Pharmacology and Phytochemical Composition of Plants and Its Relevance to Endocrine Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

Endocrine diseases affect the body's endocrine system, a network of glands that produce hormones. These hormones regulate various body functions such as metabolism, growth and development, mood, reproduction, and more. Some common endocrine disorders are Diabetes Mellitus, Cushing's Syndrome, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer among others. On the other hand, the World Health Organization estimates that medicinal plants meet the health needs of about 80 percent of the world’s population, especially for millions of people in the vast rural areas of developing countries. Therefore, it is a fact that millions of people use medicinal plants to treat endocrine and metabolic conditions.

In this special issue authors are encouraged to submit their works related to the pharmacological activity of plant extracts and/or their active ingredients over the endocrine system. Because some endocrine diseases are not recognized by traditional systems, the study must be founded from a traditional or a prospective point of view.
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Plants is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Dr. Adolfo Andrade Cetto
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Plants is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• medicinal plants
• phytochemestry
• endocrine diseases
• diabetes
• hypertension