traditional-medicine
Traditional medicine encompasses the culturally-rooted knowledge and practices that utilize plants for treating illness and maintaining health, particularly within Indigenous communities. For plant science, traditional medicine provides an extensive empirical foundation developed over centuries that can guide the discovery of bioactive compounds and validate plant properties worthy of scientific investigation. This ethnobotanical knowledge serves as a bridge between cultural wisdom and modern phytochemical and pharmacological research, accelerating the identification of plants with therapeutic potential.
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Identification and functional characterization of SmABCG24 regulati...
Tanshinones from red sage are used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat heart disease and inf...
Dendrobium huoshanense polysaccharides alleviate DSS-induced ulcera...
It shows that a specific part of a traditional medicinal orchid — the stem — holds the most thera...
Steamed garlic attenuates ulcerative colitis in mice by modulating ...
Garlic you grow or buy at the farmers market may be far more medicinal than you realize — and som...
Multi-omics and functional analyses in Aesculus wilsonii elucidate ...
Aescin — the active ingredient in horse chestnut creams used for sore legs and bruising — comes f...
Dendrobium huoshanense attenuates Parkinsonian neurodegeneration vi...
It shows that how long you grow a medicinal plant directly determines its healing power — a remin...
Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. water extract alleviates exercise-...
It gives rigorous scientific backing to a plant you could grow in your own herb garden, suggestin...
Elucidating the therapeutic mechanism of Orthosiphon aristatus in h...
It validates a humble garden herb — Cat's Whiskers, which many people grow as an ornamental — as ...
Chuanminshen violaceum (Apiaceae) as a medicinal-and-edible resourc...
It highlights how a traditional Chinese herb used for centuries to treat coughs and respiratory c...
Ethyl acetate fraction from Dendrobium officinale inhibits IL-17A s...
It suggests a common ornamental orchid used in herbal teas and supplements may contain compounds ...
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...
Senecio scandens Buch. - Ham.: A comprehensive review of botany, ph...
Climbing groundsel herbal preparations sold at markets worldwide carry the same pyrrolizidine alk...
Gardenia jasminoides fruit extract alleviates MC903-induced atopic ...
Gardenia — a plant many people grow for its fragrant white flowers — turns out to produce compoun...
Comprehensive analyses of different putative ploidy levels in organ...
King Solomon's seal root—the same plant sold in herbal shops as a longevity tonic—is disappearing...
Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharide alleviates irritable bowel syn...
Siberian Solomon's seal, a graceful woodland plant many gardeners grow for its arching stems and ...
Blockade of GPX4-mediated ferroptosis underlies the protective effe...
That forsythia hedge in your neighborhood or garden isn't just pretty — its fruit contains compou...
Compatibility of Acorus tatarinowii Schott and Polygala tenuifolia ...
Two plants that have sat in Chinese apothecaries for centuries may hold a molecular key to slowin...
An investigation into the efficacy and mechanism of Berchemia kulin...
It's a reminder that the next overlooked shrub in a forest or botanical garden could hold real me...
Majoon Ushba alleviated IL-17A sensitized keratinocyte ferroptosis ...
Medicinal plants used for centuries in traditional remedies are now being validated by modern lab...
Liquidambaris fructus inhibits osteosarcoma through PTGS2/TGFB1 and...
Those spiky sweetgum balls littering your lawn and sidewalks each fall may contain compounds with...
Chaihu-Shugan-San alleviates functional dyspepsia by inhibiting cen...
A centuries-old blend of medicinal herbs, not a synthetic drug, was scientifically shown to ease ...
Tongmai Yangxin pill mitigates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion inju...
It suggests that plant-based traditional medicines contain compounds that interact with fundament...
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Garlic
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Huoshan Dendrobium
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Gardenia
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Red Sage
Noble dendrobium
Senega root
King Solomon's Seal
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climbing groundsel
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Atractylodes macrocephala
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Wilson's horsechestnut
Dendrobium huoshanense
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Berchemia kulingensis
Chinese silk vine
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Periploca forrestii
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Siberian Solomon's seal
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Sarsaparilla
Dan Shen
Cat's whiskers
Forsythia
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Chuanminshen
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Huoshan noble dendrobium
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climbing senecio
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Baizhu
Java tea
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