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...
Himalayan medicinal plants for gastrointestinal disorders: ethnopha...
Many of the herbs documented here—like cinnamon and pomegranate—grow in temperate gardens worldwi...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Shaoyao Gancao Decoction ameliorates rheumatoid arthritis via inhib...
Two herbs sitting in traditional medicine cabinets for nearly two thousand years just had their a...
Harnessing nature: a systematic exploration of <i>in vitro<...
Garlic growing in your kitchen garden produces allicin and ajoene — the same compounds scientists...
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...
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...
In silico screening reveals natural compounds from Ashwagandha, Har...
Ashwagandha, already a fixture in herb gardens and health-food aisles, contains compounds that co...
Ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of the B...
Blumea species—aromatic herbs long burned as incense or brewed into fever teas across Asian garde...
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...
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...
Hedyotis diffusa Willd. extract alleviates CCl4-induced liver fibro...
Snake-needle grass, a sprawling groundcover long stocked in Chinese apothecaries and now naturali...
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...
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...
Majoon Ushba alleviated IL-17A sensitized keratinocyte ferroptosis ...
Medicinal plants used for centuries in traditional remedies are now being validated by modern lab...
Saikosaponin D alleviates chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain s...
Chinese thoroughwax (Bupleurum) has been brewed into medicinal teas across East Asia for centurie...
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...
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...
Current advances in restoring intestinal barrier homeostasis by nat...
Herbs you might already grow — astragalus, ginger, licorice root — are now being rigorously valid...
Liquidambaris fructus inhibits osteosarcoma through PTGS2/TGFB1 and...
Those spiky sweetgum balls littering your lawn and sidewalks each fall may contain compounds with...
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...
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...
Research progress on employing medicinal plants and their active co...
Centuries-old herbal remedies sitting in traditional medicine cabinets worldwide are now being sc...
Advances on botanicals targeting programmed cell death in acetamino...
Herbs like grapevine, Chinese herbal medicines, and berry-producing plants that traditional heale...
Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of asthma: From the insight ...
Herbs that traditional healers have prescribed for lung conditions for centuries are now being ma...
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...
Species in Topic
Tobacco
Grapevine
Garlic
Licorice
Neem
Ashwagandha
Dendrobium orchid
Yarrow
Cinnamon
Lantana
Peony
Pomegranate
eco
Red Sage
Atractylodes macrocephala
Bupleurum
Gardenia
Gentian
eco
Huoshan Dendrobium
Ringworm Bush
eco
Siberian Solomon's seal
Soursop
Swertia
White horehound
Aralia
eco
Baizhu
eco
Berchemia kulingensis
Blumea
Brazilian ironwood
Broad-leaved Holly
Cat's whiskers
Chinese Foxglove
eco
Chinese Herbal Plants
Chinese Holly
Chinese silk vine
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Chinese thoroughwax
Chirayita
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Chuanminshen
eco
climbing groundsel
climbing senecio
Coatbuttons
Common Bamboo
Dan Shen
Dendrobium huoshanense
Devil's Walking Stick
Epimedium
Forsythia
Gray Nicker
eco
Hairy Holly
Haritaki
Horny Goat Weed
eco
Huoshan noble dendrobium
Java tea
Jucá
King Solomon's Seal
Kuding Tea
Ma Huang
Noble dendrobium
Nux Vomica
eco
Periploca forrestii
eco
Rough Holly
eco
Round-leaved Holly
Sarsaparilla
Senega root
Shaggy Bracket
eco
Shaggy Polypore
Snake-needle grass
Spiny monkey orange
eco
Spreading Hedyotis
Strychnos
Sweetflag
Sweetgum
eco
Tilpushpi
eco
Wilson's horsechestnut