The federal government says the country's medicinal plants remain largely underutilized, undervalued, and insufficiently integrated into the mainstream health and economic systems.

The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) has presented its ABC Steven Foster Botanical Conservation and Sustainability ...

The Nigerian government launched a strategic phytomedicine initiative on Wednesday to diversify the economy while advancing ...

Nettles are rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, and can be used in various dishes or made into tea. Historically, nettle tea has been used for its anti-inflammatory properties and to treat ...

The culture of herbalism in Ethiopia has traveled distance curing internal disease, bone fixing and other related illness associated with psychological or superstitious matters.

Experts assert that bio-piracy is not merely a crime; it is an organised enterprise that thrives on the exploitation of ...

Two teenagers have been sentenced after they were found with about 5,000 ants in their possession. While they claim it was an ...

For me, one such plant is the Echium candicans). This plant appears at the top of the list of drought-tolerant, ...

American chemist Alice Ball revolutionized leprosy treatment by making chaulmoogra oil injectable, decades before antibiotics ...

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Ultimately, henna is an art form, and art as widely used and known as henna cannot and should not be restricted to any one ...