Plants produce an enormous abundance of natural products. Many natural plant products are ancestry-specific and occur only in ...

It wasn’t until I was in my mid-30s that I met my first medicinal plant friend; her name is Comfrey. She was growing in what ...

Buransh, state flower of Himachal Pradesh, as well as popular condiments like “tejpatta” can disappear if efforts are not made to conserve these plants, which have been listed as vulnerable by the ...

Cannabis has been a globally important crop for millennia. While best known today as marijuana for its psychoactive ...

Medicinal plants and active natural products play an essential role in healthcare and are increasingly used worldwide for managing various chronic diseases (in particular, cardiovascular disease) and ...

In our business idea project identification, today we will talk about the top five medicinal plant cultivations that will increase farmers' income and improve their standard of living. Trending Photos ...

Since ancient times medicinal plants have been used as an alternative to treat and prevent diseases as well as ensuring that ...

Scientists at Oxford spent months with local guides in the dense forest. They saw chimpanzees employing medicinal plants as a form of first aid on injuries. The research is published in Frontiers ...

Wild chimps are specifically seeking out plants with medicinal properties for injuries. And the chimps are not just self-medicating — they also appear to treat one another’s wounds. A new study from ...

Some of the chimpanzees even used fresh, chewed leaves from plants known for their traditional medicinal uses and bioactive properties to treat their own and their companions’ wounds. Remarkably, they ...

These chimps systematically clean wounds, apply what appear to be medicinal plants, and demonstrate a level of medical knowledge that rivals early human societies. Researchers break down their ...