ethnobotany
Ethnobotany is the interdisciplinary study of how humans use, manage, and perceive plants across different cultures, drawing on knowledge from botany, anthropology, ecology, and chemistry. It matters for plant science because it documents traditional ecological knowledge that can reveal previously unknown properties and applications of plant species. By analyzing how diverse societies have utilized local flora over generations, ethnobotanical research bridges cultural practices with scientific discovery and identifies sustainable approaches validated through centuries of use.
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Fifteen herbs from turmeric to lion's mane protect the aging brain
The saffron crocuses you plant in fall, the turmeric on a sunny windowsill, and the lemon balm sp...
Ethnomedicinal plants as green tools for heavy metal phytoremediati...
If your vegetable garden sits on land that was once a gas station, an orchard sprayed with lead a...
Cacti as novel edible resources for human nutrition.
If you have a sunny, dry corner of your yard, prickly pear cactus can produce edible pads and fru...
Amazon's useful plants face steeper climate losses than their wild cousins
One-third of all Amazon plant species feed, heal, or shelter the people who live among them, and ...
Metal fractionation and mobility in medicinal plants near industria...
If you forage or wild-harvest medicinal herbs anywhere near a power plant, smokestack, or heavy i...
Regulatory mechanisms of secondary metabolite biosynthesis in medic...
The echinacea, holy basil, and lavender in your herb garden ramp up their protective compounds wh...
Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Roles of Edible Flowers in Lo...
Dozens of the wild flowers locals in Guangxi have eaten for generations—gathered from roadsides a...
Garden herbs and kitchen plants show promise against Alzheimer's br...
The sulforaphane in the kale and broccoli you grow is now showing up in lab studies as one of the...
Six culinary plant compounds offer a resistance-proof defense again...
The thyme, cinnamon, and turmeric you grow or cook with produce the same compounds researchers no...
Yunnan's Jinuo healers know 226 medicinal plants, but their knowled...
Plantain, the 'weed' most gardeners yank from their lawns, ranks as the single most culturally im...
Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 345 observations this week
Chokecherry thickets along roadsides and forest edges are ripening right now, and the dark astrin...
Mish, Bogs, and Berries: The Significance of Boreal Heathlands as I...
Berry patches you stumble across in open, scrubby terrain aren't accidental — generations of Indi...
Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 481 observations this week
Chokecherry thickets lining roadsides and forest edges right now are loaded with clusters of tart...
First Successful Targeted Mutagenesis Using CRISPR/Cas9 in Stably T...
Grain amaranth has fed people through droughts and poor soils for thousands of years, and this br...
Cardiometabolic and Microbiome Effects of Spices and Herbs.
Growing a window box of thyme, rosemary, and oregano — and actually cooking with them daily — cou...
Trending: wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) — 411 observations ...
Wild sarsaparilla carpeting the forest floor right now is one of the clearest phenological marker...
Himalayan medicinal plants for gastrointestinal disorders: ethnopha...
Many of the herbs documented here—like cinnamon and pomegranate—grow in temperate gardens worldwi...
Traditional Respiratory Remedies From Anatolia: Ethnobotanical Insi...
Elderberry, chamomile, plantain, and nettles growing in your garden or hedgerow have been quietly...
Philosophical foundations of plant awareness for sustainability.
Every weed you've ever pulled without a second thought, every shrub you've walked past a hundred ...
Unveiling the Nutraceutical Potential of Yam Dioscorea alata L.: A ...
That purple yam you might grow as an ornamental or edible in a warm-climate garden turns out to p...
The rarest invaders: systematic global evidence for the conservatio...
A plant you might find listed as endangered in a botanical garden catalog could be the same speci...
Medicinal Plants Used During Childbirth and Maternal-Neonatal Healt...
Fenugreek growing in your herb garden has been trusted by mothers across Punjab for generations t...
Plant-Derived Foods and Medicines as Modulators of the Gut Microbio...
Herbs and vegetables you grow — garlic, ginger, chamomile, turmeric — don't just flavor your food...
Scientists decode how a rare tree makes its cancer drug
The plant behind this discovery, Cephalotaxus, is endangered in the wild, so figuring out its che...
Medicinal plants fermentation: current knowledge and perspectives.
Herbs like moringa you might grow in a pot or forage dried at a market release far more of their ...
Polysaccharide from Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg attenuate...
It shows that a plant used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine to treat coughs and pneu...
Refocusing the study of human-plant relations to the genus scale: I...
Wild and semi-managed relatives of your garden taro are being selectively tended or uprooted by I...
Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets of Botanicals Derived from Aster...
Echinacea, chamomile, calendula, and yarrow growing in your garden belong to one of the most medi...
Phytochemistry, Bioavailability, and Molecular Mechanisms Underlyin...
That unpretentious potted aloe on your windowsill — the one you snap open for burns — turns out t...
Chemical Fingerprinting and Antimicrobial Potential of Selected Eth...
Rosemary growing in your herb bed turns out to be one of the more potent natural antibacterials a...
Diversity and Ethnobotany of the Family Zingiberaceae in Lop Buri P...
Turmeric, galangal, cardamom, and ginger all belong to the same plant family — and this study rev...
Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for Cancer Treatment in Sub-Sahar...
Plants like soursop (Annona muricata) and baobab (Adansonia digitata) — species you may grow as h...
Rose waste from distilleries blocks blood sugar enzymes better than...
Those spent petals and pruned rose canes you're composting after harvest could be worth keeping: ...
Garden plants like garlic and onion can balance skin's bacterial community
Garlic and onion growing in your garden contain compounds that, applied to skin, could clear acne...
Your hemp variety shapes its seed nutrition more than farming does
Hemp seeds you might grow for food or fiber carry a nutritional fingerprint set by the variety, n...
Brazilian folk tea dissolves kidney stone crystals and eases urinar...
Kidney stones affect roughly 1 in 10 people, and a backyard shrub used by Brazilian herbalists fo...
Turmeric mitochondria fed to mice reach the brain and reverse aging...
Turmeric growing in your garden or sitting in your spice cabinet carries living cellular machiner...
Iranian spearmint varieties differ wildly in oil yield and chromoso...
If you grow spearmint in your garden, the specific variety you chose matters far more than you mi...
Medicinal plant's own chemicals help sculpt its inner bacterial community
Growers cultivating Paris polyphylla for traditional medicine can now target specific beneficial ...
Wild carrot is blooming everywhere and citizen scientists are noticing
That flat white umbel bobbing along the roadside or field edge is wild carrot, the direct ancesto...
Wild garlic leaf extract calms gut inflammation in lab tests
If you forage wild garlic in spring woodlands or grow it under trees in a shady garden bed, this ...
Medicinal plants offer scientifically validated alternatives to syn...
Many herbs and flowering plants growing in gardens or foraged from wild spaces have now been rigo...
Farms and diets worldwide are narrowing to fewer crops, and local v...
The heirloom bean or regional squash you save seed from in your own garden is part of a living li...
Recent advances in decoding biosynthetic pathways and synthetic bio...
Periwinkle, henbane, and barberry growing in botanical gardens or hedgerows are quietly running s...
Young adults in eastern Germany know dandelion and sparrows but few...
Cornflower and Chamomile — plants your grandparents likely knew by name from roadsides and field ...
Phytochemical composition and anti-Alzheimer potential of medicinal...
Common garden vegetables and kitchen staples like avocado, beetroot, and cloves — plants you may ...
Polynesian healers' plant remedies actually kill bacteria in lab tests
If you've ever grown Tamanu or Milo as an ornamental tropical tree, you're looking at a plant who...
The Role of Polyphenols in Respiratory and Gut Health: From the Per...
The elderberries, rosehips, and culinary herbs you grow out back are quietly stocking your gut wi...
Deciphering seasonal shifts, genotype × environment interactions ef...
Amaranth greens you can grow in a summer pot or backyard bed vary dramatically in nutritional pun...
Locals and loggers help pick native plants for landscaping
If you're tired of babying finicky ornamental plants that weren't built for your climate, this st...
Scientists crack the yew tree's cancer-drug recipe for lab brewing
The Pacific yew hedges planted in shady yards grow so slowly that harvesting their bark for medic...
Sustainable valorization of unutilized marigold flowers for eco-fri...
Those buckets of spent marigold blooms you compost after the season could instead be dried and pr...
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing reveals the involvement of a po...
Gromwell's deep-red root dye has colored textiles and lip balms for centuries, and unlocking the ...
Development of fragrant broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) via...
Broomcorn millet is one of the oldest drought-tolerant crops humans ever cultivated — and now gen...
Engineering an Artificial Taxol Biosynthetic Pathway from Baccatin ...
Pacific yew trees, once stripped from old-growth forests to harvest Taxol bark at the rate of six...
Trending: wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) — 308 observations ...
Wild sarsaparilla carpets the same shaded forest floors you walk through in spring — learning to ...
Genome sequence of the medicinal plant Urtica dioica reveals the ge...
Stinging nettle has been used in folk medicine for centuries, and now researchers have the geneti...
Plant-derived phenolics as regulators of nitric oxide production in...
Rosemary, turmeric, green tea, and the dark berries ripening in your garden right now are among t...
A global bioregionalisation for orchids.
If you've ever tried to grow an orchid and watched it sulk, knowing it evolved in a distinct clim...
Monochromatic light reprograms transcription, metabolism, and rhizo...
If you grow medicinal herbs under grow lights, the color of that light — not just its brightness ...
A fructan-type polysaccharide from Lycium ruthenicum attenuates liv...
The black goji berries you might grow along a sunny fence or find dried at a specialty market car...
LC-MS-guided characterization and neuroprotective evaluation of Gal...
Bedstraw plants growing along Mediterranean roadsides and garden edges have been trusted for cent...
Plant-derived serine protease inhibitor peptides: in vitro antimicr...
Garlic and ginger already in your garden beds are quietly producing compounds that can slow the s...
Plants and Plant-Derived Compounds Mediate Protection Across Divers...
The sulforaphane in your garden broccoli and kale is now showing up in lab studies as a molecular...
Genome study finds two genes controlling ginseng's medicinal potency
If you've ever wondered why herbal ginseng supplements vary wildly in strength, this research sho...
A bibliometric analysis of global research on plant-derived antimic...
Herbs and medicinal plants that traditional cultures have used for centuries are now being valida...
Medicinal Plants in Breast Cancer Therapy: Ethnopharmacology, Bioac...
Herbs and wild plants that traditional healers have cultivated and passed down for generations ar...
Ancient roasted lotus leaf remedy fights obesity in mice
The lotus growing in your local pond isn't just a pretty water plant, its leaves contain compound...
Polysaccharide PSLP-1 from Polygonatum sibiricum Stems and Leaves A...
Those graceful arching stems of Solomon's Seal you cut back each fall — the parts most growers to...
Banana stem powder is safe to take and may feed gut bacteria
Banana pseudostems are typically hauled off as waste after harvest, so if that fibrous inner core...
