Before there were supplements, there were gardens. For most of human history, the pharmacy was a patch of soil near the ...

Medicinal plants have been used in India for thousands of years as natural remedies for everyday health issues. Growing them ...

Scientists saw an orangutan named Rakus chew up leaves from a medicinal plant that has been used to treat pain as well as inflammation in Southeast Asia, according to a new study in Scientific Reports ...

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 ...

With their bright eyes and prominent beards and mustaches, it’s easy to see how orangutans got their name; “orang” is Malay for person, while “hutan” means forest. Their similarity to humans doesn’t ...

Chimpanzees in Uganda use plants to treat wounds and help injured companions, revealing potential roots of human medicine.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Scientists are using AI to find potential new medicines - in plants. They say artificial intelligence can predict which ...

Dar es Salaam. A groundbreaking study has identified 102 medicinal plant species used by traditional health practitioners (THPs) to manage sickle cell disease (SCD) in the Lake Zone, marking a ...

Sylvia Mitchell (left) is Head of the Medicinal Plant Biotechnology Research Group in the Biotechnology Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI; Mona, Jamaica). She founded this research ...

A recent study in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science shows why community engagement in forest restoration is a win ...