When growing it at home, look for the Aloe Barbadensis Miller cultivar if you want to grow it for medicinal use. It can ...

Plants eaten by wild gorillas have medicinal properties that could be harnessed in drug discovery, say scientists.

hasn’t been done with the level of accuracy that you would need for a medicinal drug,” she explains. “A common mistake would be to study different plant species in the same family ...

During the early stages of medicinal chemistry development, scientists were primarily concerned with the isolation of medicinal agents found in plants. Today, scientists in this field are also equally ...

Researchers observing western lowland gorillas made an interesting connection. They were taking notes of what the animals ...

The Balm of Judea is already unlocking secrets of the Bible and ancient medicine.

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Getty Images Gabon is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, with a huge reservoir of unexplored and potentially medicinal plants All four plants showed antibacterial activity against at ...

Share on Pinterest choi dongsu/Getty Images When you hear about the medicinal plant “mugwort,” you may think of a potion ingredient from a “Harry Potter” novel. Mugwort is a weed-like ...

Traditionally, the plant is used for its medicinal benefits. Some of these effects have been proven by science. It’s commonly used for toothaches, but it’s also used for other issues like ...

It is the first time a creature in the wild has been recorded treating an injury with a medicinal plant. After researchers saw Rakus applying the plant poultice to his face, the wound closed up ...

Scientists have grown an ancient seed from a cave in the Judean Desert into a tree — and it could belong to a locally-extinct ...