One sign at the entrance of the Mütter Museum medicinal garden warns “plants can be deadly; do not touch or consume any of the plants in the garden.” It underscores how powerful plants can be, and why ...

In an era dominated by modern pharmaceuticals, an age-old wisdom of harnessing nature’s bounty for medicinal purposes is experiencing a resurgence. Cultivating a medicinal garden where healing plants ...

Native medicinal plants will be the subject of the next Discover Nature program at the LSU Hilltop Arboretum. “Medicinal Plants for Gardens of the Southeast” featuring Jennifer Blanchard will take ...

San Diego Botanic Garden re-opened this week, but there’s new rules and limitations. Photo credit: @sdbgarden, via Twitter The San Diego Botanic Garden has received a $384,000 grant from the Conrad ...

When I started my medicinal herb garden, it felt like creating a natural medicine cabinet in my backyard. Each plant held the promise of a new remedy to explore. Choosing the right herbs not only ...

Medicinal plants have been an essential part of traditional healing systems across cultures, from Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine to folk remedies passed down through generations. In India, ...

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 ...

When Oregon State University landscapers David Slifkin and Dan Relyea learned that the university's budget couldn't accommodate starter plants for a medicinal garden, they looked no further than their ...

Drug discovery in plants has generally been hit-or-miss, with scientists cutting samples from living species, then drying them out and taking them back to the lab to see what kinds of interesting ...

You’ve been known to ease your cold symptoms with echinacea drops, or soothe your stomach with ginger. Or maybe you’re more interested in medicinal plants now that cannabis is growing into a more ...

Visitors learn about individual native plants and their uses at a tour of KU's medicinal garden. The public can celebrate the summer solstice with a guided tour of KU’s medicinal garden that will ...