Plants – a source of therapeutic material?

Zuzanna Bober
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Agnieszka Stępień
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David Aebisher
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Łukasz Ożóg
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Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher
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Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Medical College of University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland
Department of Dietetics, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszów, Poland
Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland
Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland
Department of Biochemistry and General Chemistry, Medical College of the University of Rzeszow, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
Received: 18 January 2018 / Accepted: 1 March 2018 / Published: 30 March 2018

Abstract

Introduction. The use of plants with therapeutic or medicinal properties is as ancient as human civilization and for many years prior to the 20th century, plants and animal products were the main source of therapeutic medicinal drugs.

Aim. The discovery of new plant-derived drugs continues to be an active field of research in medical science today. The aim of this article is to describe several main classes of natural products currently under investigation.

Material and methods. Analysis of literature.

 

Cite

Bober Z, Stępień A, Aebisher D, Ożóg Ł, Bartusik-Aebisher D. Plants – a source of therapeutic material? Eur J Clin Exp Med. 2018;16(1):34–36. doi: 10.15584/ejcem.2018.1.5

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