Dear Colleagues,

The objective is to strength and publish  articles including  broad range  of bioactive natural products, essential compounds and medicines derived from medicinal plants, herbs and specialty crops. Plant derived remedies  are now in great demand  worldwide  for human and animal health care  because of the  maximum  cultural acceptability, better compatibility with the humans and animals and minimum side effects. The section  acknowledges  the requisite to maintain  the potentials of medicinal plants and herbs at pinnacle  and to meet the needs  of present  and  generations to come . Sustainable use of  natural resources for welfare of humans and animals is key feature of this section .There is an extensive flourishing of recognition  for  biological diversity specifically  including  herbs, medicinal plants and specialty crops   as universal  asset of tremendous value to the present and  generations to come. The section will  publish original manuscripts with diverse aspects  of  production of herbs, medicinal plants and specialty crops. We encourage  high quality submissions related to basic and applied studies particularly in the field of medicinal plants, herbs ,nutraceuticals We welcome contributions by  emerging young researchers and invite senior scientists to contribute innovations in herbal  plants, botanicals, specialty crops, ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, ethnoveterinary, ethnomedicine, complementary medicine, pharmacology, toxicology, processing, extraction and essential oils, biotechnology, biochemistry, phytotherapy, phytomedicine, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry and ayurvedic.

In this section, new drug syntheses and characteristics and application areas can be presented. There may be studies on the biological studies of the obtained compounds and the effects of anticancer. Plants suitable for drugs and cosmetics can be done on biological activity studies and plant chemistry of plant extracts and fats.

So, research articles, reviews and studies in this area of study are welcome. We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Hamdi Temel

Dr. Farrah Deeba

Section editor