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The Journal of Natural Medicines is an international journal publishing original research in naturally occurring medicines and their related foods and cosmetics. It covers
chemistry of natural products
biochemistry of medicinal plants
pharmacology of natural products and herbs, including Kampo formulas and traditional herbs
botanical anatomy
cultivation of medicinal plants.
The journal accepts Original Papers, Notes, Rapid Communications and Natural Resource Letters. Reviews and Mini-Reviews are generally invited.
Of the papers published in each volume of the Journal of Natural Medicines, approximately three will be chosen by members of the Selection Committee as the Journal of Natural Medicines Award.

Chief Editor
Masami Ishibashi
Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Associate Editors
Masayoshi Arai
Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Junei Kinjo
Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
Takaaki Kubota
Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
Hisashi Matsuda
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, Japan
Hiroshi Morita
Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan
Editors
Shunji Aoki
Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan
Shao-Qing Cai
Peking University, Beijing, China
Hao Gao
Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Nobutomo Ikarashi
Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan
Makoto Inoue
Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan
Intan Safinar Ismail
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
Michiho Ito
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Toshio Kaneda
Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan
Nobuo Kawahara
National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Japan
Minpei Kuroda
Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
Marie Aleth Lacaille-Dubois
University of de Burgundy, Dijon, France
Sang Kook Lee
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Wei Li
Toho University, Chiba, Japan
Taifo Mahmud
Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
Toshiaki Makino
Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
Takuro Maruyama
National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
Keiichi Matsuzaki
Nihon University, Chiba, Japan
Toshio Morikawa
Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
Hiroyuki Morita
University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Yuji Narukawa
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Mun-Chual Rho
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup-si, Korea
Eiji Sakai
Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan
Tatsuya Shirahata
Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
Yana M. Syah
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
Tao Wang
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
Jean-Luc Wolfender 
University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Takeshi Yabe
Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan
Mami Yamazaki
Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
LingLing Yang
Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Chun-Su Yuan
The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA