Now a team of Brazilian scientists has put that tradition through a modern stress test: standardized extracts, controlled ...

A plant used in Brazilian medicine has scientific potential to help people with arthritis and other inflammatory conditions.

Two plant compounds with potential as GLP-1 agonist weight loss pills have been identified in an AI (artificial intelligence)-based study, the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024) (Venice 12-15 May ...

The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen, has put a large burden on the healthcare systems of many countries globally. Although about 80% of ...

Fighting hay fever with a plant extract? It works, as was shown in a new clinical study. Allergic symptoms were alleviated significantly better than with the usual histamine receptor antagonists.

A low salt substitute from plants could be used to reduce levels of sodium in food products by around 43 per cent, without affecting salty tastes, according to new a new study. The research, published ...

A study reveals that the Latin American jatobá plant has powerful anti-inflammatory compounds in its bark, leaves, and seeds.

Plant extract refers to a product that is formed through an extraction and separation process where plants are used as raw materials. Generally the original components of the plants are not changed.

In the first posting of this two-part blog, we described how plants and animals engaged in a coevolutionary process, in which each developed defensive measures against the other, in a cyclic manner (1 ...