Chemicals and Drugs

Phytochemicals

A broad range of biologically active compounds which occur naturally in plants having important medicinal and nutritional properties.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A broad range of biologically active compounds which occur naturally in plants having important medicinal and nutritional properties.

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Synonyms

31 entry terms
  • Bioactive Coumpounds, Plant
  • Biologically Active Compounds, Plant
  • Dietary Phytochemical
  • Dietary Phytochemicals
  • Phytochemical
  • Phytonutrient
  • Phytonutrients
  • Plant Bioactive Compound
  • Plant Bioactive Compounds
  • Plant Biologically Active Compound
  • Plant Biologically Active Compounds
  • Plant-Derived Chemical
  • Plant-Derived Chemicals
  • Plant-Derived Compound
  • Plant-Derived Compounds
  • Bioactive Compound, Plant
  • Bioactive Compounds, Plant
  • Chemical, Plant-Derived
  • Chemicals, Plant-Derived
  • Compound, Plant Bioactive
  • Compound, Plant-Derived
  • Compounds, Plant Bioactive
  • Compounds, Plant-Derived
  • Coumpounds, Plant Bioactive
  • Phytochemical, Dietary
  • Phytochemicals, Dietary
  • Plant Bioactive Coumpounds
  • Plant Derived Chemical
  • Plant Derived Chemicals
  • Plant Derived Compound
  • Plant Derived Compounds

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Aspects Covered

26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specific chemical; note PLANT ALKALOIDS see ALKALOIDS is available

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History Note

2014

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  1. D23.704w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phytochemicals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064209. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064209
  2. Phytochemicals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytochemical
  3. Phytochemicals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639139