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J Y Ajay¹, Pradeep Kumar Gajula, K Kalaimagal

¹Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy University, Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.

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This review explores biological rhythms in medicinal plants, introducing chronopharmacognosy. Understanding plant circadian clocks is key for optimizing therapeutic compound production.

Keywords:

Chronobiology circadian rhythm melatonin pharmacognosy

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Area of Science:

Pharmacognosy and Chronobiology

Background:

Pharmacognosy is the study of drugs from natural origins.
Chronobiology investigates biological rhythms and their adaptation to environmental cycles.
Medicinal plant compound production is influenced by biological timing.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the concept of biological rhythms in medicinal plants.
To introduce the interdisciplinary field of chronopharmacognosy.

Main Methods:

Literature review of pharmacognosy and chronobiology.
Analysis of the role of circadian clocks in medicinal plants.

Main Results:

Biological rhythms significantly impact the production of therapeutic compounds in medicinal plants.
The integration of chronobiology and pharmacognosy, termed chronopharmacognosy, offers new insights.

Conclusions:

Understanding plant biological rhythms is crucial for optimizing the yield and efficacy of medicinal compounds.
Chronopharmacognosy provides a framework for harnessing time-dependent variations in medicinal plants for therapeutic purposes.