenceOchoa-Villarreal et al. discuss plant cell culture strategies for producing natural products in the article 'Plant cell culture strategies for the production of natural products'.
referenceBharate et al. performed a critical analysis on why the majority of active compounds in the central nervous system (CNS) domain are natural products.
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.
Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... academia.edu 5 facts
referenceSirirungruang, Markel, and Shih (2022) reviewed plant-based engineering techniques for the production of high-valued natural products.
claimNegri et al. conducted early-stage research on antifungal natural products in 2014.
claimOrhan defined pharmacognosy as the science of natural products in drug discovery in a 2014 publication.
referenceM. Joshi, R. Purwar, S. W. Ali, and S. Rajendran published a 2010 work in Elsevier eBooks regarding the use of eco-friendly natural products for antimicrobial textiles in health and hygiene applications.
referenceMaiti, A., Madhu, N. R., & Manna, C. K. (2013) published the study 'Natural products traditionally used by the tribal people of the Purulia district, West Bengal, India for the abortifacient purpose' in TANG [Humanitas Medicine], 3(2), 14.1-14.4.
Medicinal plants: bioactive compounds, biological activities ... frontiersin.org 3 facts
claimMoloney (2016) identifies natural products as a significant source for the development of novel antibiotics.
referenceMandal, Biswas, and Hazra (2020) reviewed natural products from plants with prospective anti-HIV activity and their relevant mechanisms of action.
referenceBernardini et al. (2018) provide a historical overview of drug discovery approaches utilizing natural products for human health.
Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 3 facts
claimResearch on natural products with antifungal properties is currently in an early state.
referenceİ. E. Orhan (2014) published a review in Bioimpacts regarding the role of pharmacognosy and natural products in drug discovery.
referenceA. Attiq, J. Jalil, K. Husain, and W. Ahmad reviewed the use of natural products to combat inflammation in a 2018 article published in Frontiers in Pharmacology.
Treatment of Infectious Diseases with Bioactive Compounds from ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
claimBiological pharmacological agents based on herbal extracts and natural products are considered an economically and socially viable alternative for treating infectious diseases.
claimThe use of natural products as drugs faces challenges related to solubility, diffusion, and toxicity that require further study to ensure human safety.
Medicinal plants and human health: a comprehensive review of ... link.springer.com Nov 5, 2025 2 facts
referenceNatural products are being explored as apoptosis modulators in cancer treatment, according to the 2025 study 'Exploring natural products as apoptosis modulators in cancers: insights into natural product-based therapeutic strategies' by Utpal et al.
referenceHuang et al. (2024a) reviewed the development of nanocarriers specifically designed for the delivery of natural products.
Revolutionizing drug discovery from natural products: The roles of ... sciencedirect.com Dec 23, 2025 1 fact
claimNatural products and their derivatives have historically played a crucial role in drug therapy, particularly within the context of traditional medicine.
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claimPharmacognosy is defined as the study of natural products that possess medical, ecological, gustatory, or other functional qualities, with a particular focus on secondary metabolites.
Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Nov 26, 2025 1 fact
referenceNourbakhsh F, Lotfalizadeh M, Badpeyma M, Shakeri A, and Soheili V reviewed natural products derived from plants and their antimicrobial effects against bacterial membranes in a 2022 study.
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.
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.
Natural Products with Pharmaceutical Activities - MDPI mdpi.com 1 fact
referenceThe 'Natural Products with Pharmaceutical Activities' Special Issue published by MDPI contains multiple papers dedicated to the study of medicinal plants and their role in pharmaceutical discovery.
Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies of Traditionally Used ... heraldopenaccess.us 1 fact
claimHigh-throughput experiments and DNA microarrays provide a platform for researching and developing drugs from natural products.