Regulatory mechanisms of two epiphytic cultivation modes of Cunning...
If you mount orchids or other epiphytes on dead wood versus living bark, you are making a choice ...
West African healers' go-to prostate plants contain promising bioac...
Bamboo you might grow as a privacy screen and soursop you've spotted at a tropical nursery are am...
Whole-genome sequence of Rahnella aceris HPDA25 isolated from mycor...
Gastrodia elata — a rootless, leafless orchid prized in traditional medicine — survives entirely ...
Kudzu root-derived carbon dots modulate gut microbiota and metaboli...
Kudzu, the vine smothering roadsides and forest edges across the American South, turns out to car...
Traditional Indonesian plant remedies show promise against drug-res...
The same instinct that leads Indigenous healers to test bark, roots, and leaves against fever is ...
Differences in characteristics between naturalized threatened plant...
A tree you might plant for shade or timber could simultaneously be vanishing from its homeland — ...
Aged garlic extracts disarm two major tomato and pepper viruses
If you grow tomatoes or peppers, the viruses this study targets, tomato brown rugose fruit virus ...
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) observed in James Island County Park,...
Yaupon Holly is the only caffeine-containing plant native to North America, and spotting it thriv...
Exploring the global mosaic of medicinal plant databases: unveiling...
Herbal remedies your grandmother swore by — and the plants you may be growing in your garden righ...
Advances in hairy root technology: from pathway elucidation and omi...
Many herbal remedies and plant-derived medicines on pharmacy shelves—from cancer drugs to anxiety...
Gymnosperms.
The towering conifers anchoring your nearest mountain forest or state park are evolutionary survi...
Gene co-option across scales shapes plant diversity.
Every bizarre flower shape, carnivorous trap, or prickly stem you've ever marveled at in a botani...
Learning from nature's plant engineers: Hijacking metabolism and de...
Bugs and fungi have been quietly reprogramming plants for millions of years — galls, mycorrhizal ...
Rosemary extract eases fibromyalgia-like pain in animal study
The rosemary bush on your windowsill or in your herb bed contains compounds now shown to calm the...
Freeze-drying beats oven-drying for preserving this herb's medicine
If you grow or forage false daisy (also called bhringraj), a weedy little herb common in warm, da...
Swertia chirayita ameliorates MAFLD by improving intestinal microen...
Chirayita grows wild across Himalayan foothills and has been brewed as a bitter tonic tea for cen...
Oligosaccharide prebiotics in functional foods and therapeutics: in...
Growing chicory, Jerusalem artichokes, or garlic in your garden puts some of the most potent preb...
Application of a native Weissella starter to modulate the microbiom...
Fermented bamboo shoots pickled at home or foraged from Asian markets carry a hidden nitrite risk...
Ginseng Polysaccharides: A Comprehensive Review of Extraction, Stru...
Ginseng growing in your woodland garden or shade bed holds polysaccharides in its roots that feed...
The anti-obesity potential of Cassiae Semen: A review based on ethn...
A humble seed steeped as tea across Asian households for centuries turns out to work on gut bacte...
Utilization of non-chemical pest control practices among agro-pasto...
Ash scattered around garden beds, crop rotation, neem spray, and chili deterrents — techniques yo...
Global genetic dissection of maize-teosinte divergence reveals EL3-...
Every ear of corn you've ever shucked exists because ancient farmers gradually coaxed a scraggly ...
Anti-gout active ingredients from natural plant medicines and their...
Herbs like ginseng that you might grow or brew as tea contain compounds scientists are now seriou...
Popular healing herbs can quietly soak up toxic pollutants
If you grow basil, mint, or ashwagandha for tea or remedies, the soil they're planted in matters ...
Unraveling the therapeutic mechanisms of Polygonum cuspidatum in pu...
Japanese knotweed, the plant many gardeners wage relentless war against along fence lines and riv...
Phenolic fraction of Elsholtzia penduliflora W.W.Sm. ameliorates in...
An herb long brewed by Miao healers in southwestern China to fight respiratory infections has now...
Ethnophytotoxicological assessment of toxic flora in Samba District...
Seeds and milky sap are the two most dangerous plant parts in this 93-species catalog — a reminde...
In silico screening reveals natural compounds from Ashwagandha, Har...
Ashwagandha, already a fixture in herb gardens and health-food aisles, contains compounds that co...
Effect and mechanism of Rabdosia rubescens on ulcerative colitis: N...
It's scientific validation that a garden-worthy ornamental herb used in traditional medicine for ...
Exploring the Biomedical Potential of <i>Pereskia grandifolia...
Rose cactus is an easy-to-grow edible shrub with leaves high enough in protein and fiber to rival...
Advances in molecular breeding of medicinal plants.
Herbs you grow for teas, tinctures, or home remedies—chamomile, echinacea, valerian—could soon be...
Ancient memory herb shows real promise against Alzheimer's disease
That low, creeping succulent-looking herb sold at nurseries as an aquarium or bog plant has activ...
Toxic wild honey from rhododendron nectar keeps sickening Nepali ho...
That rhododendron blooming in your yard each spring produces nectar loaded with a compound potent...
A Comprehensive Review on Metabolomics-Guided Metabolite Production...
Many herbal remedies and plant-derived medicines are limited by slow-growing plants, climate, and...
MS-Net: Multi-Similarity-Based Network Annotation for Untargeted Me...
Every herb, vegetable, and wildflower in your garden contains hundreds of unknown compounds that ...
Forest communities in India rely on 119 plants for medicine
The garlic and black pepper in your kitchen spice rack are the same plants that healers in Chitra...
Discovery of novel anti-hyperlipidemia phytochemicals from the ethn...
An ornamental flowering tree grown in Asian gardens for centuries turns out to carry one of the m...
Medicinal nightshade herbs may absorb toxic metals from soil
If you grow or forage ashwagandha, black nightshade, or datura, the soil they're planted in matte...
Modulating Host Lipid Metabolism via Gut Microbiota: Therapeutic Po...
Herbs and botanicals you grow or forage — from turmeric to green tea to legumes — may be quietly ...
Production of Protein Hydrolysates and Bioactive Peptides From Labl...
Hyacinth bean, the sprawling purple-flowered vine many gardeners grow as an ornamental, turns out...
Plant-based neuroprotection against memory impairment: Insights fro...
Herbs like turmeric, rosemary, and ginkgo growing in your garden may hold compounds actively bein...
Liver Disease and Plant-Derived Phytoconstituents: From Ethnopharma...
Milk thistle growing at the edge of your garden has been quietly producing one of the most clinic...
Ethnopharmacological Landscape of Azadirachta indica (Neem): Phytoc...
Neem trees planted in tropical gardens worldwide have been used as living pharmacies for centurie...
common beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) observed in Oregon City, OR 97045, USA
Beargrass blooms are a classic sign of healthy Pacific Northwest forests — spotting one and loggi...
German soils affect biomass production, elemental profiles, and ant...
Three tropical medicinal herbs traditionally used in Brazilian folk healing can be grown in Europ...
Traditional wisdom unveiled: an ethnobotanical exploration of medic...
Grandmothers in rural Guangdong have quietly maintained a living pharmacopoeia of 108 bath plants...
Neem and punarnava compounds may fight drug-resistant fungal infections
The neem tree grown as a hedge or shade plant across the tropics, and the sprawling punarnava wee...
Anti-adipogenic cyathane diterpenoids from Onychium japonicum.
A fern growing across East Asian hillsides — long used by Zhuang healers — turns out to make comp...
Cultivar to chemotype: characterizing complex botanicals with mass ...
That echinacea or ashwagandha supplement on your shelf may not contain what the label claims — th...
Effects of Dendrobium officinale on chronic fatigue in rats: Modula...
Dendrobium orchids, long prized in Chinese medicine and increasingly grown as ornamentals, turn o...
Integrated serum pharmacochemistry, network pharmacology and transc...
It shows that a climbing vine used for centuries in folk medicine may hold real promise for treat...
Microbiota dynamics and their impact on the metabolite in lupin oat...
The lupin plant growing in your garden or wild on roadsides is quietly becoming a star ingredient...
Shaoyao Gancao Decoction ameliorates rheumatoid arthritis via inhib...
Two herbs sitting in traditional medicine cabinets for nearly two thousand years just had their a...
Ameliorative effects of total glycosides from Aralia elata on airwa...
Devil's walking stick, a spiny native tree many gardeners yank out as a nuisance, has been used f...
Osajin attenuates diazinon-induced pulmonary toxicity in rats.
Diazinon, the same pesticide class sprayed on lawns, orchards, and livestock, drifts into the air...
wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) observed in Tennessee, US
Wild bergamot growing in Tennessee roadsides and meadows is a magnet for native bees, hummingbird...
Impact of arid-zone abiotic stress on phytochemical bioactivity: En...
The scraggly, sun-scorched plants clinging to life in the driest corners of the world have been q...
Ancient skullcap herb's healing compound finally explained at the m...
Chinese skullcap grows readily in herb gardens and has been brewed as tea for centuries, and scie...
1,000-year-old Chinese melon seeds reveal savory, not sweet, fruit
The melon on your cutting board today descends from a long line of fruit that people bred for loo...
Dates fuel workouts as effectively as commercial sports gels and bars
If you grow a date palm or live near a farmers market that carries fresh dates, you're sitting on...
Pomegranate peel extract shields diabetic eyes by calming gut bacte...
The leathery peel you've been composting from pomegranates grown in warm-climate gardens or bough...
Barberry's yellow compound finally reaches the body with new delive...
Barberry shrubs growing in hedgerows and wild edges across North America and Europe have been pro...
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human ailmen...
Plants you might recognize — olive trees and African cordia — are being lost to farmland clearing...
A Southeast Asian fever vine works almost as well as acetaminophen in rats
A woody vine that traditional healers in Thailand and the Malay Peninsula have brewed for centuri...
Garden plants like cannabis and gooseberry may block cancer-driving viruses
Several of the plants reviewed here, including Indian gooseberry, cannabis, and the angel's trump...
African medicinal plants show promise killing chemical-resistant ca...
Cattle ranchers and small-scale farmers across Africa are watching chemical tick treatments fail ...
Holly plants yield heart-protecting compounds that scientists have ...
Kuding tea, brewed from leaves of several Ilex species and sold in Asian grocery stores and speci...
Ethiopian herders have used 27 wild plants to treat livestock for g...
Pastoralists in one of Africa's harshest environments have kept their animals healthy for generat...
Ugandan healers near Rwenzori Mountains use 95 plants as medicine
Dozens of plants growing in East African highland forests are treating real illnesses right now, ...
Jujube extract fixes fly sleep by boosting gut bacteria's antioxidant gene
The red dates or jujube fruit sold dried in Asian grocery aisles have been used for centuries to ...
Gene editing reveals how aloe vera builds its key medicinal molecules
Aloe vera on your windowsill makes its famous soothing gel and bitter compounds through a precise...
Sweet wormwood compound outperforms existing drugs in colorectal ca...
