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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

India's rich medicinal plant heritage, known as vanaspati, faces threats from deforestation. Patanjali Ayurved is ...

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 ...

Diane Vaszily remembers being treated by a powwow doctor as a child in York, Pa. Aromatic herbs and rhythmic chanting were part of the shaman’s cure. Which herbs were used and what words were spoken, ...

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 ...

A landscaping material commonly used on paths and driveways also happens to be the best addition to herb garden soil for ...

Cambridge, UK, 7th April 2020, World Health Day—With a strong global spotlight on wild animal markets as a likely source of the COVID-19 epidemic, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that the biggest ...

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 ...