Global Excellence in Ethnopharmacology: Asia

Global collaboration is the cornerstone of scientific advancement.

Frontiers in Pharmacology has organized a series of special edition Research Topics, with the goal of highlighting the latest advancements in Ethnopharmacology across the globe, showcasing the academic excellence and high-quality work of internationally recognized researchers.

These collections aim to shed light on the recent progress made across the entire breadth of the Ethnopharmacology field, and reflect on the future challenges faced by researchers across borders.

We welcome original research and review articles covering, but not limited to, topics within the scope of the section. This includes significant basic and clinical research findings related to the Ethnopharmacology field.

We encourage submissions focusing, but not limited to, the following themes:

1. Ethnopharmacological approaches to drug discovery and development.

2. Unravelling the therapeutic potential of natural products: Research, Development and Challenges.

3. Ethnopharmacological and therapeutic potential of natural products against aging and inflammation.

4. Chinese medicine and chronic diseases: pharmacological actions and clinical studies.

5. How can we overcome quality challenges to herbal medicines in Asia in the context of developing regulatory frameworks?

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). and the and the ConPhyMP statement: Front. Pharmacol. 13:953205.).' A sufficiently detailed description of the botanical material and its chemical composition is essential as outlined in these documents’

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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.