A treasure herb that has fed, healed, and connected communities for centuries, most of us would have memories of Bichu Buti ...

One of them is even used as a medicinal plant by East ... reported their observation of a wild male Sumatran orangutan applying sap from a climbing plant with known anti-inflammatory and pain ...

Discover how wild plants could become resilient crops for a warming world, unlocking new potential for food security.

Wild chimps eat medicinal plants to treat illness and injuries, reveals new research. Sick chimpanzees consume tree bark, dead wood and ferns with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory effects ...

Wild chimpanzees eat plants that have pain ... “We were looking for these behavioural clues that the plants might be medicinal,” Dr Freymann explained. She described one particular chimp ...

Researchers in Gabon studied tropical plants eaten by wild gorillas - and used also by local human healers - identifying four with medicinal effects. Laboratory studies revealed the plants were ...

Though it’s little known to most Atlantans, the Emory University Herbarium is marking its 75th year as the home of over 25,000 plant specimens, neatly dried, labeled, and organized in filing cabinets.

This alcoholic bracer made from fermented honey has medieval associations. Paired in the fermenting process with any combination of botanicals, unusual fruit and wild yeasts, modern mead can be ...

The Bill, introduced by environment minister Bhupender Yadav amid a din, also aims to reduce pressure on wild medicinal plants by encouraging cultivation of such plants and facilitate transfer of ...

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