About this Research Topic
Reviews in Ethnopharmacology will publish high-quality scholarly review papers on key topics in Ethnopharmacology. It aims to highlight recent advances in the field, whilst emphasizing important directions and new possibilities for future inquiries. We anticipate the research presented will promote discussion in the Ethnopharmacology community that will translate to best practice applications in clinical, public health and policy settings.
The Reviews in Ethnopharmacology: 2023 collection welcomes full-length, mini or systematic review papers. New articles will be added to this collection as they are published.
This collection welcomes manuscripts that focus on the following themes:
1. Translational potential of traditional medicinal plants in cancer prevention.
2. Ethnopharmacology of mental health disorders: insights from traditional healing practices and scientific validation.
3. Ethnobotanical approaches for combating antimicrobial resistance.
4. Traditional medicine in the digital age: opportunities and challenges.
5. Herbal medicine and chronic disease management: a global perspective.
6. Ethnopharmacology and sustainable development: balancing conservation and community health.
7. Ethnopharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine: bridging ancient wisdom and modern science.
8. Medicinal plants used in Ayurveda: exploring traditional knowledge and contemporary applications.
All the manuscripts submitted to the collection will need to fully comply with the Four Pillars of Best Practice in Ethnopharmacology (you can freely download the full version here).). Importantly, we expect an overview on the composition of the preparations used in the pharmacological experiments or a clinical study reviewed. Therefore, we also expect that the MS follow the standards established in the ConPhyMP statement Front. Pharmacol. 13:953205.
Keywords: #collectionseries, phytopharmacology, ethnopharmacological research, review studies
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.