Traditional Herbal Medicines in the Management of Health and Agriculture

Dear Colleagues,

Natural products comprising extracts, bioactive molecules, essential oils, oleoresins, and several other products are highly utilized in industrial industries, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry. These molecules are important agents in the management of oxidative stress and inflammation, which are the underlying factors for all degenerative diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, neurological ailments, and even various types of cancers. These molecules have also emerged as functional foods or nutraceuticals, due to their significant roles in radical scavenging. As well as having an important role in the control of degenerative diseases, these molecules are also widely utilized in the management of infectious diseases. By virtue of their antibacterial and antifungal properties, these molecules are promising agents in preventing the occurrence and progression of infectious diseases. The special Issue is open for manuscripts dealing with the agricultural aspects of species used in traditional herbal medicine and their beneficial effects on health.

Dr. Arunaksharan Narayanankutty
Prof. Dr. Silvana Nicola
Guest Editors

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• antioxidant
• anti-inflammatory
• anti-diabetic
• hypolipidemic
• anticancer
• cytoprotective effects
• organo-protective properties
• animal model studies on pharmacological activities
• functional foods
• nutraceuticals
• antimicrobial agents from plants
• essential oils and oleoresins
• biofilm formation inhibition
• mosquito larval control
• pest control
• pesticidal agents