Acharya Balkrishna's monumental 111-volume World Herbal Encyclopedia offers an audacious compilation of global botanical, ethnomedical, and healing traditions. This ambitious work, featuring extensive ...

Certain plants and herbs have long been used for medicinal purposes. In some cases, scientific research backs their purported health benefits. Share on Pinterest Pink echinacea cone flowers. Tracey ...

When a wild orangutan in Indonesia suffered a painful wound to his cheek, he did something that stunned researchers: He chewed plant leaves known to have pain-relieving and healing properties, rubbed ...

Forest communities in southwestern Ghana use 70 species of medicinal trees to treat up to 83 ailments, according to a recent study. These plants contain high levels of bioactive compounds with ...