Editorial

Dear Reader of Planta Medica,

We are happy to present issue 4 of our journal this year. What can you expect? Six original papers covering aspects of modern phytopharmacology and natural product chemistry, and an extended review of plants used in South African traditional medicine for the management and treatment of hypertension. This review is outstanding due to the fact that Balogun et al. have done an intensive search and analysis of traditional plants for a modern concept of cardiovascular diseases and their prevention.