From Bilvapatre to Dodda Jayekayi, many plant species enriching our traditions are struggling to survive Did you know that sarpagandha (botanical name Rauvolfia serpentina), which according to lore, ...

An agreement signed on Wednesday will allow citizens of the Cherokee Nation to gather 76 species of culturally significant plants from the Buffalo National River park in Arkansas for traditional use.

Acharya Balkrishna of Patanjali Yogpeeth has launched what experts are calling the world’s largest herbal documentation ...

Everyone admires healthy, radiant and beautiful skin. But it takes a lot to maintain it. One needs to make sure that he or she is eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly and getting sound sleep.

In Santa Marta, a small village in Panama’s Ngäbe-Buglé Indigenous region, aging shamans are seeking to preserve and pass down knowledge of traditional medicinal plants. Village members say knowledge ...

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Three weeks ago, we left the east coast for a move to Guam. Smack dab in the middle of rainy season, it is not the ideal time to plant the herbs and veggies that I am used to working with. (We’re not ...

The West Bengal Forest Department on Friday came out with a unique publication that provides details on 581 species of medicinal plants found across different regions of south Bengal. The plants are ...

The initial goal was to identify treatments for the three most common diseases among the Pataxó Hã-Hã-Hãe people of the Caramuru/Paraguassu indigenous land in southern Bahia: parasitic infections, ...