When you pop into a health food store, you’ll likely see plenty of herbal products being displayed on shelves. Medicinal herbs are nothing new. In fact, they’ve been used for centuries. Recently, they ...

Herbalism is known as one of the oldest forms of medicine in the world, with deep ties to the African diaspora. A number of plant-based healing traditions have been passed down from one generation to ...

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Herbal medicines or supplements are natural compounds from plants’ leaves, bark, roots, seeds, or flowers that people can use for medicinal purposes. They may offer therapeutic benefits when people ...

Herbal medicine has been with us since the dawn of human civilization and yet we know far less about its effects than we do about conventional synthetic medicines. In the Western world particularly, ...

Cultures across the globe embrace the art of traditional medicine. We highlight four approaches that have stood the test of time. Herbs in steamy water play a central role in all herbal traditions and ...

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 ...

“Hanyak” is a type of traditional Korean medicine that uses herbal and folk remedies to treat illnesses. It features influences from traditional Chinese medicine. A person may use it alongside Western ...

In every culture, people have found that certain foods, herbs and treatments improve their health overall or reduce specific ...