Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Herbs

Herbs are herbaceous, non-woody plants, or the leaves and soft aerial parts of such plants, valued for their aromatic, culinary, and pharmacological properties. In a botanical and pharmacognostic sense, herbal materials are sources of bioactive secondary metabolites including phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids, …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 448× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2638-4469 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Herbs are herbaceous, non-woody plants, or the leaves and soft aerial parts of such plants, valued for their aromatic, culinary, and pharmacological properties. In a botanical and pharmacognostic sense, herbal materials are sources of bioactive secondary metabolites including phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids, essential oils, alkaloids, and phytosterols, which underlie their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activities. Characterising a herb typically involves phytochemical screening, thin-layer chromatography profiling, extraction of crude fractions from leaves, stembark, or root, and assays of biological activity against defined targets. Research in this area examines the pharmacological importance of culinary and medicinal species such as sage and oregano, antimicrobial activity of plant extracts, and network-pharmacology approaches that link plant-derived compounds such as beta-sitosterol to candidate therapeutic targets. Related work addresses standardisation and quality control of botanical preparations, detection of adulterants in marketed supplements, and the integration of traditional and Ayurvedic formulations into evidence-based frameworks. The field connects ethnobotany, natural-product chemistry, and applied food and nutritional science, with attention to safety, authentication, and reproducible bioactivity. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research spanning the phytochemistry, antimicrobial evaluation, and applied uses of herbs and other plant materials.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Pharmacological Importance of Sage and Oregano 

Tabassum Khan NidaCorresponding author
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Informatics, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences, (BUITEMS), Quetta, Pakistan 
Exact topic Advanced Pharmaceutical Science And Technology Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-20-3331
2017

Industrial and Biotechnological Applications of Algae: A Review

Sharma NiveditaCorresponding author
Microbiology research laboratory, Deptt. of Basic sciences, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Solan) Himachal Pradesh 173230.
Exact topic Advances in Plant Biology Cited by 302 doi:10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-17-1534

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 448 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Advances in Plant Biology (ISSN 2638-4469).

Journal editorial board
Filippos Ververidis · Greece Pasquale Filannino · Italy Laura Scrano · Italy

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