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In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, a group of researchers documented the first observed instance of a wild Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) actively treating a facial ...

Enhancing Management and Benefit Flows in Viet Nam’s Wild Medicinal Products details the outcomes of a project supported by the UK Government under the Darwin Initiative aimed at improving the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant – the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, ...

The use of herbs for healing has been an ancient practice. Right from the beginning of human existence, human beings used medicinal plants to cure themselves of various diseases. The practice ...

In this little book of 64 pages, descriptions are given of twenty-seven commonly found wild plants that either are or have been used for medicinal purposes. An illustration is given of each plant ...

Wild-harvested plants seldom come from large, corporate operations. The first point in the supply chain tends to be local harvesters. Around 3,000 medicinal and aromatic plant species are traded ...

Potential medicinal uses for wild yam include the treatment of menopause symptoms, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and muscular cramps. Wild yam is a plant that people have used for centuries in ...

Together, we are seeking input from stakeholders from across the entire industry, from harvesting the plants through to manufacturing products which use them, as well as those selling, regulating and ...