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RULE 1: The manuscript does not fall into any of the areas of interest of the Journal

RULE 2: The manuscript is too preliminary, reporting e.g. activity data without comparison to a reference, or without a positive control.

RULE 3: The botanical source is not clearly identified (with scientific Latin names), authenticated, and documented (voucher).

RULE 4: Bioactivity is not relevant to in vivo situations.

RULE 5: Reviews on topics already covered in the recent literature.

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