A Radicle

"By proper Herbalism, I mean the variety practiced by Herbalists who have devoted many years of study to the application of herbs for m...

It's late August, the sun is still hot, the evening light is orange, and the Comfrey is still going crazy. This unyieldingly generous pl...

Reuters brings news from China that many bacterial lung infections that cause pneumonia are resistant to antibiotics. We've been follow...

Known as Toloache by the Aztecs (and probably used by most Mesoamerican cultures before them), this beautiful representative of the Datura ...

Colorful, small fruits - commonly known as berries - are essential for human health. We've been eating them since before we were human, ...

In a not-too-surprising move, the federal government has issues strict guidelines making it virtually impossible for states to offer health ...

In a fascinating description of a "love-and-hate" relationship between orchid rootlets and their fungal symbiotes, Phytochemistry ...

The herbal community has been avidly analyzing the most recent FDA regulations on herbal / supplement manufacturing. It is becoming more and...

After lots of back-and-forth concerning Black Cohosh ( Actaea racemosa ) and its effects on the hot flashes associated with peri-menopause, ...

Sure, we all know that stress, tension and the anger that sometimes accompany them don't make us feel too good. A study from researcher...

Good news for runners who enjoy a cup of coffee before morning exercise: new research in mice seems to point towards caffeine combined with...

Smelling the breath and body odor of a sick person has long been considered an important part of the herbalist's examination, regardless...

ProGene Bio, an Indian company, has put together lots of recent research on medicinal plants used in diabetes and the management of blood su...

Swedish researchers published a small but interesting trial of Cinnamon ( Cinnamonum verum ) in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition....

The current issue of the Lancet published a meta-analysis of multiple trials concerning the use of cannabis and its association with mental...

An interesting report details the uses of herbs and dietary supplements by doctors, nurses, and other mainstream health care providers. Alt...

A tropical shrub used in Ayurveda for controlling obesity and its associated health complications, Salacia oblonga (a.k.a. Saptrangi) has s...

Though these findings come from a test tube, the results are nonetheless pretty interesting: a study carried out at UCLA reveals that immun...

This summer festival highlights sustainable energy and building technologies. I've been asked to talk about the laboratory and apothecar...

Ganoderma lucidum , the Red Reishi shelf mushroom, and its closely allied species Ganoderma tsugae (native to the Northeast U.S.), are some...