Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research offers scientific evidence on the healing properties of a common plant used in Samoan traditional medicine. Beyond ...

Much of what is now considered modern medicine originated as folk remedies or traditional, Indigenous practices. These customs are still alive today, and they could help address a variety of ...

Congolese traditional medicine, rooted in cultural heritage, is disappearing due to the dominance of modern medicine; in rural areas, traditional healers remain essential, yet their knowledge is ...

Researchers have identified the anti-inflammatory mechanism behind a plant used for centuries in traditional Samoan medicine. The new study found the plant, known as matalafi, is as effective at ...

The leaves of the Psychotria insularum plant, known in Samoa as matalafi, have been used to treat inflammation for generations. In a new study published in the journal PNAS, researchers tested ...

Climate change is threatening medicinal plants globally, with rising temperatures, shifting rainfall and habitat loss causing species to lose suitable habitats and face extinction, jeopardizing health ...

Yarsa gunbu, a type of cordyceps or caterpillar fungi (Ophiocordyceps sinensis), are found only in high-altitude grasslands of the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau. | Rosino, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, via Flickr.

In my home country of Trinidad and Tobago, traditional medicine — specifically bush medicine — is a time-honored cultural practice. Even with the emergence and dominance of conventional medicine, bush ...

In the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria, Amber Valenzuela had an epiphany. Then a 26-year-old Peace Corps volunteer from Los Angeles, she knew little of the lush coniferous forests and their ...