Be it the soothing warmth of fresh ginger over your tea or the calming scent of lavender. Medicinal plants are a wonderful opportunity to enhance your health naturally, and you will be glad to know ...

The winter chill is in full blast, and with it often comes a potential dip in your well-being(enter cold and flu season). But ...

The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas is leading an effort to turn plants into better medicines. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge explains what we already know about herbal remedies — and what ...

The field of bioactive compounds from medicinal mushrooms and plants has garnered significant attention due to the increasing ...

This article is republished with permissions from theJanuary 2020 issueof Washington Gardener, a publication covering Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area gardens. If you’ve read any of my ...

Burden of Memory Disorders and the Role of Traditional Medicine The growing global population of elderly individuals has led to a dramatic rise in chronic diseases, including neurocognitive disorders ...

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 knowledge ...