Traditional Medicine

Every culture has its own special soup. The belief is that a bowl will make you feel better if you're feeling under the weather, hung over or just in need of a pick-me-up.

Classes on 'hoodoo' connect new generations eager to explore their roots with elders in the South Carolina community

Primates eat bitter bark to kill parasites, while sparrows use cigarette butts to keep ticks off their chicks. Could the wisdom of wildlife be the next frontier in medicine?

Birds do it, chimps do it, even monarch butterflies do it – and by paying more attention to how animals self-medicate, we can find new treatments for ourselves

Death undermines officials' assertions of an outbreak under control

Canker sores are usually only fleetingly painful. But sometimes, they may be signs of a chronic problem.

Discover how to get rid of dark spots and other forms of skin discoloration with vitamin C, retinol, and other skin-brightening ingredients.

The breadfruit tree has coexisted with humans for more than three thousand years. Its future may depend on how strong of an ally humans can become to it.

Moving from symptom relief to root causes, wellness and holistic health trends are gaining steam.

Burns can happen when you least expect them, whether you're cooking in the kitchen or even participating in various outdoor activities. They are quite common, and you'll find plenty of home remedies that people swear by. One of the craziest home remedies is to use mustard. Does it work? Let's take a look. For generations, […]

Pangolins are amazing, bizarre, adorable creatures, but due to the demand for their scales on the illegal market, they're also the most trafficked animal

Applications for MD dermatology programs have increased 15% in two years in the U.S.

The strategy has had a big impact on patient access, bed capacity, and heart failure and all-cause readmissions – not to mention appreciation of patients and family thankful to receive care safely at home instead of having to be admitted to the hospital.

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Roman military structure in Turkey dating to the fourth century, when Emperor Constantius II ruled.

The cultivation of high-quality medicinal plants like Atractylodes lancea involves intricate genetic processes influenced by environmental factors. Despite its extensive use in traditional medicine, the genetic basis and metabolomic diversity of A. lancea remain largely unexplored.

Drawing on lessons from past epidemics like HIV and COVID-19, communities in East Africa are fighting stigma around mpox to stop the disease's spread.

FDA keeps testing—and keeps finding new drugs. But they don't explain the cases.

But more research and careful regulation is necessary

Platycodon grandiflorus, commonly known as balloon flower, is renowned for its medicinal properties, primarily due to its rich saponin content. Saponins are known for their anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and immune-boosting properties, making P. grandiflorus a valuable plant in traditional medicine.

More than 300 traditional leaders in South Africa will be trained to do HIV tests and educate their largely rural patients about the disease