Can we protect the 5,000-year legacy of medicinal plants and their multi-billion-dollar market value from climate change?

Researchers in China have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by "touching" ...

A study on medicinal plants published in Cell highlights the symbiotic relationship between humans and plant species, ...

Growing your own medicinal plants is a wonderful way to have natural remedies right at your fingertips. Many of these plants offer healing properties that have been used for centuries to treat common ...

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 ...

A flowering plant might not be able to tell how many fingers you’re holding up, but it can tell whether it’s light or dark ...

Producing herbal medicines on an industrial scale is challenging. However, a team of bioengineers from Kobe University has ...

Lives will be lost because of a shortage of specialist medicine used to detect diseases such as breast and bowel cancer. That ...

With the potential for these plants to become a fulcrum in society, how can companies build a driving force that aligns with the sacred nature of these plants?

The opaque plumes of noxious smoke billowing out of a Georgia chemical plant are long gone. But the relentless effects of the ...

This lesson explores the use of plants as medicine, supplies, and repellents during the American Revolution. The lesson, which features lecturer Colleen Plimpton speaking at the Frontenac ...

Marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis), on the other hand, has been used for over 2,000 years for food and medicinal purposes ...