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

A Brazilian study has confirmed that Joseph’s Coat, a plant used for generations in folk medicine, can significantly reduce inflammation and arthritis symptoms in lab tests. Researchers observed less ...

The research shows that the Joseph's Coat plant possesses the ability to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and provide ...

As the opioid epidemic continues to claim lives, UC Irvine researchers have identified a plant extract that may help fight opiate addiction. The COVID-19 pandemic has further worsened the opioid ...

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 ...

The agribusiness giant ADM has agreed to buy Brazil’s Yerbalatina, a maker of plant-based extracts and ingredients. ADM says the deal will expand offerings in its health and wellness segment, which ...

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 ...

Research from Israel has illustrated pure CBD wasn’t as effective as at alleviating pain as extracts from the flowers of a high CBD strain. The extract from the high CBD strain contained 17.9 percent ...

In 2017, Gavin Stonehouse, a graduate student in plant biology at Colorado State University, started cultivating hemp plants in a special soil mixture dosed with varying levels of selenium. A mineral ...