Abstract

For millennia, nature has provided medical chemicals, and several contemporary medications have originated from
natural sources. Historically, plants have functioned as traditional herbal cures for many maladies, and their unique natural
ingredients have impacted the formulation, discovery, and development of new medications. The identification of novel
molecular targets from proteins has increased the demand for distinctive chemical diversity. Bioactive compounds are
crucial for human health owing to their many biological effects, including antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, antiallergenic,
anti-inflammatory, antimitogenic, and antibacterial activities. These compounds may assist in the prevention and treatment
of noncommunicable diseases, such as autoimmune, inflammatory, cardiovascular, oncological, metabolic, and
neurodegenerative disorders. A collaborative research investigation is discovering these components and establishing their
advantageous health impacts. An essential component of several drug development initiatives has been the investigation
of natural sources for new physiologically active metabolites.
Many currently recognized lead compounds for medicinal treatments are natural chemicals or their derivatives.
Ethnomedicinal research is essential for identifying novel pharmaceuticals derived from indigenous medicinal flora. Green
medicines are gaining prominence and significant relevance due to the unparalleled abundance of chemical variety and
natural products, which provide extensive prospects for novel therapeutic discoveries, either as pure chemicals or as
homogeneous plant extracts. Consequently, the demand for herbal medicines and various natural products derived from
diverse plant species has steadily risen in recent years. To put it briefly, medicinal plant species are more than just
extractable and exploitable chemical factories. Instead, they could have enhanced human health, prolonged human
lifespans, and formed contemporary society as symbiotic partners