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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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Dendrobium huoshanense attenuates Parkinsonian neurodegeneration vi...

A traditional Chinese medicinal herb called Dendrobium huoshanense shows promise in tre...

eco Dendrobium h... eco Huoshan Dendrobium
plant-based-medicine neuroprotection traditional-medicine
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Blockade of GPX4-mediated ferroptosis underlies the protective effe...

A traditional Chinese medicine made from forsythia fruits reduces inflammation by preve...

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plant-signaling ferroptosis traditional-medicine
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Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. water extract alleviates exercise-...

A traditional Chinese medicinal herb (Atractylodes macrocephala) reduces exercise-induc...

eco Atractylodes... eco Baizhu
plant-signaling functional-food-development exercise-physiology
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Inhibition of joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis by Wuwei G...

A traditional Tibetan herbal bath preparation made from five medicinal plants showed si...

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plant-signaling herbal-medicine traditional-medicine
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Uncovering the bidirectional molecular pathway: How shugan wendan d...

A traditional Chinese herbal remedy was found to treat both depression and atherosclero...

herbal-medicine traditional-medicine comorbidity-research
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An investigation into the efficacy and mechanism of Berchemia kulin...

Leaves from Berchemia kulingensis, a plant traditionally brewed as a tea for joint pain...

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plant-signaling ethnobotany anti-inflammatory