A study has elucidated the mechanism by which bacterial cellulose mediates plant tissue regeneration. The work has been ...

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Modern medicine has only scratched the surface when it comes to deciphering the full potential of medicinal plants. Here are 7 species that have proved their worth in gold and may have more to give.

Humans have utilized plants in medicine for thousands of years ... viral infections, inflammation, and wounds. Ginkgo, also known as the maidenhair tree, is a unique gymnosperm species endemic ...

She said medicines prepared with plants ensured quick healing for patients suffering from chronic diseases. The healing rate was almost 98% in her method of treatment. The remaining two percent ...

Two 13-year-old girls studying in Class 9 at a government school sit to talk during the lunch break after attending a ‘safe touch-unsafe touch’ class. Bhavani apprehensively tells her friend ...

Jan. 23, 2025 — Rising carbon dioxide levels affect more than just the climate; they also affect the chemistry of the oceans. When saltwater absorbs carbon dioxide, it becomes acidic, which ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example ... for medicines in forests to heal themselves, but scientists hadn't yet ...

Indigenous people from the Bwiti religion in Gabon have been using iboga shrubs for thousands of years for coming-of-age ceremonies and healing rituals. “Ibogaine is an autobiographical ...