New research published in Communications Biology has uncovered the earliest known use of the medicinal and psychoactive plant ...

The pharmacy of Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine, was located next to a mountain where medicinal herbs used to ...

Two newly identified species of flowering plant, Begonia, have been discovered in one of Davao Oriental’s rich biodiversity ...

A new study from Uganda's Budongo Forest draws on decades of data suggesting chimps understand the specific medicinal properties of certain plants and will go out of their way to treat the maladies of ...

At an undisclosed site in Germany's Bavaria state, pharmaceutical CEO Philip Schetter opens a 75-centimeter (30-inch) thick steel door that secures his wares: vast amounts of cannabis. "Better safe ...

At an undisclosed site in Germany’s Bavaria state, pharmaceutical CEO Philip Schetter opens a 75-centimeter (30-inch) thick ...

The Parliamentary Panel on Health and Family Welfare has sought the Ministry of Ayush to ensure effective implementation of various practices for quality and safety of medicinal plants used for ...

China's coast guard has unfurled the national flag near a Philippine-controlled island, as territorial tensions continue between the two neighbors.

THE CHINESE coastguard has seized control of a reef near a Philippine military base, threatening to inflame tensions in the disputed region. Four Chinese coastguard officials dressed in black were ...

Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe, scientific name Monotropa ...

China’s coastguard has seized control of a disputed reef near a key Philippine military base in the South China Sea, according to state media reports, a move that adds to rising tensions between ...