Effects of Plant Extracts on Human Health

<p>Plant extracts exhibit a variety of bioactive compounds (polyphenols carotenoids fibers essential oils polysaccharides alkaloids and proteins). The majority have biological effects but their mechanisms of action are still unknown. In fact the variability of compounds in crude extract of plants poses a challenge to fish and exhibit activity for selected cellular targets for specific diseases of interest. This Special Issue focuses on medicinal plants and explores the potential effect of extracts and/or its compounds sourced from medicinal plants in specific experimental models of diseases. This SI summarizes the updated data related to plant extracts and in some cases highlighted major compounds characterized from a specific extract/plant in different disease models including in cell-line prostate cancer and C57BL/6 mouse prostate rheumatoid arthritis respiratory diseases hyperuricemia hearing loss influenza A thrombose and diabetes. In addition there have been reports about the multifaceted effects of extracts on inflammation neuroprotection immunomodulation hepatoprotection cardio protection diabetes and arthritic and microbial stress. Therefore we invite readers who are passionate about this topic to read this Special Issue.</p>