Artemisia annua, the feathery annual wormwood grown in herb gardens and already famous for yieldi...
Crucifer plant compound blocks brain immune overreaction to viral triggers
Watercress and horseradish growing in your garden concentrate PEITC, the compound shown here to p...
Traditional Tibetan liver remedy yields 74 alkaloids, eight of them...
Corydalis relatives grow across temperate gardens worldwide, and understanding which compounds ma...
Common medicinal plants show strong antimicrobial power against ski...
Neem, a tree you may know as a garden pest repellent, turns out to be one of three traditional-me...
Common medicinal plants show strong antimicrobial action against sk...
Plants like neem growing in your yard or neighborhood have been fighting skin infections for cent...
African fig leaf extract rivals a standard drug for arthritis relie...
Traditional healers across tropical Africa have long used fig tree leaves as medicine, and this s...
Equipping the next generation of plant taxonomists: Insights and re...
Every wildflower, tree, and shrub in your local nature reserve only gets legal protection, seed-b...
From Tradition to Trend: Scrutinizing the Logic behind Plant-based ...
Herbs you grow in your garden — chamomile, echinacea, valerian — are part of a global research pi...
Afro-descendant communities keep 36 edible leafy greens alive in Guiana
The greens your grandmother might have called callaloo turn out to be dozens of distinct species,...
Plant immune responses can boost medicinal compound production
The echinacea or holy basil in your garden isn't just fighting off fungus when it looks stressed,...
Plant compound apigenin blocks breast cancer's immune-cell helpers
Apigenin is a flavonoid you've likely grown without knowing it, found in parsley, celery, chamomi...
Traditional Indian herbs may help regrow aging brain cells
The Gotu Kola creeping along shady, damp corners of your garden and the Ashwagandha some gardener...
Cannabidiol and other non-psychotropic cannabinoids from Cannabis s...
Cannabis is increasingly grown as a specialty crop, and knowing which of its dozens of natural co...
Anti-inflammatory properties of Dendrobium: A systematic review of ...
Dendrobium orchids you might grow on a windowsill or find in a specialty nursery have been quietl...
Precise structural characterization and therapeutic potential of a ...
Hardy orchid (Bletilla striata) — the pleated-leaf, magenta-flowered plant already thriving in sh...
wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) observed in Hamilton, ON, CA
Wild sarsaparilla carpeting a shaded woodland floor is a reliable sign you're walking through a h...
Harnessing nature: a systematic exploration of <i>in vitro<...
Garlic growing in your kitchen garden produces allicin and ajoene — the same compounds scientists...
Harnessing Indonesian natural products against neglected tropical d...
Tropical plants your botanical garden labels as 'ornamental' may be quietly holding chemistry tha...
The future is new: Historical versus contemporary medicinal plant k...
Herbal remedies passed down in Caribbean communities aren't frozen in the past — they're a living...
Comprehensive genomic analysis reveals the class II diterpene cycla...
Hopbush, a tough drought-tolerant shrub grown in gardens worldwide as a hedge or ornamental, has ...
Metabolomics data of root and stem tissues in five-year-old <i&g...
Herbalists and foragers who work with roots versus stems of medicinal plants now have hard data s...
HPTLC and LC-MS Based Metabolomics and Network Pharmacology for Gar...
Garlic growing in your kitchen garden carries compounds that scientists just mapped to the same i...
A collaborative strategy of multi-technology integration for mycoto...
Job's tears grain and lily bulbs sold in herbal markets and health food stores were contaminated ...
Inhibitory potential of Morus alba leaf extract and its phytoconsti...
White mulberry trees grow as volunteers in vacant lots, hedgerows, and backyard edges across much...
Ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of the B...
Blumea species—aromatic herbs long burned as incense or brewed into fever teas across Asian garde...
Saving rare vegetable varieties could help fix bad diets
That heirloom tomato or unusual squash variety you grow in your backyard is part of a shrinking p...
Ethnoveterinary practices and traditional medicinal plant use in No...
Garlic and ashwagandha — plants you might already grow — are cornerstones of a centuries-old vete...
Yellowhorn leaf tea matches gout drug at lowering uric acid
The ornamental yellowhorn tree grown for its showy spring flowers is turning out to have leaves w...
(Poly)phenol profiles of plant-based diets assessed through dietary...
Every berry, herb, and leafy green you grow in your garden is packed with polyphenols that measur...
Garlic and onion's hidden sugars fight inflammation and boost immunity
Those papery alliums sitting in your kitchen or growing in your garden bed carry fibrous compound...
Gold nanoparticle-mediated elicitation enhances andrographolide bio...
Andrographis is the bitter herb behind some of the most widely sold immune supplements in health ...
Comprehensive review on Cistanche polysaccharides: Structure, gut m...
Cistanche grows by stealing nutrients from the roots of desert shrubs like saxaul, and the same c...
Pearl Millet-A Forgotten Ancient Grain with Emerging Immunomodulato...
Pearl millet grows where most grains fail — in scorching, drought-prone soils — making it a resil...
Epimedium brevicornu flavonoids alleviate neuroinflammation and Alz...
Horny goat weed — a low-growing perennial you can actually grow in a shaded garden border — has b...
Chaihu-Shugan San ameliorates perimenopausal obesity with depressio...
Licorice root you can grow in a sunny border and the grapefruit sitting on your counter both carr...
Assessing the impact of Djdi on the growth, nutrient uptake, and se...
If a rock-based soil amendment that costs nothing to mine and has been used for thousands of year...
Beetroot pigments show promise fighting cancer cells in lab tests
The beets you grow or buy owe their deep color to compounds now shown to slow cancer cell growth ...
A pharmacological roadmap for the Cannabaceae family: Prioritizing ...
Hackberry trees lining city streets and suburban yards belong to the same family as cannabis, and...
From gene discovery to synthetic biology: recent advances in the bi...
Many of the herbs traditional healers have relied on for centuries — things like licorice and clo...
A soil fungus makes this medicinal herb's oils stronger
If you grow herbs or medicinal plants, this shows how a single soil microbe and one nutrient can ...
Integrated in vitro and in silico characterization of Dittrichia vi...
A sticky, yellow-flowered shrub colonizing roadsides around the Mediterranean turns out to pack c...
Identification of adaptive selection footprints and adaptation stra...
Hulless barley has quietly sustained Tibetan plateau communities for millennia at altitudes where...
Time-Dependent Gene Expression Patterns in Epidermal Wound Healing:...
A climbing vine used for centuries in Asian folk medicine just passed a clinical trial — the same...
Neuroprotective effects of Uncaria rhynchophylla alkaloid extracts ...
A woody vine used in Chinese herbal medicine for centuries is now showing laboratory evidence tha...
Lab-grown orchid medicine could save endangered species from poaching
The slow-growing wild orchids poached for traditional medicine, the same showy plants admired in ...
Operationalizing tropical plant genomics in Brazil.
Hundreds of tropical fruits, medicines, and ornamentals that stock nurseries worldwide still lack...
Hedyotis diffusa Willd. extract alleviates CCl4-induced liver fibro...
Snake-needle grass, a sprawling groundcover long stocked in Chinese apothecaries and now naturali...
Ancient healing plants hold clues to fighting drug-resistant infections
Many of the herbs your grandmother might have grown for tea or tonics, like licorice root or barb...
A fig tree's leaves outperform a standard anti-parasite drug
The Ficus microcarpa (Chinese banyan or curtain fig) grown as a street tree or houseplant in many...
This tart orange berry shrub is a chemistry lab in disguise
If you've ever spotted sea buckthorn's spiky silver branches and clusters of tiny orange berries ...
This native vine's edible tubers are having a moment
The tangled vine climbing fence lines near wetlands and stream banks this time of year might be A...
Neem and traditional herbs show promise against viper venom damage
The neem tree many gardeners already grow as a natural pesticide and skincare ingredient source t...
Birch bark compound eases Alzheimer's damage by boosting cell defenses
The papery white bark peeling off birch trees in your yard contains a molecule that researchers j...
Wild medicinal berries face growing threats from climate change
The bilberries or elderberries you might forage on a forest walk owe their potency to the exact h...
Ashwagandha extract kills wound bacteria in livestock trials
The ashwagandha you might grow as an ornamental or the prickly chaff flower weed at the edge of a...
Traditional abortion plants persist among Mexican migrant communities today
The scraggly rue plant many gardeners grow for its blue-green foliage and pest-repelling smell ca...
Clary sage compound kills livestock parasites within 90 minutes
The fuzzy-leaved clary sage some gardeners grow for its fragrant flowers contains a compound pote...
Warming climate is shifting where medicinal herbs grow and what the...
If you grow ginseng, licorice, or other medicinal herbs in your beds, the same heat, erratic rain...
Olive leaf extract beats olive pomace for heart health benefits
The olive tree in your yard or the potted olive on your patio drops leaves you'd normally rake aw...
Plant compounds show promise against brain-clogging protein clumps
The turmeric in your spice rack and the green tea in your cupboard contain molecules that researc...
This bitter yellow plant compound may help regulate blood sugar
The barberry shrub many gardeners grow for its fall color and thorny hedging has roots and bark p...
Plant compounds switch on a worm's longevity protein
The flavonoids in your garden herbs and the terpenoids in your rosemary or citrus leaves aren't j...
Cameroonian tree bark slows breast cancer cells in lab tests
A community's generations-old plant knowledge just got lab-backed proof, showing how ethnobotany ...
Old Transylvanian cold remedies mix real medicine and hidden risks
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Angolan vines found hoarding huge amounts of metal in leaves
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Large-leaf yellow tea oligosaccharides alleviate T2DM by promoting ...
Yellow tea plants, cultivated for centuries in China's mountain gardens and increasingly grown by...
Molecular Mechanisms of Polysaccharides in Regulating Immune Functi...
The fibrous structural carbohydrates in roots, stems, and seed coats of plants you grow or forage...
Endophytic Xenodidymella from Iranian medicinal plants: description...
Fungi living invisibly inside your garden thyme and sage may be quietly protecting them from dise...
Phytochemical Screening of Selected Cholistani Plants and Their Bio...
Desert plants that survive Pakistan's brutal Cholistan heat and drought have had to evolve potent...
An investigation into the efficacy and mechanism of Berchemia kulin...
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Role of Oncoviruses in Cancer Progression and Emerging Phytochemica...
The jimsonweed sprawling across roadsides and the amla tree fruiting in South Asian gardens carry...
Pampa biome plant extracts and flavonoids show antiviral activity a...
The Brazilian pepper tree choking out native habitat along Florida's coasts and Gulf marshes turn...
Brazilian folk remedy bark extract eases inflammation and pain in mice
The traditional herbal remedies passed down through generations often turn out to have real, meas...
Africa's tiny stingless bees remain a scientific mystery worth solving
If you keep bees or garden for pollinators, these stingless species quietly pollinate crops and w...
