The University of the Philippines Manila has developed a cost-effective painkiller made of yerba buena (Mentha x villosa Huds Fam. Lamiaceae), also known as marsh mint or spearmint.

A new study reveals plants, fungi, bacteria, protists, and even some viruses deploy venom-like mechanisms, similar to that of venomous snakes, scorpions and spiders, according to researchers at Loma ...

The Wichita River Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold its first meeting on Saturday, March 29, from 2 p.m.

Higher adherence to plant-based diets is associated with improved physical and mental health in older age, according to study findings.

From mice performing first aid to birds using antioxidants, animals display remarkable self-medication behaviors that could ...

The council’s action follows its approval in early March to allow a cannabis dispensary to operate in the former Pekin ...

In Estonia, many people learned a lesson from ethnomedicine as children: that placing a plantain leaf on a scraped knee would ...

Four Democrats and one Republican hoping to become governor say medical and recreational cannabis users should be able to ...

Diets high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, nuts, legumes, and low-fat dairy are associated with better ...

Their project, called Phytogene, harnesses the power of “biopharming” — a method that transforms plants into living drug ...

Indigenous perspectives on culinary, medicinal and cultural uses of elderberry Sage LaPena, Nomtipom and Tunai Wintu ethnobotanist and certified Medical Herbalist Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, ...

From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of minerals into the ocean in the name of stopping c ...