Community Mission
To publish research on the chemistry, pharmacology, safety and traditional uses of medicinal plants, and to bring together traditional knowledge and modern evidence.
A ScienceBank community
Medicinal Plants
Advancing the understanding of medicinal plants, including their therapeutic effects and safety, through pharmacological, botanical, and chemical perspectives.
Published under CC BY 4.0· Plan S compliant
Guidelines & Policies
Learn everything about how the community manages submission, publishing and peer review.
Community editors
- GF
Gerda Fouche
Community Chief Editor · University of Pretoria
- IR
Ignazio Restivo, PhD
Editor · University of Palermo
- JR
Javad Sharifi Rad
Editor · Universidad Espíritu Santo
- MI
Marcello Iriti, PhD
Editor · University of Milan
- SV
Sittarthan Viswanathan
Editor
Publications
Commentary
From poisonous botanicals to precision anticancer leads: non-edible medicinal plants in oncology drug discovery
JS
By Javad Sharifi-Rad
Some of the most pharmacologically powerful plant metabolites come from species that are not edible, largely because evolution optimized the…
DOI: 10.61340/TOXPLTODD
Editorial
Exploring medicinal plants as natural remedies through scientific investigation
GF
By Gerda Fouche
The use of medicinal plants dates back to ancient civilizations, with records from Mesopotamia around 2600 BC and the Egyptians’ “Ebers Papy…
DOI: 10.61340/EMPNR
At a glance
64%
Acceptance rate
Pending
Median time to decision
1
Submissions (12 months)