This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Medicinal plants can produce diverse specialized metabolites with ...

ENCINITAS, Calif. — About 20 to 30 years ago, the use of medicinal plant gardens for drug research slowed down in part because there was no living collection that could be used sustainably or ...

India's rich herbal heritage, deeply intertwined with Ayurveda, faces pressure from increasing demand for commercial herbal products. Conserving medicinal plant biodiversity is crucial for ...

We eat plants, wear their products, burn them for fuel, and use them to build our houses. Plants are the very basis of the food chain on earth. They are also the source of oxygen in the atmosphere, ...

The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas is leading an effort to turn plants into better medicines. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge explains what we already know about herbal remedies — and what ...

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.

Forest communities in southwestern Ghana use 70 species of medicinal trees to treat up to 83 ailments, according to a recent study. These plants contain high levels of bioactive compounds with ...