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Editorial
. 2025 Apr 7;18(4):538.
doi: 10.3390/ph18040538.

Trends and Pitfalls in the Progress of Network Pharmacology Research on Natural Products

Alexander Panossian  1
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Editorial

Trends and Pitfalls in the Progress of Network Pharmacology Research on Natural Products

Alexander Panossian. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). .

Abstract

Herbs, used as food and a source of medicine for centuries, have been extensively studied over time for their chemical and pharmacological properties, with two main aims [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

Author Alexander Panossian is self-employed at the independent R&D company Phytomed AB. The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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