Plants benefit us in so many ways. From ornamentals bringing joy, to crops making delicious meals, and herbs adding fragrance ...

Enhanced technologies and research standards for plant research could help strengthen the contribution of traditional Chinese medicine to drug discovery. Plants can be frustratingly inconsistent.

The Bill, introduced by environment minister Bhupender Yadav amid a din, also aims to reduce pressure on wild medicinal plants by encouraging cultivation of such plants and facilitate transfer of ...

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 ...

Plants are and have long been a natural source of chemical products with therapeutic properties; many of the earliest, most prominent, and still regularly utilized drugs were either discovered in ...

Scientists synthesized inaoside A from mushrooms, unlocking its bioactive potential for functional foods and medicines.

In India, traditional healing practices like Ayurveda have long emphasized the importance of medicinal plants for overall ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Known as "The Medicine Hunter," Chris Kilham travels the world looking for plants that can be used as medicinal remedies. Throughout his travels, he has come upon ...

Ghana is leading the way in implementing community-based programs that protect traditional herbal knowledge while promoting ...