Molecular Tailoring and Boosting of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plants

Natural compounds can be derived from sources such as plants, animals, microorganisms, or marine life. Natural substances have been used for centuries to discover drugs and develop medicines. Plants produced a vast and diverse range of organic molecules of which most are not involved in growth and development but play a significant role in plant–plant, plant–environment interaction or defensive role. The primary barrier to the survival and development of medicinal plants is the environment. The concentration of a specific secondary metabolite varies among plants of the same species growing in various environments, according to studies. Seasonal variation’s impact on volatile contents found that due to decreased photosynthesis and harmful solarization effects during the summer, geranium plants under temperature and moisture stress produced a poor output of biomass.