Search on Seeds for Drug Discovery from Medicinal Plants

Abstract

Plants and Plants derived preparations have been employed in the treatment of numerous and diverse medical conditions. Plants remain to this day one of the most important sources of biological active compounds and continue to provide drug discovery seeds. During our search for active ingredients from medicinal plants through collaboration works in Malaysia and Indonesia, we have isolated various kinds of alkaloids and terpenoids with antitumor, vasorelaxant, and antiplasmodial activities, and inhibiting activity of lipid droplets accumulation as new drug discovery seeds.