Revista de farmacognosia y productos naturales

Aconitum L. is a large genus of the Ranunculaceae family containing more than 300 species spread around the world. Many of them emerge naturally in the northern hemisphere, at high altitudes. A total of approximately 76 of all aconite varieties cultivated in China and the far-eastern and Asian countries are used for various medicinal purposes.

Products made from botanicals or plants used to treat disease or preserve health are referred to as herbal products, botanicals, or phytomedicines. An herbal supplement is a drug made from plants which is used solely for internal use. The FDA considers foods to be herbal supplements, not drugs. As such, they are not subject to the same standards and regulations for testing, manufacturing, and labeling as drugs.

Chemistry is the art of creating and knowing molecules, what they do. Each day a lot of chemists around the world produce and invent new molecules. Fungi, plants, insects and bacteria produce thousands of chemical compounds and many of these compounds are bio-active, it means that they interact with living matter to cause disease or, even cure disease.

Nutraceuticals or 'bioceutical' is a pharmaceutical elective which cases physiological benefits. Nutraceuticals are items gotten from nourishment sources that are implied to give additional medical advantages, notwithstanding the fundamental dietary benefit found in nourishments. Contingent upon the locale, items may profess to forestall interminable ailments, improve wellbeing, defer the maturing procedure, increment future, or bolster the structure or capacity of the body.

Pharmacognosy is the study of naturally occurring medications. It forms an important part of research and development in pharmaceutics. Pharmacognosis requires drug recognition, physicochemical analysis, history, extraction, planning, quality assurance, and biological assessment. The key highlights of this journal are herbal plants, chemical sweetener, natural medicinal products, organic herbs, phototherapy, allergens, marine pharmacognosis, etc.