Money at last

The Kani tribals finally get their dues

Risky remedy

UK prohibits sale of herbal medicine with harmful side-effects

Wisdom roots

PATENT TROUBLES

Yar Tsa Gumba

A miraculous mushroom, over-exploited, is on the brink of extinction

Pickle, tea and a spice

Weeds of fortune

Dying practice

Lack of medicinal plants forces village doctors out of trade

In short

Indian panacea

Sanjeevani may prove a wonder herb

Cannabis prescription

Can help treat cancer and gut disease

Fenugreek relief

Provides a nasal gel for drug delivery

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Textile therapy

A handloom trader experiments with traditional medicinal herbs for dyeing garments

Malaria in a ferment

Using yeast to produce a cure

Black magic

Scientists develop anti-diabetic drug from jamun

Cancerous cleaning

Chemical used in cleaning materials may induce breast cancer

Root out SARS

Mulethi affects coronavirus

Herbs to heal malaria

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Ayurvedic drug manufacturers divided over new eu directives

Tough trial

Can Indian traditional medicines transfer their ancient efficacy to the modern era?

Barriers under pestle

There is an urgent need to rationalise traditional medicinal systems to stop unscrupulous use

Herbal cure to cancer

In Brief