Year: 2026
Type: editorial
Abstract: Aromatic and medicinal plants are a rich source of structurally diverse natural compounds with applications in human health, food, agriculture, and biotechnology. Their growing scientific and economic relevance is closely linked to the need for sustainable strategies that preserve plant resources while improving the recovery, characterization, and utilization of their bioactive constituents. In this context, green technologies, advanced phytochemical profiling, and integrated biological evaluation offer complementary approaches that help bridge plant biodiversity with scientifically supported and sustainable applications.The Research Topic "Green Technologies and Bioactive Profiling in Aromatic and Medicinal Plants" brings together eight contributions that collectively explore these interconnected dimensions. Rather than considering extraction, chemical characterization, processing, and biological activity as separate steps, the contributions illustrate the importance of integrating these approaches to improve the valorization of aromatic, medicinal, and spontaneous plants, including resources originating from arid and underexplored environments.A key perspective emerging from this collection is the relevance of sustainable processing and Future research should increasingly connect these approaches with extract standardization, reproducibility, safety and toxicological assessment, sustainable cultivation and harvesting, and validation in relevant biological models. Such integration will be essential for translating promising laboratory findings into reliable and sustainable products and technologies while ensuring the responsible use of plant biodiversity.Through this Research Topic, we aim to encourage interdisciplinary research and international collaboration at the interface of plant science, phytochemistry, green technologies, pharmacology, food science, microbiology, and sustainable agriculture. We hope that these contributions will advance the scientific valorization of aromatic and medicinal plants and stimulate further research toward sustainable solutions based on plant-derived bioactive resources.
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Authors: Hanen Najjaa, Patricia Rijo
Language: English
Topic: Medicinal Plant Research
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,801
OpenAlex ID: W7220841127