The use of approximately 50,000-80,000 plant species for medicinal purposes worldwide underscores their significance. A ...

Although centuries of traditional use provides empirical support for the use of plants for medicinal purposes, many and their ...

Scientists have uncovered 15,000-year-old medicinal herbs, shedding light on Stone Age health practices that echo today’s ...

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When the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, they encountered thornless vines covered with small, red fruit growing in boggy regions of the area. Native Americans valued this fruit and called it ...

Health benefits of drinking fennel seeds soaked water (saunf paani) on an empty stomach daily in the morning for 30 days.

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An international team uncovered archaeological evidence of the world’s oldest medicinal use of plants in the Pigeons cave in Taforalt (Oriental), National Institute of Archaeological and Heritage ...

Once back at the Iho Kebery center, the scientists interviewed each shaman individually — not in the presence of the other two — to identify, name and explain the medicinal uses of each plant.

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