The truth is many plants you already have in your herb garden have value beyond their fragrance and taste. They can heal, ...

"Tinder for orangutans" hoped to boost successful breeding 00:31. An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to ...

Many plants that people can grow at home have a long history in alternative medicine. Peppermint, thyme, lavender, and more are simple to grow and may help ease certain health symptoms. Herbal ...

WASHINGTON — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant — the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the ...

These medicinal plants have been the basis of many drugs to manage diabetes after analyzing data available on PubMed while citing examples of herbal formulations like BGR-34 prepared by the ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.

Herbal medicine is prevalent across the world, but it’s difficult to standardize or regulate. Scientists in Thailand are researching the properties of the plants used in herbal compresses to ...