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Although current antiresorptive and anabolic drugs improve bone mineral density (BMD), their long-term use is constrained by adverse effects, limited impact on bone microarchitecture, and suboptimal patient adherence. Plants used in medicines and foods (PMF), characterized by their dietary origin, multi-metabolite composition, and favorable safety profile, have emerged as promising candidates for sustained OP management. Accumulating evidence indicates that PMF metabolites, including flavonoids, polysaccharides, glycosides, and coumarins, exert coordinated osteoprotective effects by enhancing osteogenic pathways (Wnt\/\u03b2-catenin, BMP\/SMAD), suppressing osteoclastogenic signaling (RANKL\/NFATc1\/NF-\u03baB), modulating endocrine axes, reshaping the gut-bone and immune microenvironment, and improving aging-related bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) dysfunction. 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