Satere-Mawe indigenous leader Valdiney Satere, 43, collects caferana, a native plant of the Amazon rainforest used as medicinal herb, to treat people showing symptoms of the novel coronavirus. AFP via ...

Indigenous languages are endangered in many parts of the world. A study looks at the connections between Indigenous languages and medicinal plant species. More than 75 percent of medicinal plants were ...

By Cassidy Beach In Borneo’s dense rainforest, some communities of Punan people still find their medicine among the trees. For generations the forest has been their living pharmacy, with each ...

EAST GRAND FORKS – Native North Dakota plants used in the practice of traditional Indigenous medicine will be the subject of a talk by Christy Goulet starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at East ...

Gyatso Bista remembers the sacks of kutki. As a child learning to become a healer in Nepal’s kingdom of Lo Manthang, Bista ...

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 ...

Native Americans of the Southeast stocked a heavy arsenal as they prepared for battle. An important part of this weaponry included medicine. The outcome of the wars, many believed, depended on the ...

Ancient Puebloans left structures, pottery, tools, graves and countless other artifacts in Utah’s Bears Ears region, but they also left plant communities, rich with nutritional and healing properties, ...

Explore the vital role of indigenous medicinal plants in South Africa's healthcare system and how technology can enhance ...

On a sunny afternoon in late September 2024, I joined a small group of travellers in Kluane National Park and Reserve in the ...