African eggplant compounds show promise against uterine fibroids in rats
The African eggplant you might grow for its bitter, egg-shaped fruit carries rutin and quercetin,...
Predictive breeding doubles medicinal compounds in a healing herb
The red-leaved shiso in your herb garden, prized for cooking and traditional remedies, could soon...
Beans and lentils can rival meat for kidney health
The beans, lentils, and mushrooms already growing in your garden or sitting in your pantry carry ...
DNA fingerprints now identify UAE's medicinal plants with near-perf...
The herbal supplement on your shelf claiming to contain a specific desert plant can now be checke...
Ancient ginkgo tree extract gets high-tech medical delivery upgrade
The ginkgo tree lining your city street or campus quad, easily spotted by its fan-shaped leaves a...
Compounds from common herbs calmed asthma symptoms in mice
The peony blooming in your garden and the licorice root in your herbal tea cabinet both contain c...
How plants evolved thousands of scent and defense chemicals
The smell of crushed tomato leaves, the sharp scent of pine sap on your hands, and the bitter def...
A weedy edible plant shows promise against ovarian cancer cells
The scrappy, unassuming goosefoot relative growing in disturbed soil along your fence line or gar...
Plant-derived natural compounds targeting drug resistance in ovaria...
Herbs like turmeric, green tea, and berberine-containing plants that you may grow or brew daily a...
Papaya leaves and other plants may ease sickle cell symptoms
The papaya tree in a backyard garden or local market carries leaves that scientists are now study...
Butterflies lost a gene and lost their chemical flexibility
The passionflower vines climbing a trellis in your garden are locked in a chemical arms race with...
Licorice nasal rinse beat steroids for hay fever symptoms in trial
The licorice root in your herb garden isn't just a soothing tea ingredient; a small clinical tria...
Turmeric's global medicinal history spans continents and centuries
If you grow turmeric in a pot on your windowsill or buy the powder at the store, this review expl...
Traditional herb eases gout-linked kidney damage in mouse study
The gardener growing clematis vines for their showy blooms might not realize a wild relative of t...
Traditional herb extract blocks cancer growth pathway in lab tests
The mint-family plant behind this ancient decoction, sometimes grown as an ornamental or medicina...
This prickly blue-flowered herb eased PCOS symptoms in lab rats
The rough, bristly-leaved borage relative growing wild in Mediterranean scrublands and sometimes ...
Nanoparticles from plants may help fight signs of aging
The ginger in your kitchen and the grapes on your table are already known to shed nanoscale vesic...
Plant compounds show promise fighting breast cancer in lab studies
The colorful pigments in berries, tea leaves and grapes that gardeners prize for their antioxidan...
Traditional skincare plants in South Africa are running out
The bark, roots, and leaves behind generations of handmade skincare come from slow-growing wild p...
Varied diets and local grain quality raise selenium in Tibetan bodies
The selenium level in your own garden soil directly shapes how much of this essential mineral end...
Common herbal teas and supplements can weaken your prescription drugs
That St. John's Wort or green tea you're growing on the windowsill for a soothing cup can quietly...
Light scanning replaces slow chemistry to grade herbal plant powders
If you dry your own herbs like echinacea or calendula for tea, this points toward a future where ...
The weed in your lawn may fight gum disease
That low, purple-flowered creeper spreading through your lawn or shady beds is ground ivy, a plan...
Thai villagers use 129 plants to treat fevers naturally
Roots from wild trees growing near rural Thai villages, brewed into decoctions, represent generat...
Wild thyme extract kills stored-grain beetles, no pesticides needed
The thyme growing in your herb bed isn't just for the kitchen: compounds in its leaves can kill a...
Your houseplant rubber tree has a hidden medicine cabinet
The glossy rubber plant filling the corner of your living room isn't just decoration; traditional...
Red banana stem sap is safe but won't fight cancer
If you've got a red banana plant in your yard or garden, the sap people traditionally tap from it...
Ethiopian communities rely on wild plants to survive food shortages
The weeds and wild fruits growing along field edges and forest patches often carry generations of...
Traditional herbs show liver safety limits and brain activity effects
If you brew herbal teas or forage wild plants for home remedies, this study is a reminder that 'n...
Red fig leaves make better antioxidants and stronger silver nanoparticles
The reddish new growth you might notice on a banyan or fig tree isn't just decorative pigment, it...
Mechanism of Inonotus hispidus in treating melasma: integrated in v...
That shaggy, golden bracket fungus you spot on dying ash and apple trees in autumn isn't just a d...
Berry and tea compounds may fight brain cancer via the gut
The polyphenols packed into the blueberries, dark greens, and herbs in your garden don't just get...
Plant compounds tackle high blood pressure through multiple body pathways
The flavonoids in the citrus peel you compost or the herbs in your kitchen garden are being studi...
This traditional tea plant fights bacteria in several ways at once
The vine tea plant behind this compound has been steeped as a folk remedy in China for generation...
Mediterranean plants-based dietary supplements: focus on classifica...
Many of the herbs growing wild around the Mediterranean basin—plants you might recognize from an ...
Remembering the botanist who redefined how plants and insects evolv...
The idea that butterflies and the plants they eat shaped each other over millions of years, an id...
Two wild plants show promise fighting crop-damaging fungus
The scraggly rue growing along field edges and hedgerows might hold a natural alternative to synt...
Banana peel extract protects mouse lungs from smoke damage
That banana peel you toss in the compost bin contains antioxidant compounds that scientists just ...
Four common medicinal plants show heart-protective effects in review
The hibiscus flowers you might grow for tea and the olive tree in a Mediterranean-style garden bo...
Drought-tough Chaco trees may yield a new gut-friendly fiber
The scrubby, thorny Neltuma trees that survive brutal drought and poor soil across arid Latin Ame...
Common plant compounds hit multiple disease pathways at once
The turmeric in your spice rack and the green tea in your cupboard contain compounds that scienti...
Women know pollinators best but rarely lead conservation efforts
The person who notices exactly when a squash blossom opens or when bees are working a hedgerow is...
Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii) observed in Mount Rainier Ct, Pleas...
Sacred Datura's large, white trumpet flowers open at dusk and are pollinated almost exclusively b...
A notorious invasive weed's roots fight bacteria and fungus
The scraggly Siam weed choking roadsides, pastures, and forest edges across the tropics carries r...
Computer models map where healing plants will grow next
If you grow or forage medicinal herbs, the same climate shifts reshuffling their wild ranges will...
Two common leaves team up to fight fever better than either alone
The papaya tree in a backyard or the srikaya (sugar-apple) growing in a tropical garden might hol...
AI finds plant compound mix that fights sun-damaged skin cells
The four o'clock flower blooming in your evening garden, along with the quercetin found in onions...
Ancient herbal remedy repairs gut damage in colitis mice
Compounds like gallic acid and ellagic acid, found in many common fruits and plants, appear to fl...
Fermented tea's tiny particles slow liver cancer in lab tests
The teapot in your kitchen holds more than flavor: fermented dark teas are packed with plant-made...
Tobacco plant compound reverses diabetes damage in mouse study
The waxy coating on tobacco and tomato leaves in your garden contains solanesol, a compound now s...
Plant sugars talk to your gut bacteria and immune cells
The mushrooms, seaweed, and medicinal herbs you might grow or forage owe part of their reputed im...
Root extract eases stroke damage by fixing gut bacteria
The astragalus plant, a common perennial in medicinal herb gardens, is showing that what happens ...
A sugar molecule's shape decides its power against diabetes
The mushrooms you forage, the goji berries you grow, or the seaweed on your plate all contain com...
Orchid genus yields hundreds of compounds with healing potential
The showy Dendrobium orchids sold at garden centers and grown as houseplants belong to a genus lo...
A toxic lily's compound may reverse asthma's lung scarring
The corn lily, a striking but poisonous woodland plant many hikers spot and avoid, produces a mol...
Herbal root extract shields liver while boosting a cancer drug's power
The astragalus root sold in herbal shops and grown in traditional medicine gardens is showing up ...
Mugwort compound calms eczema by breaking down an inflammation trigger
The scraggly Artemisia weeds many gardeners rip out of borders or spot along trail edges contain ...
This medicinal herb's chemical fingerprint barely changes with the seasons
If you grow or forage medicinal herbs, this shows that harvest timing matters less than which ind...
Kitchen rhizome mango ginger shields liver and kidneys in mice
The knobby, mango-scented rhizome sold in Asian grocery pickle aisles as mango ginger isn't just ...
Herbal remedies offer a path to antibiotic-free chicken farming
The eggs and chicken in your fridge may have been raised with the same antibiotics doctors need t...
Balkan mountain plants hold untapped medicinal chemical potential
Many of the plants growing wild on Balkan hillsides and rocky slopes carry the same iridoid compo...
Sage and mulberry could help test new diabetes treatments
The sage in your herb garden and the mulberry tree in your neighborhood have long folk reputation...
Macedonian villagers' age-old yarrow remedies documented for the first time
The feathery-leaved yarrow growing wild along trail edges and in cottage gardens has been a go-to...
Traditional fever tree extract lowers blood pressure in animal test
The tree healers in parts of West Africa plant near homes for its medicinal leaves just got lab e...
How food compounds hijack the body's cellular messaging system
The polyphenols in the berries and greens from your garden don't just get digested, they can hitc...
Plant compounds show promise as menopause hormone therapy alternative
The soybeans, flaxseed, and red clover you might grow in a backyard plot or edible garden bed con...
A common plant compound shows promise for calming asthma
The kale, broccoli, and apples in your garden beds contain kaempferol, the same flavonoid researc...
Pacific seaweed extract calms inflamed immune cells in lab tests
The tangled brown seaweed you might step over while tide-pooling on a rocky Pacific beach could h...
Ordinary plant tissue may boost vaccines beyond the antigen itself
The tomatoes, potatoes, and leafy greens in your garden already contain compounds like flavonoids...
Timing your planting beats variety choice for this tuber crop
If you've ever wondered why the same seed potato or yam variety performs completely differently d...
Local forest wisdom could help save a shrinking Bangladeshi woodland
The people who've lived alongside a forest for generations often know which trees feed which anim...
Traditional African plants show promise for fighting gum inflammation
These are the same plants used for generations in traditional medicine across southern Africa, an...
Two traditional herbs matched an antidepressant drug in mice
The same plant chemistry researchers are mining for depression treatments often traces back to le...
Ancient Chinese root herb protects heart tissue in animal studies
The deep purple-flowered sage growing in traditional medicine gardens has spent centuries treatin...
A single scent gene switches mosquitoes from flowers to blood
The lantana bush blooming in your yard isn't just pretty, it's a mosquito buffet, and understandi...
Ancient medicinal fungus calms gut inflammation in mice
The mushroom growing on old pine tree roots in the woods, known as Poria cocos or Fuling, has bee...
Kudzu root fights blood fat buildup via gut bacteria shifts
The kudzu vine sprawling over fences and roadsides across the American South has a root long used...
Gut bacteria turn plant compounds into a cancer drug booster
The flaxseed, sesame seeds, and whole grains in your pantry contain plant compounds that your gut...
Weedy garden plant's compounds may soothe inflamed intestines
The scrappy little spurge sprouting in sidewalk cracks and untended garden beds has been used for...
Turmeric and grape compounds may guard aging brain cells
The turmeric in your spice rack, the grapes on your patio vine, and the ginseng root some gardene...
Shrub-derived compound eases nerve pain by cooling spinal inflammation
The unassuming Daphne shrub some gardeners grow for its fragrant winter blooms has been a source ...
Herbal root oil compound blocks liver damage in mice
The same folk-medicine logic that sends herbalists digging up umbellifer roots for liver remedies...
Ancient herb astragalus shields lungs from radiation damage in mice
The astragalus root sold in herbal shops and grown by some gardeners as an ornamental legume isn'...
Astragalus root sugars can reprogram immune cells to fight tumors
The astragalus root sold in herbal shops and grown in some medicinal gardens contains dozens of d...
Siberian ginseng stems may fight steroid-related muscle loss
The scraggly stems of Siberian ginseng usually get tossed aside in favor of the root, but this st...
Amazon rainforest bark extract calms inflammation via nitric oxide pathway
Traditional healers in the Amazon have used breu bark for inflammation for generations, and this ...
This desert root gets more potent right before it wilts
If you grow or forage medicinal roots, this shows that waiting until a plant looks 'done' abovegr...
Herb color change reveals hidden chemistry shift after wine processing
If you grow or forage Solomon's seal for its edible, medicinal rhizomes, this shows that simple v...
Plant compound ferulic acid shows promise for calming ulcerative co...
Ferulic acid sits in the cell walls of the wheat, rice, and oat bran, and in the coffee, apples, ...
Microscopic bubbles from edible plants may help train the immune sy...
The ginger root, grapes and medicinal herbs you grow release nanoscale vesicles that researchers ...
White lupin crop has two separate ancient birthplaces
If you grow beans, peas, or other legumes, this study shows how tracing a crop's genetic roots ba...
French Guiana's agarwood carries its own microbial fingerprint
If you've ever wondered why the same crop grown in different regions tastes or smells different, ...
Coffee compound fights liver cancer in animal studies
That afternoon cup of coffee contains chlorogenic acid, the same compound researchers are studyin...
Jujube fruit extracts show promise fighting germs and oxidation
The jujube tree many gardeners grow for its sweet, date-like fruit turns out to pack antibacteria...
Ugandan tree bark extract kills two drug-resistant superbugs in lab tests
Albizia trees, relatives of the mimosa and silk trees planted in warm-climate gardens and parks, ...
Balloon flower particles help immune cells destroy stomach cancer
The balloon flower growing in cottage gardens for its papery blue blooms is now the source of pla...
Scientists find plant enzymes with surprisingly clever chemistry skills
Many of the medicines, dyes, and flavors we rely on come from plant compounds that are hard to ma...
Plant compound helps injured brain cells regrow after trauma
The flavonoid behind this discovery belongs to the same family of plant chemicals found in citrus...
Traditional liver-protecting herb damiana turned into tested medicine
Damiana has been brewed as folk medicine for generations, and this kind of formulation work is wh...
An ancient herbal remedy heals kidneys through gut bacteria
The same gut microbes this herbal formula nurtures, like Bifidobacterium and Akkermansia, are the...
This vine root eases alcohol liver damage via gut bacteria
If you've ever grown climbing vines for their tenacious roots, it's worth knowing that this one, ...
Berry-derived gut compound found to directly grab a cell survival switch
The anthocyanins that give blueberries, red cabbage, and purple grapes their color get converted ...
Common weedy shrub packs a surprising medicine cabinet of compounds
If you've spotted a scrubby, sticky-leaved shrub along a dry roadside or hillside, you may be loo...
This scrappy shrub's folk remedies hold up in the lab
If you've ever spotted a tough, sticky-leaved shrub thriving in poor soil along a roadside or dry...
Jamaica cherry bark shows real anti-inflammatory power in lab tests
That fast-growing, sweet-fruited tree you might dismiss as a weedy roadside plant carries bark co...
Medicinal mushroom extract eases PCOS symptoms in rat study
The same fungus you might spot as a shaggy, hoof-shaped growth on old ash or apple trees is being...
Moringa leaf sugars calm gut inflammation by feeding good bacteria
If you grow Moringa in your garden or know it as a backyard 'miracle tree' in warmer climates, it...
Jamaica cherry bark extract shows anti-arthritis potential in lab tests
That scrappy, fast-growing tree with sweet red berries showing up in tropical gardens and along r...
Red ginseng fuels a gut bacterium that curbs appetite
The ginseng root you might grow in a shaded woodland bed or see dried at an herbal market turns o...
Pomegranate root compound shields the gut from alcohol damage
The pomegranate tree many gardeners grow for its fruit also carries this protective compound in i...
Bitter plant compound calms bone-destroying cells via taste receptor
The bitter compounds in plants like goldenseal and barberry that make them unpalatable to browsin...
Himalayan edible flower slows breast cancer cell growth
A wild edible flower long used in Himalayan cooking turns out to have measurable biological activ...
Kava compound blocks gut-damaging cell death in mice
Kava, the same root Pacific Islanders brew into a calming ceremonial drink, turns out to hold a c...
Mangosteen fruit compound shows promise fighting cervical cancer cells
The purple-rinded tropical fruit sold in Asian grocery stores contains a compound researchers are...
Traditional herb compound blocks kidney's uric acid recycling protein
If you or a gardening friend deal with gout flare-ups, this plant used in Chinese herbal medicine...
Rare Hawaiian palm spotted and confirmed in the Koʻolau mountains
This palm grows almost nowhere else on Earth, so every verified wild sighting helps conservationi...
Stonecrops show medicinal promise, but proof remains incomplete
Those low, fleshy-leaved stonecrops carpeting your rock garden or green roof have been used in fo...
Chinese herbs rival antibiotics at fighting chicken gut germs
The same antibiotic resistance crisis showing up in farm animals is a preview of what happens to ...
Stevia extract shields diabetic rat livers from damage
The same leafy plant behind your zero-calorie sweetener packets may carry liver-protective compou...
Traditional Chinese tea eases artery plaque buildup in mice
The compound driving this effect, 6'-O-caffeoylarbutin, comes from a foraged herbal tea plant, a ...
Saffron extract eased stress-linked anxiety and blood sugar problem...
The saffron threads in your spice rack come from a crocus flower that's now showing measurable ef...
Red ginseng tunes the immune system up or down as needed
If you grow Panax ginseng or use root extracts, this decade-long review explains the actual cellu...
Plant compound harmane fights colon cancer via gut bacteria
The legume family that harbors this compound spans thousands of species from garden peas to wild ...
Genomic diversity and the domestication history of cotton (Gossypiu...
Cotton's domestication story is written in its genes — and understanding which wild relatives car...
Nanoparticles could unlock cancer-fighting power of everyday plant ...
The turmeric in your spice rack, the green tea in your cup, and the grapes on your counter all co...
An herbal compound makes cow's milk fat healthier
The jug of milk in your fridge carries a microbiome of its own, and this study shows that a flowe...
Ancient Chinese medicine plant yields promising arthritis-fighting compound
The thunder god vine, long used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine and sometimes grown as an ...
Plant flavonoid quercetin helps immune cells fight stomach cancer
The onions, apples, and capers in your kitchen contain the same quercetin compound researchers us...
Newly found wild onion in Iran is already critically endangered
A plant this rare, found in only one small pocket of Iran and already facing extinction risk, is ...
Berry pigments and herb oils could replace synthetic food preservatives
The deep purple in your blueberries, the bitter tang of dandelion greens, and the aroma of rosema...
Saikosaponin D alleviates chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain s...
Chinese thoroughwax (Bupleurum) has been brewed into medicinal teas across East Asia for centurie...
Old desert wisdom about soil microbes gets a science checkup
If you've ever wondered why a desert garden bed struggles no matter how much you water it, the in...
Gut bacteria and plant compounds may team up to protect the brain
The polyphenols in the herbs and berries you grow don't work alone; gut bacteria have to break th...
Ginseng fights liver cancer in rats through gut bacteria shifts
The ginseng root sold in health-food stores and grown in shaded woodland gardens may work its med...
Turmeric relative's compound may slow colon cancer development
The turmeric growing in your herb garden has a lesser-known cousin, Curcuma comosa, whose rhizome...
Solomon's seal root sugars feed gut bacteria in structure-specific ways
The knobby Solomon's seal rhizome sold in herbal medicine shops turns out to work by feeding spec...
Avocado pits show real promise for preventing stomach ulcers
The avocado pit you scoop out and toss into the compost bin contains fatty compounds that, in thi...
Plants' own chemical weapons could replace synthetic pesticides
The bitter compounds that make some garden plants unappetizing to pests are the same chemistry re...
Tiny plant particles could deliver medicine better than raw extracts
The ginger in your kitchen and the herbs in your garden may already contain nature's own drug-del...
Rare Himalayan wild goats avoid competition by eating different plants
Knowing which of the 208 plant species each threatened animal depends on, and in which season, te...
Buckwheat's natural compounds may boost gut and metabolic health
The buckwheat you might grow as a fast-maturing cover crop or harvest for homemade soba and panca...
Jackfruit leaves show real promise as a stomach ulcer treatment
The jackfruit tree in a backyard orchard or fruit market isn't just prized for its sweet flesh; i...
Plant compounds fight colon cancer by hitting many targets at once
The turmeric in your spice rack and the quercetin-rich onions in your garden contain compounds th...
Plant compounds could help calm an enzyme driving gut disease
The same plant chemicals showing up in herbal teas and colorful vegetables, polyphenols, flavonoi...
A medicinal herb compound may help repair sun-damaged skin
The same Cnidium monnieri plant some herbalists grow for traditional remedies contains osthole, a...
Plant compounds in your food may help fight drug-resistant TB
The colorful pigments that make berries, onions, and citrus peels vibrant are the same flavonoid ...
Camellia compound helps skin cells clear out sun damage
The camellia blooming in your garden or a neighbor's yard belongs to the same plant family now li...
Some Polish herbal remedies carry trace mercury contamination
The dried herbs in your kitchen cabinet for tea or home remedies aren't automatically free of hea...
Soviet scientists mined Buddhist monk medicine for new drugs
The next time you read about a plant's traditional medicinal use, remember that knowledge often s...
Scientists find the exact rock where a desert bean began
A beloved desert-garden staple traces back to a single mountainside, and knowing its exact wild o...
Plant compound kaempferol helps neurons grow and resist Alzheimer's damage
Kaempferol isn't some exotic lab chemical, it's a flavonoid already found in everyday plants like...
Okra's slime naturally traps synthetic dyes in water
The slippery goo you scrape off okra before cooking turns out to be a surprisingly effective spon...
