Taste the tangy
A little-known ingredient from Kerala, kodampuli, is full of medicinal properties
Sweet success for wonder fruit kokum
Local groups are helping farmers rewrite the story of the healthy fruit
COP15 Montreal: Tribals are sentinels of forest biodiversity, not destructors
From food to medicine, tribal knowledge has helped humans survive for thousands of years
Ensure ethical trade in wild plants, consumers urged
New report highlights how many wild plants used in everyday products are sourced without any consideration to supply sustainability
A fruit to treat diabetes
Elandha vada is a traditional nutritional snack that is fast disappearing from our food basket
A herb from Garhwal
Locals may not pay much attention to Bhilmoda because of its abundance, but the herb has many traditional medicinal properties
Listen... plants too speak
As early as in 1880, Charles Darwin demonstrated that plants could sense light, moisture, gravity, pressure and possessed several other qualities.…
No monkey business, this
Monkeys are more knowledgeable than humans about the medicinal value ofplants
Medicinal plants help animals digest better
Karnataka villagers suspect biodiversity register
Kagga in peril
This rice can tolerate brackish water but is on the brink of extinction. Can government save it?
Magical mushroom: Scaling up Ganoderma lucidum cultivation will benefit farmers, users
Ganoderma lucidum has over 400 chemical constituents with medicinal properties
Divine relish
Solanum torvum or the Turkey berry is known for its spiritual, medicinal and curative properties
Healing a tradition
A low-tech online network connects traditional healers and patients in Bhopal
Safeguarding ancient wisdom
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library is a useful weapon against wrongful patent
Reason to cheer
Meet two pioneering grassroots leaders nominated for the Equator Initiative Awards
Medicinal tree survives tissue culture process
Tissue culture technique for medicinal tree succeeds
Growing fences
Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic …
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The wisdom of indigenous healers
Medicinal Plants of India - Vols I & II S K Jain and Robert A DeFillips Publisher: Reference Publications Price: US $94.95
Where are the tapovans?
Both India and China are ancient civilisations possessing characteristic indigenous knowledge of conservation of natural ecosystems. The Chinese …
Nature’s bounty to boost immunity at a Greater Noida village
A look at 10 medicinal plants known to enhance immunity and strengthen brain power
Bitter bounty: Why karela leaves can be a good harvest off your kitchen garden
Bitter gourd leaves not only have medicinal and nutritive properties, they can be added to tasty recipes as well
New database finds 960 new ‘druggable’ components in Indian medicinal plants
The database was created by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai, to facilitate drug discovery
A flower which can treat skin cancer and prevent greying of hair
Used for worship and hair colouring, modern entrepreneurs have found new uses for the hibiscus flower