I have always been fascinated by the topic of wild edible and medicinal plants. There is something truly freeing about the ability to collect food and medicine from the wild, without money and without ...

Plants first appeared on land around 500 million years ago, and subsequently radiated to occupy almost every habitable terrestrial niche. Although the exact number of land plant species remains a ...

Many common herbal plants, when grown in the garden, are drought tolerant. They are native to Mediterranean countries where summers are dry like our own. The biome or ecosystem of Mediterranean ...

NEW YORK — Modern medicine owes a great debt to botany. Plants exploited by ancient apothecaries have given rise to more complex and effective cures, and alkaloids isolated from natural herbs have ...

India's ancient connection with medicinal forests, integral to Ayurveda, is being revived. Efforts across states are ...

From the beginning, nature has provided a balm and sustenance. More and more, natural remedies are becoming the answer to a wide variety of health, beauty and lifestyle needs. Botanical extracts are ...

In our own era of mysterious diseases, the supposition that some plants might cure the human organs they most resemble is surfacing once more. Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s “Flora,” circa 1591.Credit...Erich ...

Oregano plants are typically hardy down to zone 4, but no matter how cold your region is, you can keep them alive until ...