EDITORIAL article Front. Pharmacol., 03 July 2023Sec. Ethnopharmacology Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1236821

this manuscript is a review of a number of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology texts and papers in order to arrive at current understanding and scope of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology. it includes either a brief definition of both fields and presenting some examples on them. also it has a glimpse on the geographical coverage of research works throughout the world, important issue of property r...

EDITORIAL article Front. Pharmacol., 17 July 2023Sec. Ethnopharmacology Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1251613

Latin America is a multicultural region encompassing 43 countries, with 665 million inhabitants mean age of 31 years old, 84% whom live in urban areas [...]

Ethnobotany/ethnopharmacology has contributed to the discovery of many important plant-derived drugs. Field explorations to seek and document indigenous/traditional medical knowledge (IMK/TMK), and/or the biodiversity with which the IMK/TMK is attached, and its conversion into a commercialized product is known as bioprospecting or biodiversity prospecting. When performed in a large-scale operat...

The present resume covers an up-to-date literature on Limnophila species. The botanical classification, ethnopharmacology, and chemical constituents of Limnophila plants, as well as the biological activities and pharmacological applications of both distinct phytochemicals and medicinally active plant materials (formulations, extracts, etc.) are discussed in detail.