Herbal medicine is prevalent across the world, but it’s difficult to standardize or regulate. Scientists in Thailand are researching the properties of the plants used in herbal compresses to make this ...

Bryophyllum pinnatum, also known as the 'life plant' or 'air plant' for its remarkable ability to propagate new plants from its leaves, is a medicinal plant deeply rooted in various cultures. Here are ...

At CombinatoRx, Borisy and his colleagues have adapted their automated combination ... acid — a compound found in several herbs, one of which used to be part of a slimming regimen and ...

Issues with consistency in plant studies have thwarted attempts to characterize the many botanical extracts used in traditional ... that you would need for a medicinal drug,” she explains.

One of the world’s most influential medical journals, the 200-year-old Lancet, has published its first paper on herbal medicine, unveiling a study on a compound that is widely used in China for ...

Scientists from Kobe University have achieved a groundbreaking feat by bioengineering yeast to produce high levels of ...