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

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 ...

Alchemical garden quests are all about unearthing those medicinal herbs our ancestors relied on for centuries. Participants will forage for herbs, learn about their healing properties, and how to ...

The plant has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for over 2,000 years, however new research from the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA) found that its “leaf extracts have been used to ...

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 ...

Artemisia herba-alba shows promise in combating colorectal cancer, offering new hope through its powerful medicinal ...

An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant — the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists ...

Scientists from the University of Sharjah have found that a naturally growing aromatic plant contains ingredients with the ...

Used as an ancient remedy for fever ... In 1998, Simmonds helped raise funds to create a 7,000-sample traditional Chinese medicine plant collection at Kew, and she currently leads a 300-strong ...

Mullein is a flowering plant that has long been used in herbal medicine. Scientifically named Verbascum thapsus, it originally grew in Europe and Western Asia but has now spread to other places as ...