Investigating the mechanism of Rehmannia glutinosa-Ephedra sinica i...
Rehmannia, the waxy-leafed, crimson-flowered plant sold at Chinese herb markets and grown as a pe...
Current advances in restoring intestinal barrier homeostasis by nat...
Herbs you might already grow — astragalus, ginger, licorice root — are now being rigorously valid...
Inhibition of joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis by Wuwei G...
Five plants you might find in a botanical garden or herbal shop — juniper, rhododendron, wormwood...
Tea from Pods with Seeds of <i>Libidibia ferrea</i> (Ju...
If you've ever reached for a traditional herbal remedy during a gut flare-up, this study is a rem...
Phytochemical Screening of Selected Cholistani Plants and Their Bio...
Desert plants that survive on almost nothing often pack their tissues with potent defensive compo...
Engineered Microbial Production of Sesquiterpenoids: Recent Advance...
Many of the aromatic plant compounds in your herbal remedies and essential oils are so scarce in ...
Plant-derived extracellular vesicles for cancer therapy: Biological...
Ginger roots, grapes, and broccoli in your garden produce microscopic particles that researchers ...
De Novo Biosynthesis of Trigonelline in Engineered Escherichia coli.
Fenugreek seeds have been brewed into medicinal teas and curries for millennia, and now the key c...
Toxicology and biodistribution of plant-derived extracellular vesic...
Plants you grow and eat — spinach, ginger, grapes — are being harvested for nanoscale particles t...
Synthesis of L-arginine functionalized curcuminoid impregnated on b...
Turmeric's healing reputation, long trusted in kitchen medicine cabinets, is now being engineered...
Metabolism and bioavailability aspects of natural products of plant...
Many herbal remedies your grandmother swore by are only now getting the scientific tools needed t...
From Mechanisms to Therapy: Targeting the Gut-Brain Axis in Chronic...
Herbs and plant extracts you might grow or forage—from ginger to chamomile—are now being studied ...
Unveiling the cellular and molecular mechanisms of traditional Chin...
Many of the medicinal herbs reviewed—like turmeric, milk thistle, and Chinese skullcap—grow in ba...
Cannabis compounds show promise for ALS but need stronger human trials
Cannabis has been cultivated for medicine for thousands of years, and this research thread is one...
Nux vomica's toxic compounds show promise for pain and cancer treatment
The same seed traditional healers in South Asia have handled for centuries with careful preparati...
Pueraria lobata-derived exosome-like nanovesicles alleviate rheumat...
Kudzu — the vine choking forests across the American South — sheds microscopic particles that rew...
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) observed in Stoltje Dr, Co...
Pokeweed pushing up in a Conroe yard is a signal that disturbed soil nearby is recovering — it's ...
Research progress on employing medicinal plants and their active co...
Centuries-old herbal remedies sitting in traditional medicine cabinets worldwide are now being sc...
A review on the system-level bioactivity of polysaccharides along t...
Every apple, carrot, and bean in your garden packs its cell walls with pectin and other complex c...
Advances on botanicals targeting programmed cell death in acetamino...
Herbs like grapevine, Chinese herbal medicines, and berry-producing plants that traditional heale...
The X-ray crystal structure and biochemical analysis of a native ba...
The proteins plants pump into their flowers may be doing jobs we haven't imagined yet — and under...
pigeonberry (Rivina humilis) observed in County Road 65A, Taft, TX, US
Pigeonberry's small coral-red berries light up shaded native gardens and are a magnet for songbir...
Plant-mediated green nanoparticles: combining nanometal and biometa...
Galantamine — the only FDA-approved Alzheimer's drug derived directly from a plant — comes from s...
Yam gel and licorice compound repair worn-out spinal discs in goats
The yam vine climbing your trellis and the licorice root steeping in your tea both contain compou...
South African knobwood yields cancer-killing compound that converts...
Native prickly ash, planted by eastern gardeners for zebra swallowtail caterpillar habitat, belon...
Ayurvedic arjuna tree bark shows early promise for soothing gut inf...
The arjuna tree, a tall riverside species grown in warm-climate gardens and avenues across South ...
Edible tea tree mushroom extract shields rat bones by reshaping gut...
The tea tree mushroom sold in Asian markets and grown on logs or straw in home mushroom patches m...
Mediterranean-style eating keeps proving its worth for far more tha...
The olive trees, herbs, beans and leafy greens that anchor a Mediterranean plate are all things y...
Leaves of a Chinese medicinal hibiscus helped rebuild immunity in w...
The leaves of Abelmoschus manihot, a showy yellow-flowered hibiscus relative you can grow in a wa...
Licorice root compounds curb colon tumors in mice by feeding helpfu...
The licorice root behind the candy and herbal teas in your cupboard holds compounds that, in mice...
Wild tea trees make white tea that tastes bitter, sweet, or mellow
The tea plant in your garden or a nearby hillside carries its flavor in amino acids and polypheno...
Neem, mustard, and black pepper extracts kill beetles that ruin sto...
If you grow and save your own cowpeas, black-eyed peas, or other dried beans, kitchen-cabinet and...
Tropical tree compound targets cancer cells, spares healthy ones
The same rainforest trees that folk healers have used for generations are now revealing a molecul...
Medicinal plants for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A review of phy...
Herbs long used in traditional medicine — many of which grow in kitchen gardens or wild hedgerows...
Milkvetch root feeds gut bacteria that protect sows around farrowing
Astragalus, the spiny-leafed perennial grown for ornamental seed pods and traditional medicine, c...
Metformin-phytochemical combination therapy in metabolic dysfunctio...
Milk thistle growing along your fence or in a sunny patch of disturbed soil has been producing si...
Fenugreek supplements show little effect on liver enzymes overall
The fenugreek seeds sold as a cooking spice or herbal supplement in health food stores don't appe...
Hibiscus relative's flower extract shields eye cells from blue light
The showy yellow-flowered mallow relative some gardeners grow as an ornamental turns out to pack ...
Copper-flavonoid combo fights colon cancer cells in lab tests
The flavonoids behind this compound are the same antioxidant-rich pigments found in everyday plan...
Citrus compound hits multiple brain receptors tied to mood
The bitter orange and other citrus trees you might grow or see in a garden produce this compound ...
Cumin seed extract turns bismuth into cancer-fighting nanoparticles
The cumin sitting in your spice rack isn't just flavoring soup; its seed extract can act as a nat...
Volunteer naturalist confirms a Polynesian canoe tree in Lahaina
If you've walked a Hawaiian beach park, you've likely stood under this tree's shade without knowi...
Native California dove weed spotted thriving in Redwood City
If you're restoring a dry, sunny patch of yard with California natives, turkey mullein is a tough...
Asian culinary herb shiso found growing wild in Alabama parking lot
That scrappy purple-leaved weed poking through pavement cracks near big-box stores might be shiso...
Olive bacteria produce a natural skin-soothing soap compound
The bacteria living on the skin of olives, the same ones behind traditional fermentation, are tur...
Andean tara plant extract selectively kills mouse colon cancer cells
Tara, a tree grown in the Andes for its tannin-rich seed pods used in food and leather industries...
Sesame oil may shield fertility from a common transplant drug
The sesame seeds you might toss in a stir-fry come from a plant whose oil is showing real promise...
Methanol pulls the most healing compounds from this medicinal shrub...
If you grow Vitex negundo (chaste tree relative) as an ornamental or windbreak, this study confir...
Buddha's hand citron yields new compounds that may protect the liver
The fragrant, finger-like citrus you might spot at an Asian grocery or grow as an ornamental in a...
Taro's less-loved corm may be the better ingredient
If you grow taro or cook with it, the big central corm you might toss aside actually holds more f...
Fragrant wetland shrub confirmed growing wild in coastal Alaska
If you hike boggy trails near Seward, that low evergreen shrub with curled, fuzzy-backed leaves a...
Some cowpea varieties cook faster and taste better than others
If you grow beans in a home garden, this shows how much variety choice alone can change cooking t...
Licorice root sugars get digested by gut bacteria into immune boosters
The licorice plant many gardeners grow for its sweet roots and pollinator-friendly purple flowers...
Tropical shrub yields new compounds that kill cancer cells in lab
Plants like this one, related to citrus and used in traditional medicine across Southeast Asia, r...
Orchid compound fights lung cancer by cleaning up cell power plants
The showy Chinese ground orchid grown in shade gardens for its purple spring blooms turns out to ...
Moringa leaf may shield reproductive tissue from phone radiation
The scrappy moringa tree many gardeners grow for its nutrient-dense leaves is being studied for p...
Root extract from a traditional herb protects blood vessels from cell death
The astragalus root long used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine turns out to switch on a cel...
New imaging tech reveals exactly where plants hide their medicine
The next time you brew tea from a medicinal herb like poppy or coffee plant leaves, this technolo...
Traditional diabetes plant shows hidden risks with repeated use
If you've ever assumed 'natural remedy' means 'safe in any amount,' this plant's story is a remin...
Plant compounds in tea and berries may calm disease-linked cell signals
The polyphenols behind the color and bite in berries, tea leaves, and red wine grapes are the sam...
Old medicinal root compound shows new anti-infection powers in labs
The gnarled roots sold in traditional medicine shops as 'han fang ji' come from a woody vine that...
Forest-scanning drones raise privacy concerns for indigenous communities
The same laser-mapping technology that helps researchers count endangered orchids or track illega...
Ancient Hawaiian medicine plant spotted at sacred coastal park
If you're walking the lava-rock trails at a Hawaiian historical park, that gnarly-leafed tree wit...
Purple sweet potato leaves become a workable skin gel base
The purple sweet potato vine trailing over your garden bed isn't just a root crop, its leaves car...
Herbal extract rich in plant flavonoids curbs weight gain in mice t...
The flavonoids that give many medicinal herbs and colorful garden plants their pigments and bitte...
Plant compounds and gut bacteria may share brain-protecting pathways
The flavonoids and polyphenols concentrated in everyday herbs, berries, and leafy greens you migh...
Decades of plant medicine research rarely reach pharmacy shelves
If you've ever wondered why the herbal remedy your grandmother swore by never shows up as a docto...
This root extract patched up leaky, inflamed mouse intestines
The gnarly, sweet-tasting root sold in Asian herb shops as 'dang shen' and sometimes grown as a c...
A moringa and paneer booti syrup shows promise against high blood sugar
The moringa tree many gardeners grow for its edible leaves and pods is showing up in labs as a le...
Purple sweet potato and pea flower drink eyed for diabetes care
Butterfly pea flower, the vivid blue bloom many gardeners grow as a climbing vine or brew into te...
Cassava farming could fuel rural tourism in Angola
The humble root vegetable behind tapioca and fufu turns out to be a cultural anchor and potential...
Cassava farming could power rural tourism in Angola
The starchy root you might know from tapioca or cassava flour is, for over 200 farming households...
Purple sweet potato and blue flower drink may aid pregnancy diabetes
Butterfly pea flower, the plant behind that color-changing blue tea trend, is easy to grow on a t...
