Scientist in the United States on Sunday offered a molecular-level explanation for how a Chinese herbal medicine used for more than 2,000 years tackles fever and eases malaria.

Chinese herbal medicines contain ingredients derived from endangered animals, toxic plants and livestock, a genetic audit has discovered. Few of these ingredients were listed on the packaging ...

Chinese herbal medicines combine extracts of several plants, sometimes containing as many as 50 species and many thousands of compounds. “The way to formulate herbal concoctions based on ...

A villager in Shizhu Tujia autonomous county, Chongqing, checks the condition of baked huanglian, a herb commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. [Photo/Xinhua] LANZHOU -- Scientists from ...

While some plant species grow smaller when overharvested—because their larger counterparts are picked before they can reproduce—this herb, used in Chinese traditional medicine to treat lung ...

A Chinese herb combination can help ease the symptoms of Covid-19, say some of China’s top scientists after conducting a multi-centre trial. According to a previous diagnosis and treatment ...

There are several herb gardens in Hong Kong. There is one in the Botanical Gardens, close to the seat of government. There is another in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, an institution ...

Could an ancient Chinese herbal remedy help you get that pleasurable buzz while drinking less, asks Michael Mosley. One of the main reasons we drink alcohol is because it makes us feel more sociable.

A plant-based compound purified from the traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus, has the potential to improve the outcome of heart attack patients, new research has revealed.

Herbal medicine uses plants, or mixtures of plant extracts, ... Chang-wei-qing, a Chinese herbal formula, ameliorates colitis-associated tumour development via inhibiting NF-κB and STAT3 signalling ...

There are more than 50 Chinese herbal apothecaries in the Los Angeles area, according to Willie So, ... “Lots of plants look alike and are called similar things, ...