A Radicle

Curcumin , one of the polyphenols present in Turmeric , has a long track record of positive research relating to its anti-inflammatory , ant...

This is the third and final post in a series reporting on this year's Herbalists' Guild convention. Part 1 , Part 2 . Simon Mills , ...

This is a continuation of the conference report for this year's gathering of the American Herbalists' Guild. Pam Fischer , from Berk...

Well, this year the American Herbalists' Guild conference is being held in Columbia, MD at a big Sheraton in the middle of a corporate ...

Bacteria are getting better at eluding technological medicine's open attacks. I've been following the mainstream media's report...

"This collaboration will ultimately help us bring the insights and benefits of traditional Chinese medicine to consumers all over the ...

Research from India highlights this amazing plant, usually used as a carminative, immune stimulant, antifungal and "toothache plant...

There's new research out that attempts to answer the question of whether individualized herbal blends, as formulated by a practitioner,...

The Northeast Radical Healthcare Network hosted its second annual Herbal Convergence at Seven Arrows farm this past weekend. This gatheri...

At last weekend's Convergence, Robin Rose Bennett gave an informative talk on wild carrot and its use as part of conscious birth control...

A nice article from Nature magazine shares some interesting research on the mycelia of mushrooms (the main growing part, usually undergroun...

A British study published in the Lancet has documented the effects of certain specific food coloring agents (sunset yellow coloring, also k...

"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...