Browsing: plants

Thomas Tracey of Swan Valley Herbs talks about how to best use the oregon grape plant for it’s medicinal properties on the herb walk he hosted last Friday morning.

If you don’t much care for mod­ern med­i­cine, entire indus­tries have arisen to pro­vide you with more “alter­na­tive” or “nat­ur­al” vari­eties of reme­dies, most­ly involv­ing the con­sump­tion of plants. Pub­lish­ers have put out guides to their use by the dozens. In a way, those books have a place in a long tra­di­tion, stretch­ing back to…

This year was another full of discoveries in human evolution that help us understand our origins and our closest evolutionary cousins, both living and extinct. With stories of our living ape relatives using medicine and information about the evolution of adolescence and emergence of genetic and neurological diversity, 2024 research delved into the human condition…

With a rising number of people switching from allopathy to plant-based medication, there is a sudden surge in demand for medicinal plants. Herbal remedies are not only effective in treating many diseases but also free from major side effects.There are over 50000 species of plants currently used across the world for various medicinal and therapeutic…

The leaves of a variety of medicinal plants can stop the growth of breast, cervical, colon, leukemia, liver, ovarian, and uterine cancer, a new study shows.

A local nursery with a great reputation for high-quality plants recently closed its doors and liquidated all its inventory. Great deals were made on their remaining plants, and the generous owner donated many trees, shrubs and flowers to community projects. When free plants are offered, my instinct is to willingly accept them with gratitude. However,…

Our world is covered in plants and little ecosystems. One of the ways we, as humans, have evolved to where we are now is by making use of these plants and determining their health benefits. Now that we have modern medicine, we often opt for a doctor’s appointment for our aches and pains, but there…

Inadequate conservation of medicinal plants can affect their productivity. Traditional assessments and strategies are often time-consuming and linked with errors. Utilizing herbs has been an integral part of the traditional system of medicine for centuries. However, its sustainability and conservation are critical due to climate change, over-harvesting and habitat loss. The study reveals how machine…