Just because you don't keep your plants top of mind, doesn't mean you can't grow them. Many herbs practically thrive on ...

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 ...

According to the World Health Organization, 88% of all countries are estimated to use traditional medicine; more than 40% of pharmaceutical formulations are based on natural products, and many ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...