Long before modern pharmaceuticals, our ancestors turned to plants to find cures for ailments from infections to parasites to ...

By Cassidy Beach In Borneo’s dense rainforest, some communities of Punan people still find their medicine among the trees.

Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe, scientific name Monotropa ...

In a recent Heliyon study, researchers reviewed the application and utility of traditional medicinal plants in treating gynecological complications and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in ...

A new study uses metabolic profiling to uncover ancient knowledge systems behind therapeutic and psychoactive plant use in ancient Arabia. A new study uses metabolic profiling to uncover ancient ...

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 wild, scientists reported ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Dr. Jennifer Ashton shares what to know about plant-based diets. Adding more plants to your diet can add years to your life, according to a new study. Researchers in Norway used computer models to ...