Classic Hawaiian weaving plant spotted thriving on Oahu's North Shore
This is the same tree Hawaiians have used for centuries to weave lauhala mats and hats, so spotti...
Two Iranian wildflowers show promise killing cancer cells in lab tests
A scraggly mullein-family wildflower growing wild on a hillside in Iran just outperformed dozens ...
Plant extracts could replace hormones in farmed tilapia
Malabar spinach, a common leafy green climbing many backyard trellises, is being studied as a nat...
Grape and turmeric compounds team up to heal gut lining
The same plant chemistry that makes red grape skins and turmeric root prized in herbal medicine c...
A common garden mallow plant may help fight tooth decay
The mallow growing along fences and in cottage gardens turns out to have a long folk-medicine his...
Pollen shells treated with thyme and mint soak up dye pollution
If you've ever noticed dye runoff tinting a creek near a textile or craft dye operation, this poi...
Rhubarb root extract helps sunlight clean dye-polluted water
The same wild rhubarb species foragers prize for its tart stalks is showing a second life: its ro...
Common plant compound may protect against deadly pancreas disease
The compound behind this discovery, kaempferol, is the same flavonoid found in kale, broccoli, an...
Ancient herbal formula boosts arthritis drug's bone protection in rats
The two plants behind this formula, Chinese privet and false daisy, are staples of traditional he...
Your gut bacteria quietly rework plant coumarins after you eat them
The fragrant coumarins in plants like sweet woodruff, cassia, and tonka bean don't just get absor...
Tree bark compounds fight piglet diarrhea via gut microbes
The same tannin chemistry that oak and chestnut trees use to defend their leaves and bark turns o...
Plant and mushroom sugars show promise for tuning the immune system
The echinacea in your garden bed and the shiitake mushrooms you grow in the backyard both contain...
Rhubarb-family plant compounds may target a liver cancer gene
The tart rhubarb stalks in your garden and the aloe on your windowsill both produce anthraquinone...
Indigenous water wisdom teams up with smart sensors
The rain-catching and soil-reading tricks your grandparents used in the garden might pair surpris...
Long pepper compounds may protect blood vessels by boosting cell energy
The spicy long pepper used in Indonesian cooking and traditional medicine contains compounds that...
Plant chemicals remain a huge untapped source for new medicines
The herbs in your garden, from mint to echinacea, carry the same classes of chemical compounds th...
Brazilian health workers and healers team up on medicinal gardens
If you've ever grown mint for tea or aloe for burns, this is the same idea scaled up: towns growi...
Digested food fragments can quiet or trigger immune responses
The beans and peas you grow in your garden break down during digestion into tiny protein fragment...
Yeast factories now brew a rainforest fruit's natural sweetener
The intensely sweet thaumatin protein comes from the katemfe plant, a West African rainforest shr...
A tropical leaf extract makes goat meat juicier and more tender
The same wild pepper leaf used in Southeast Asian cooking and traditional medicine turns out to r...
Wild daisy compound outperforms its own lab-made copies against bacteria
The scrubby, aromatic Helichrysum shrubs some gardeners grow for their papery 'everlasting' flowe...
Four related medicinal herbs each grow their own unique root microbes
The soil microbes clinging to a plant's roots can influence how well it grows, resists disease, a...
Plant toxins get retooled into glowing tools for medical research
The bitter, toxic compounds that plants evolved to fend off insects and grazers are the same mole...
This tree's leaves flush out fluid almost like a prescription diuretic
If you've got a Putranjiva roxburghii in a botanical garden or traditional medicine collection, t...
Four common roadside plants confirmed to hold real medicinal compounds
The scrappy vine climbing a fence near you might be Tinospora cordifolia, a plant local healers h...
How bakers can swap in cassava flour for wheat
If you've ever grown cassava in a garden or tasted gluten-free baked goods made from root starche...
Common weed's scientific name was wrong for 150 years
If you've ever pulled up a scrubby grass-like weed near a pond or ditch and looked it up, there's...
Backyard gardens quietly feed and heal rural families
The patch of herbs and vegetables outside your door can double as a pharmacy and a paycheck, not ...
Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of asthma: From the insight ...
Herbs that traditional healers have prescribed for lung conditions for centuries are now being ma...
BioTD: An Online Database of Biotoxins.
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Rhubarb extract shields brain cells after hemorrhagic stroke in mice
Rhubarb, the tart stalks you might harvest from a backyard patch, turns out to carry compounds th...
Garden spinach compound reduces brain inflammation and aids recover...
Spinach, broccoli, and other leafy greens you grow contain alpha-lipoic acid, and this research a...
Why cannabis affects people so differently depends on how you take it
If you grow cannabis medicinally or know someone who does, the reason a homegrown tincture can fe...
Fuzzy European mullein found thriving along Erie County's Gull Point Trail
Great mullein growing along a trail you hike is easy to spot and harvest for its long history as ...
Noni plant confirmed growing wild near historic Hawaiian coastal site
Noni has been used by Hawaiians for over a thousand years as medicine, dye, and food, so spotting...
Native Hawaiian tree kōlea lau nui spotted and verified in the wild
If you hike Hawaiian forests, this glossy-leaved native tree with striking red new growth is a ma...
Local plant knowledge holders should be credited as real scientists
The plant names, uses, and seasonal cues your grandmother or a village elder knows by heart often...
Native Hawaiian berry plant spotted and confirmed in Pahoa
If you're hiking Hawaii's volcanic slopes, spotting 'ohelo 'ai in fruit means you're looking at a...
Sacred Hawaiian tree spotted and verified in Puna forest
If you garden with natives or hike Hawaiʻi's forests, every confirmed ʻŌhiʻa sighting helps scien...
Medicinal Cordyceps fungus eased diabetes and high cholesterol sign...
Cordyceps militaris is the orange, club-shaped fungus sold as a wellness supplement and grown on ...
Plant compound rutin calms runaway immune response and protects lun...
Rutin is the same pigment-like flavonoid that shows up in buckwheat, citrus peel, and the leaves ...
Traditional Chinese herb slows aging signs in worms and mice
Breviscapine-rich Erigeron breviscapus, a daisy-family wildflower from the mountains of southwest...
Rosewood's inner wood chemistry helps confirm its family tree
The rosewood furniture and instrument trade depends on being able to tell true Dalbergia species ...
Goji berry's sperm protection claims outrun the actual human evidence
That goji berry shrub sold at nurseries as a hardy, drought-tolerant edible landscape plant is no...
Coastal hibiscus relative spotted thriving near Hawaiian state park
The yellow, hibiscus-like flowers you might spot near a Hawaiian shoreline could belong to the sa...
Mapping the global landscape of biofilm-associated antimicrobial re...
Plant-derived compounds — the same broad category that includes garlic, thyme oil, and herbal ext...
The association between dietary total, animal and plant protein and...
Every bean plant, lentil row, or nut tree you tend in your garden is producing the kind of protei...
Cannabis simultaneously raises and lowers immune markers in habitual users
Cannabis you might grow as a medicinal herb or fiber crop produces compounds that nudge the human...
Medicinal cannabis left liver enzymes undisturbed in cancer patients
Cannabis sativa is one of humanity's oldest cultivated plants, and understanding its safety profi...
AI tools may help Kenyan libraries preserve vanishing plant and far...
Traditional plant medicines and agricultural practices passed down through generations in Kenya e...
A report on the international conference on environmental mutagenes...
Farmers in chemically intensive regions are already turning to plants that naturally suppress pes...
Structure-function paradigms of natural polysaccharides in hepatoce...
Shiitake and reishi mushrooms you might grow on a shaded log in your backyard share the same beta...
Cannabinoids and cognition in Parkinson's disease: Insights from an...
Cannabis plants have been used medicinally for millennia, and scientists are now tracing exactly ...
Plant-derived ring peptides inspire precise new drug designs
The tough, ring-shaped proteins some plants make as a defense against pests, called cyclotides, t...
Orange-flowered kerosene tree spotted along a Kauai highway
This tree's clusters of crinkled orange flowers and its history as a canoe plant Pacific Islander...
Mung bean starch makes the sturdiest Red Bull jelly candy
The starch in your kitchen pantry, whether scraped from a potato or milled from corn or mung bean...
Ginger and turmeric compounds show promise against aggressive breast cancer
The ginger root and turmeric in your kitchen spice rack contain compounds now shown to bind effec...
A plant flavonoid may help stop diabetes-related bone loss
The flavonoid family behind this discovery shows up in tea leaves and other plants, and it's a re...
What herbivores eat shapes their gut worm communities
The diverse leaves and grasses grazing animals choose to eat directly influence which gut parasit...
Researchers map the chemical makeup of a flowering vine
The sweet autumn clematis climbing your fence or trellis carries a chemical fingerprint that trad...
Coastal sea hibiscus tree confirmed growing on Kauaʻi shoreline
If you're walking a Hawaiian beach and spot a tree with heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers th...
Fragrant orange-flowered coastal tree confirmed at Hawaiian historic park
If you're planning a native coastal garden in Hawaii or the tropics, this tree offers salt tolera...
Culturally prized coastal tree confirmed still growing in Lahaina
If you're mapping which heat- and salt-tolerant trees survive along tropical coastlines, this con...
How herbal syrup makers meet safety rules in two regions
The herbal tincture or elderberry syrup you buy at the pharmacy went through a quality-control ga...
Catnip relative shows promise for protecting DNA from damage
The catmint growing in your pollinator border isn't just cat entertainment, it may harbor compoun...
Plant-forward living after cancer treatment cuts relapse risk meaningfully
The plant-forward diets linked to better cancer survival outcomes are built on the same vegetable...
Wild desert gourd spotted thriving beside a busy California road
The sprawling vine with baseball-sized gourds growing along roadsides and vacant lots near you is...
Chicory compound shields rat hearts from aluminum damage
The bitter compound giving chicory root and horse chestnut their medicinal reputation just showed...
Plant sugars inspire a new generation of smart medicines
The gel-like polysaccharides that make aloe soothing or that thicken a slice of okra are the same...
Two traditional plants combined into a stable diabetes syrup
The moringa tree many gardeners grow for its edible leaves and pods is now being formulated into ...
Giant edible burdock confirmed growing wild on a Queens street corner
The bur-covered seed pods on this roadside plant are the same design that inspired Velcro, and it...
Taro spotted and confirmed growing in Aiea, Oʻahu
Every verified taro sighting logged on Oʻahu helps track where this ancestral Hawaiian staple sti...
Why Irish consumers still choose meat over plant proteins
If you're growing legumes, mushrooms, or other protein-rich crops at home, this research digs int...
New machine turns raw bamboo into sticks at home
Bamboo in your garden or local grove could one day be processed into usable sticks and craft mate...
Seed chemistry helps place silver cockscomb on the plant family tree
If you've grown the feathery, flame-shaped cockscomb flowers in your garden, this research helps ...
