Herbs

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.

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.

• Deciphering the detailed crystallographic structure of biologically synthesized nano-silver: Antioxidant potential, antimicrobial efficacy and anticancer properties against HepG2 cancer cell line with accentuation to apoptosis and ROS generation
  2026 · Journal of Molecular Structure
• Green-Synthesized titanium dioxide Nanoparticle–Modified glass ionomer cement: in vitro and in Silico assessment of Mechanical, Physical, and safety properties performance
  2026 · Scientific Reports
• Phytofabricated Silver Nanoparticles from Origanum majorana: Anti-Pathogenic Activity and Biocompatibility Evaluation
  2026 · Microbial Pathogenesis
• A Review of Microalgal Diversity in Kerala: Taxonomy Insights and Biotechnological Potential (India)
  2026 · International Journal on Algae
• Bioethanol and biobutanol production using algal biomass: pathways and industrial applications
  2026 · Frontiers in Fuels
• Algae classification and identification based on snapshot spectral microscopy imaging technology
  2026 · Applied Optics
• Intraplant and Interspecific Antioxidant Interactions in Origanum vulgare and Mentha aquatica
  2026 · Molecules
• Exploring the effect of phenological stage, plant part and drying on oil quantity and quality of a new Indian variety of Oregano vulgare var. CIM-Sudeeksha under agroclimate of Uttarakhand foothills
  2026 · Environmental Sustainability

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