Medicinal Plants

Chemistry, Biology and Omics

Da-Cheng Hao, Pei Gen Xiao

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2026
• Edition: 2
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443417849
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Medicinal Plants: Chemistry, Biology, and Omics, Second Edition is a reference to help researchers identify and master the patterns in the distribution of medicinal compounds on the phylogenetic tree to explore new drug resources and develop novel therapies against different diseases. The book provides a deeper understanding of how the interrelationship between phytometabolites, bioactivities and omics techniques facilitates sustainable conservation and application of phytomedicine resources. Now in 2nd edition, the contents have been updated to include topics as machine learning applications, geographic distribution of phytometabolites, comparative analysis of alkaloids, expanded coverage of selected taxa, and conditions like cardiovascular disease and cancer. The book is structured around chemotaxonomy. After an introduction and review of taxonomy, chemistry, biology and omics, the authors dive into a taxon-guided exploration of medicinal resources for Fritillaria, Chelidoniae, Dichocarpum, Aconitum, Cimicifugeae, Clematis, Potentilla, Rubus, Cannabis, and other taxa. All chapters follow a similar and consistent structure, offering detailed information on each of them. Researchers in phytopharmacology can acquire in-depth understanding of the interrelationships between chemistry, biology and omics, as well as the implications of the link between phylogeny, phytometabolites and bioactivities in medical biotechnology and sustainability. Clinicians can better understand the principles of mutual interactions between phytometabolites and drug efficacy. - Includes multiple new chapter sections and updates to provide a current overview of research - Provides a comprehensive overview of how plant phylogeny can impact phytometabolites and the consequent therapeutic effects - Contains insights into phylogenetic distribution of individual medicinal compounds and efficacies for bioprospecting and mining pharmaceutical resources - Covers the latest applications of AI and Machine Learning to the field of pharmacophylogeny

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• 1 Chemotaxonomy: a phylogeny-based approach
• 2 Pharmaceutical resource discovery from traditional medicinal plants: pharmacophylogeny and pharmacophylogenomics
• 3 Taxus medicinal resources: a comprehensive study
• 4 Phytochemical and biological research of Fritillaria medicinal resources
• 5 Phytochemical and biological research of Chelidonieae pharmaceutical resources
• 6 Phytochemical and biological research of Ranunculales medicinal resources: taking Papaver and Dichocarpum as examples
• 7 Chemical and biological studies of Aconitum pharmaceutical resources
• 8 Chemical and biological studies of Cimicifugeae pharmaceutical resources
• 9 Chemical and biological research of Clematis medicinal resources
• 10 Potentilla and Rubus medicinal plants: potential non-Camellia tea resources
• 11 Phytochemical and biological research of Cannabis pharmaceutical resources
• 12 Phytochemical and biological research of Polygoneae medicinal resources
• 13 Phytochemistry and biology of Ilex pharmaceutical resources
• 14 Phytochemical and biological research of Salvia medicinal resources
• 15 Phytochemical and biological research of Panax medicinal resources
• Index