Medicinal plants have long been integral to healthcare systems and drug development. Evidence of their use dates back to a ...

Today, herbalism and wild plant foraging has become an increasingly popular alternative to modern medicine. Herbal medicine is still widely used among American-Indian, Chinese and European populations ...

Ephedra seeds found in an ancient burial pit may be the earliest evidence yet for the medicinal use of plants.

An intentionally Indigenous garden planted by Extension health and nutrition coordinator Elder June Blue serves as a place ...

Shimla, organised a four-day capacity building-cum-sensitisation workshop on good practices of medicinal plants. The workshop aimed to equip members of various self-help groups from the Anni Forest ...

Cancer remains one of the leading global causes of mortality, with an estimated increase in cases due to lifestyle, ...

Holistic medicine emphasizes the importance of taking proactive steps to improve one’s lifestyle, reduce stress, and eat ...

Herbal medicine is difficult to produce on an industrial scale. A team of bioengineers have now manipulated the cellular machinery in a species of yeast so that one such molecule can now be produced ...

In Santa Marta, a small village in Panama’s Ngäbe-Buglé Indigenous region, aging shamans are seeking to preserve and pass down knowledge of traditional medicinal plants. Village members say ...

Throughout the 21st century, researchers discovered novel compounds and drugs from plants used in traditional medicine; today, the world is mining the same plants and knowledge base for wider ...