A few years ago, Flor Tarriela of Flor’s Garden gifted me with a book as she asked me to contribute a section on tawa-tawa, a weed that is believed to increase platelet count in patients with dengue ...

The Philippine herbal medicine industry is growing, driven by rising consumer interest in natural, plant-based remedies. According to Insight10, a healthcare-focused research and consulting firm—as ...

Research is mixed, but some people believe that some natural herbal supplements, like saw palmetto, may help reduce enlarged prostate symptoms. The prostate is a walnut-shaped gland that surrounds the ...

You may have seen the term “natural flavors” on ingredient lists. These are flavoring agents that food manufacturers add to their products to enhance the taste. However, this term can be pretty ...

Natural Product Reports (NPR) is a critical review journal that stimulates progress in all areas of natural products research, including isolation, structural and stereochemical determination, ...

Natural products are small molecules produced naturally by any organism including primary and secondary metabolites. They include very small molecules, such as urea, and complex structures, such as ...

Get our wellbeing editor's newsletter: Well Enough by Emilie Lavinia From the rise in vegan diets to an obsession with “clean” beauty, low-tox living is in. Nowadays, many of us are more vigilant than ...

Lauren Manaker is an award-winning registered dietitian, book author, speaker, and entrepreneur. She has been practicing dietetics since 2004, and has worked in a wide variety of settings. She earned ...

Labdane derived hapmnioide-type diterpenoids, which have been identified as chemical markers for Haplomitrium liverwort, show potent anti-inflammatory and allelopathic activities. Here, the authors ...

High blood pressure management isn't always limited to medications. While no dietary or herbal supplements have been approved for or proven effective in treating hypertension on their own, many people ...