Medicinal plants have long been integral to healthcare systems and drug development. Evidence of their use dates back to a ...

Transporting 663 U.S. prisoners from German prison camps, the Gripsholm, a Swedish ship, enters New York Harbor ready to ...

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 ...

Cancer remains one of the leading global causes of mortality, with an estimated increase in cases due to lifestyle, ...

Cancer is thought to be the second most prevalent and leading cause of mortality worldwide, affecting both men and women among other chronic diseases. While there are several treatment options ...

The Frontenac Historical Society in Union Springs, New York, hosted this event. This lesson explores the use of plants as medicine, supplies, and repellents during the American Revolution. The lesson, ...

A flowering plant might not be able to tell how many fingers you’re holding up, but it can tell whether it’s light or dark ...

Many cutesy, 'have-to-have' garden gifts serve little real purpose. Here are gifts curated by real gardeners that plant ...

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Indigenous groups and other practitioners of traditional medicine have known this for generations ... by setting up rules to ...

Lives will be lost because of a shortage of specialist medicine used to detect diseases such as breast and bowel cancer. That ...

Ravishankar Shukla University (PRSU), Raipur, in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai Innovation Foundation, organised a national seminar on the "Protection of Indigenous ...