Here are seven medicinal plant species that have proved their worth in gold and may well have more to give to the future of medicine.

About 20 to 30 years ago, the use of medicinal plant gardens for drug research slowed down in part because there was no living collection that could be used sustainably or consistently. The San ...

These drugs, discovered decades ago, continue to save lives today, but more recent research has led to the development of ...

Medicinal plants have historically played a vital role in veterinary practices across the globe. Over the past century, European veterinarians have ...

Today, herbalism and wild plant foraging has become an increasingly popular alternative to modern medicine. Herbal medicine is still widely used among American-Indian, Chinese and European populations ...

Humans have used plants and animals to treat and prevent ... However, older organisms continue to be a staple in the operation of modern medicine. Mosquitos have long been the cause of various ...

But modern medicine has its own controversial ... Chinese farmers have devoted increasing amounts of acreage to hundreds of medicinal plant species. In 2017 the nation’s medicinal herb-growing ...

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Me Time collaboration between Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre, Shaunavon Wellness & Leisure and Shaunavon Library kicked off on February 4 with approximately 30 people in attendance ...

Humans have utilized plants in medicine for thousands of years. As a matter of fact, the Sumerians were the first to record their use of medicinal plants on a clay slab about 5,000 years ago.