Humans have utilized plants in medicine for thousands of years. As a matter of fact, the Sumerians were the first to record ...

Today, herbalism and wild plant foraging has become an increasingly popular alternative to modern medicine. Herbal medicine is still widely used among American-Indian, Chinese and European populations ...

The plant has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for over 2,000 years, however new research from the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA) found that its “leaf extracts have been used to ...

While there is little evidence for tobacco being inherently medicinal, its harmfulness was observed even ... Much like the recombinant cells we currently use, plants can also be genetically engineered ...

This video explores how plants became a source of healing and resistance for enslaved communities, inspired by our exhibition 'Hard Graft'.

Used as an ancient remedy for fever ... In 1998, Simmonds helped raise funds to create a 7,000-sample traditional Chinese medicine plant collection at Kew, and she currently leads a 300-strong ...

Herbs aren’t just to make your food taste better or fill a room with fragrance … not according to Sue “the Salvelady” Morris, ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Known as "The Medicine Hunter," Chris Kilham travels the world looking for plants that can be used as medicinal remedies. Throughout his travels, he has come upon ...

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says native coneflowers are drought tolerant and deer resistant while attracting ...

Scientists found that plants, fungi, and microbes use venom-like methods to protect themselves, attack rivals, or survive.