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 ...

Throughout the 21st century, researchers discovered novel compounds and drugs from plants used in traditional medicine; today ...

The Frontenac Historical Society in Union Springs, New York, hosted this event. This lesson explores the use of plants as medicine, supplies, and repellents during the American Revolution. The lesson, ...

For decades, drugmakers and researchers have found lifesaving medical advances in plants, animals and other organisms ... For ...

Marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis), on the other hand, has been used for over 2,000 years for food and medicinal purposes ...

A flowering plant might not be able to tell how many fingers you’re holding up, but it can tell whether it’s light or dark ...

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Lives will be lost because of a shortage of specialist medicine used to detect diseases such as breast and bowel cancer. That ...

Research scientists and herbal medicine practitioners have been urged to embark on rigorous scientific studies and clinical ...

The opaque plumes of noxious smoke billowing out of a Georgia chemical plant are long gone. But the relentless effects of the BioLab fire in Conyers are still visible, residents say – from exacerbated ...

A North Carolina IV fluid factory has shut down due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. The Biden administration invoked a ...