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Hitting malaria with herbs
A Chinese medicinal plant known as long ago as 168 BC has been found successful in checking malaria, which is becoming increasingly resistant to …
Ask the villager before the researcher
Nigerian pastoralists have been found to be a storehouse of valuable information on the value of plants.
Root cures
A dedicated group of botanists, ayurvedic practitioners and pharmacologists are showing rural Keralites that all the medicines they need, grow in …
No penny for the Onges?
The discovery of a generation-old plant extract used by Onges in The Andarnans has patent-hungry profiteers jostling their way down There The …
When the hills turn blue
... it is the elusive kurinji flowering in the Western Ghats, blossoming faithfully every 12 years
Drinking success
While Indians rant and rave against biopiracy, Brahmi, innovatively packaged, becomes a household name in the US. In India, manufacturers …
Now, isabgol
In the wake of growing demand in the West, multinational companies are attempting to patent isabgol
A thousand utility leaf
Sudeshna Saha shares benefits and recipes of a herb, sometimes used as an ornamental plant
Losing the edge
As the world increasingly resorts to natural, plant-derived cures for illnesses, the wealth of India's traditional medicinal systems lies …
A drugs story
NGOs all over southern India are helping to revive the system of local medicinal plants and herbs, holding out the promise of not just cheaper …
Wonder plant
An eco-friendly plant, the Senna can be used to regenerate wastelands with less water and without pesticides
The healing touch
A USER’S GUIDE TO MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE·Vaidya P Ram Manohar·Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health …
Nipping malaria in the bud
Scientists from the Desert Medicine Research Centre, Jodhpur, have found that the Indian nightshade (Solanum xanthocarpum) is fatal for three …
Poor man's saffron
Loaded with immunity-boosting properties,parijaat flower is used in various delicacies during the onset of winter