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Textile therapy

A handloom trader experiments with traditional medicinal herbs for dyeing garments

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

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

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How To Sell A Wonder Herb

There is arogyapacha. A rare herb with extraordinary medicinal properties. There is the Kani tribe of Kerala. It has preserved the herb and the …

Book review: Healthy herbs

Quality of Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants, Volume 1, Published by ICMR, 2003 Rs 600

Triphala rich in polyphenolic content: Study

The scientists wanted to test if herbal preparations containing such molecules could be useful

Pickled power

Hill women, long deprived of any economic rights, have found their independent, confident voice in activities spurred by a welfare group

New hope for treating inflammation-induced anaemia

A traditional herb commonly known as gudduchi or giloy could be useful in treating such anaemia, find Pune scientists

Rajstan tribals return to herbal healing

Jagaran, a voluntary body is seeking to re-establish traditional herbal medicines in an impoverished tribal area in Udayapur district.

Mystique of metal therapy

Incredible though it may seem, it is being claimed that cancer and multiple sclerosis, the two deadly diseases that have often eluded cure, can …

Swallowing a live fish may get rid of asthma

A miracle cure for asthma continues to attract patients in thousands despite the scepticism expressed by medical experts

Losers still

The mad scramble for patenting the magic malaria antidote is seemingly resulting in dishonesty and plagiarism, while Onges, the actual knowledge …

'Fashion trends dictate the demand for herbs'

Rakesh Aggarwal, proprietor of the National Herbs Company, explains the pulse of the medicinal plants market to Vibha Varshney

Taxol-producing fungus found in Montana woods

A new species of fungus, which can produce taxol, the drug used to treat ovarian cancer, promises to be a boon for women all over the world.

Herbal drug for diabetes

A Kerala-based company claims to have developed a herbal drug that can effectively treat diabetes

The mushroom of the royal

Nature has bestowed Kashmir with extraordinary climatic conditions and forest cover, apt for different mushroom varieties including gucchi (…