Natural Product Chemistry in Nepal

Natural products (secondary metabolites) have been since ancient times and in folklore for the treatment of many diseases and illnesses. They have been the most successful source of potential drug leads and continue to provide unique structural diversity which presents greater opportunities for discovering mainly novel low molecular weight lead compounds. Nepal has significantly diverse ecosystems producing a wide range of unique and valuable medicinal and aromatic plant resources. Therefore this study emphasizes on phytochemical screening and in-vitro antimicrobial activities of methanolic extract of sixteen diversified medicinal plants of Nepal and also explores the optical properties in the prospect of application in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and organic light emitting diode (OLEDs). This study provides several informations to new researchers who intend to carry the further research in the natural products relating to Nepalese medicinal plants extensively.