Old-world heart herb confirmed growing wild in Ontario
Motherwort spreads readily along fence lines and garden edges, so if you've seen a scrappy mint-f...
Experts agree on what makes herbal medicines sold responsibly in pharmacies
The herbal remedies lining pharmacy shelves, from turmeric capsules to andrographis extract, only...
New book maps the hidden world of fungi
The mushrooms popping up in your mulch and the invisible threads feeding your garden's roots are ...
New field guide lists every wild plant on Saint Martin
If you've ever hiked the hills of Sint Maarten and wondered what that vine or shrub was called, t...
Exosome-like nanovesicles from acerola for CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleopr...
The acerola cherry — a tropical fruit you might find at a Latin market or growing in a warm-clima...
Harnessing edible extracellular vesicles for inflammatory bowel dis...
Tiny vesicles shed by the edible plants in your garden — not extracted chemicals, but the plants'...
Addressing the Precision Delivery Challenges of Food-Medicine Homol...
Medicinal herbs you might grow in a tea garden — astragalus, goji, licorice root — contain powerf...
Botanical gardens once helped stake a claim to a homeland
The next time you stroll through a university botanical garden, remember that collecting and cata...
Edible seaweed extract eases pollution-worsened asthma in mice
The brown seaweed used here, Ecklonia cava, is the same edible kelp relative you'll find dried in...
Plant compound sponge speeds up healing of mouth wounds
Chinese skullcap, a plant long used in traditional medicine, keeps turning up in modern labs beca...
Plant compounds and engineered antibodies could better block danger...
If you hike, garden, or forage in viper country, the plant-derived compounds under study as venom...
Neighborhood ti plant in Aiea, Hawaii, gets community-verified as a...
The ti plant growing along a Hawaii street or in a backyard hedge is a traditional canoe plant us...
Pride, eco-image and fair prices push Balinese shoppers toward heri...
Bali's Subak irrigation system, a UNESCO-recognized network of water-sharing rice terraces, stays...
Thousands of sightings mapped for an overlooked desert plant family
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Cutting fruit, adding fiber calmed orangutans and reset their gut bacteria
The fiber-rich leaves, bark, and unripe fruit that wild orangutans forage for look nothing like t...
City food plans improve on fairness but still miss cultural food needs
The community garden plot you've been trying to get, or the corner store stocking culturally fami...
Natural products targeting the gut-brain axis for the treatment of ...
Herbal compounds used in traditional medicine for centuries are now backed by clinical evidence f...
NLRP3 inflammasome as a therapeutic target in oral squamous cell ca...
Plants in your garden or local herbal market — like brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), used for centuries ...
Gut microbiota dysbiosis and osteoporosis: pathogenesis and novel i...
Fermented plant foods — kimchi, miso, sauerkraut — are among the richest sources of the probiotic...
Plant-based nanoparticles emerge as a tool against gut inflammation
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Turmeric's active compound doesn't undo pesticide damage in lab cells
The turmeric root sitting in your spice rack is being studied as a shield against pesticide expos...
Gut microbiome diversity across seasons and locations in thai capti...
Elephants in Thailand's forests and parks shape the landscape by dispersing seeds through their d...
Cancer patients with more pain and anxiety turn to cannabis more often
Cannabis is a flowering plant whose medicinal use is reshaping conversations about pain and palli...
Middle-aged women replacing prescriptions with cannabis often strug...
Cannabis is a plant whose medicinal use is reshaping how people manage mental health prescription...
Celery-derived stroke drug rebuilds brain blood vessels via one protein
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Herbal fertility tablet shows no toxic effects in rat study
If you've ever wondered whether a plant-based supplement on a store shelf has actually been teste...
Rewiring mTOR signaling in Alzheimer's disease: emerging mTOR modul...
Dozens of the most promising experimental Alzheimer's drugs trace their chemical blueprints to ma...
Silver nanoparticles in everyday products may harm heart tissue
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A century-old bath sponge reveals contamination, not its owner's skin
Natural sea sponges and other porous plant and marine materials you might use in the garden or ba...
Metal nanoparticles can heal or harm cells depending on context
The 'green synthesis' technique mentioned here, brewing metal nanoparticles using plant extracts ...
Ultrasound-powered nanoparticle calms gut inflammation in mice
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Why cannabis rules loosen as nicotine rules tighten, oddly
If you grow tobacco or cannabis plants yourself, or just track how these two crops get treated so...
Old bones and preserved tissue reveal disease history
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Dairy and grain diets drive richer gut bacteria in Indian tribal groups
The cereals and grains a community has cultivated and eaten for generations leave a biological fi...
Comprehensive review on ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and pharmacolo...
A complete abstract would reveal which plant's traditional uses and medicinal compounds were revi...
Teen marijuana use lowers grades and raises addiction risk in one-i...
Cannabis is one of the most chemically complex cultivated plants humans grow, but rising THC conc...
Frog skin peptides reveal new clues for fighting resistant bacteria
If you've ever worried about antibiotic-resistant infections spreading through hospitals or commu...
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Art movements that redrew how humans see the natural world — from Impressionist botanicals to Lan...
Ancient empires wiped out languages long before colonial era
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Devil's Walking Stick
Dove weed
Drimia elata
Ecklonia cava (brown seaweed)
Egregia menziesii
eco
Egusi melon
Ekebergia capensis
Elsholtzia
eco
Enicostemma axillare
Epimedium
Erigeron breviscapus
eco
Euclea undulata
Eucommia
eco
Euphorbia humifusa
Fabirama
False Yellowhead
Feather boa kelp
eco
Ferula fukanensis
eco
Ferula rigidula
eco
Ficus amplissima
eco
Ficus ottoniifolia
Flatsedge
Formosan Juniper
Fringed rue
eco
Fuding Dabai tea
Galangal
eco
Gambir vine
Gastrodia elata
Gastrodia (gastrodin source)
German Tamarisk
Ghaf Tree (Shami Tree)
Giant Sequoia
Globeflower
Goniothalamus
Gray Nicker
Greater burdock
eco
Gromwell
Ground Ivy
eco
Hackberry
eco
Hairy Holly
Handroanthus heptaphyllus
Haritaki
eco
Hawaiian fan palm
Hedyotis diffusa
eco
Helichrysum foetidum
Henna
Hibiscus
eco
Himalayan Ephedra
eco
hopjack bush
Hops
Horny Goat Weed
Horse Chestnut
eco
Horse-whip Tree
Horseradish
eco
Hulless Barley
Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)
Indian Birthwort
eco
Indian Laurel Fig (Ficus nitida)
ipê-roxo
Japanese Claw Fern
Japanese Knotweed
Javanese long pepper
Jimsonweed
Jimsonweed (Thornapple)
Job's tears
eco
Kaempferol-producing plants (e.g. kale, broccoli, strawberries)
Kalanchoe
Kava
King of Bitters (Green Chiretta)
kōlea lau nui
eco
Kleinia longiflora
eco
Koʻolau Range pritchardia
eco
ku shen
Kuding Tea
Kudzu (Pueraria thomsonii)
Labrador tea
Landolphia
eco
Landolphia congolensis
lapacho
eco
Leaf Cactus
Leafy Amaranth
eco
Lebanese Bedstraw
Lilac Tasselflower
Lily of the Valley
Lion's Mane Mushroom
Lippia alba
eco
Ma bamboo
Ma Huang
eco
Malanga
Malay apple (Syzygium malaccense)
Mangosteen
Manila Tamarind
Maricá
Marijuana
Marsh Labrador tea
eco
Melicope pteleifolia
Mexican prickly poppy
eco
Milkweed/Dogbane family
Milo (Thespesia populnea)
Mimosa pudica
Mucuna
Mugwort (Artemisia)
Mullein
Mushrooms
eco
Mustard tree
Narrow-leaved ash
Neltuma (mesquite relative)
Nepeta grandiflora
eco
Nettle
Newbouldia laevis
Nile Tulip
Nux Vomica
'ohelo 'ai
Onion (Allium cepa)
eco
Oridonin herb (Isodon rubescens)
eco
Ornamental Ginger
Orpine Stonecrop
Osage orange
eco
Osbeckia opipara
eco
panacéia
Paris polyphylla
Pea family
Pepino
eco
Periploca forrestii
Phanera
eco
Pimpinella diversifolia
Piper sarmentosum (wild pepper leaf / kaduk)
eco
Plantain Banana
eco
Polygonati Rhizoma
Polygonum capitatum (pink-headed knotweed)
eco
Poppy family plants
Poria cocos (Fuling)
Prickly Juniper
Prosopis
eco
Punarnava
Puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris)
eco
Purple-skinned Dendrobium
Purple Yam
Putranjiva roxburghii
eco
Que Zui tea
Quebracho
eco
Quercetin-containing plants
eco
Quercetin-rich plants (onion, apple)
Quince
Red Banana
eco
Red Perilla
Rheum ribes (wild rhubarb)
Rhodoleia championii
Rivina humilis
Rocket
Rose Cactus
eco
Rose of Jericho
Rosewood
eco
Rough Holly
eco
Round-leaved Holly
eco
Rubber Plant
Sal tree
sand olive
Sausage Tree
Saxaul
Scutellaria barbata
Sea hibiscus
Senna tora
eco
Sesamum senecioides
Shaggy Bracket
Shaggy Bracket Fungus (Inonotus hispidus)
eco
Shaggy Polypore
Shankhapushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis)
Siam weed
Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)
Sievers Wormwood
Silver Cockscomb
Skullcap
Small Knobwood
Smilax glabra
Snake-needle grass
eco
Snakeroot
Snowdrop
Sodom Apple
Sodom Apple (Giant Milkweed)
Solenostemon rotundifolius
Sophora flavescens
Spiny monkey orange
eco
Spreading Hedyotis
eco
Stauntonia brachyanthera
Stephania
Stephania tetrandra
Stonecrop (Sedum)
Strychnine Tree
Strychnos
Suaeda
Sugar-apple (Srikaya)
Sweet Autumn Clematis
Sweet Leaf
Swiss Chard
Sycamore Fig (Ficus sycomorus)
Tamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum)
Tara (Caesalpinia spinosa)
eco
Tetraena gaetula
Tetrastigma
eco
Tetrastigma hemsleyanum
Thatch screwpine (Hala)
Thaumatococcus daniellii (katemfe)
Three-leaf cayratia
Thunder God Vine
eco
Thymus carmanicus
Ti
eco
Tilpushpi
Toothbrush tree
eco
Treegourd
Trema
Triphala (Chebulic Myrobalan, Beleric Myrobalan, Indian Gooseberry)
eco
Tupistra nutans
Vegetables (general)
eco
Verbascum kurdicum
Vine Tea
Water Pepper
Watercress
eco
Wax Rose
eco
Weilingxian
eco
wild emmer wheat
eco
Wild onion
eco
Wild relative vegetable species
Wild tea tree
Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Yellow tea
Yellowhorn
Yew
eco
Ziziphora tenuior
Zoapatle
Zygophyllum